Example sentences of "[noun pl] may have be a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In the first place , although non-convertible bank notes may have been a new element , many — perhaps most — commercial transactions had long depended on paper bills rather than value-for-weight coin .
2 Antislavery ideology in its economic features may have been an attractive persuasion for paradoxical reasons .
3 It is considered that the plain wings may have been a regimental design .
4 On chalk subsoil an accumulation of water in holes and pits may have been a severe problem making timber ‘ halls ’ the more popular structure .
5 However , they went on to comment that the assumed riskless rate of 6 per cent in Part 1 of the results may have been an over estimate , as Part II shows only the first 2 factors to be significant while the fifth factor lost all explanatory power .
6 A hospital spokeswoman said : ‘ The bacteria may have been a contributing factor in these deaths .
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