Example sentences of "[det] may have been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elizabeth did not get one , and that may have been a tribute to her good taste ; she would have had no room in her house for such an object . |
| 2 | [ We think this may have been a gag . ] |
| 3 | This may have been a factor , but the authorities dealing with licensing , aliens and discipline reflect much more a judicial conclusion that the substantive interests at stake were not worthy of procedural protection . |
| 4 | ‘ This may have been a mixture of excitement , curiosity and immaturity — and the payment of money by the accused may have had an influence , ’ he said . |
| 5 | At one time , this may have been a mill chase with a waterwheel turning . |
| 6 | Interestingly , Hardy thinks this may have been a set-up by a protective Burton to put his new posh friend off acting altogether : for Philip discouraged Hardy . |
| 7 | Some speculated that this may have been a product of trying to create a hypertext and converting that into text . |
| 8 | Songs My Mother Taught Me , by Martin Dalby , opened the concert and this may have been a planning mistake , for its moony , relaxed idiom with little rhythmic excitement might have fared better later on . |