Example sentences of "may have had [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The number of sympathisers able to support IRA operations on the Continent is smaller than in Northern Ireland , so the recruitment of a few informers may have had a disproportionate effect . |
2 | The severity may have had a cause hidden from the young Ramsey . |
3 | But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
4 | This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders.But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
5 | He is generally unmarried , even though he may have had a shady past which included associating with women . |
6 | Clearly they failed to bring about disarmament , though they may have had a contributory effect on the decision to suspend tests in 1958 and later on the partial test ban treaty . |
7 | This probably reflects the perceptions of the respondents rather than a real difference in the actual quality of life of the people who died , although staff members may have been more willing to act as respondents for residents they had got on well with , and those residents may have had a better quality of life because of their relationship with the staff . |
8 | Active swimmers in the surface waters of the present oceans are likely to feed directly on the plankton , and the trilobites may have had a method of harvesting large quantities of minute food . |
9 | They may have been the gigantic reptilian analogue of the elephant , and it may be no coincidence that the elephant also has its nasal openings on top of the skull , with the nostrils in this case sited at the end of the trunk it has been suggested that some sauropods may have had a proboscis of some sort . |
10 | Therefore , Leapor may have had a considerable influence on the choice of poems to be printed . |
11 | It may have had a certain validity , especially in Scotland with its constellation of key organizations within or close to Glasgow . |
12 | All right , the secretary of state may have had a Cabinet committee meeting . |
13 | For all I know they may have been part-time MPs , or they may have had a limited electorate to represent . |
14 | Relativity may have had a better press , but it is quantum theory that we have to thank , at a practical level , for our understanding of chemistry , molecular biology and solid-state physics , as well as nuclear physics and the deeper puzzles of particle theory . |
15 | Others may have had a succession of live-in boy or girl friends , lasting as long as it suited them both . |
16 | The similarity of their design to cup-and-ring patterns is striking and suggests that they may have had a ritual function . |
17 | He also considered that the nature of the terrain in this area may have had a marked effect on forecast wind conditions . |
18 | It may have had a more sinister purpose later , as it is now known as The Whipping Stone . |
19 | Dinosaurs may have had a four-chambered heart ; if so they were probably warm-blooded . |
20 | The danger of this opinion is that it tends towards Manichaeanism , the heresy which says that Good and Evil are equal and opposite and the universe is a battlefield ; however the Inklings may have had a certain tolerance for that ( see C. S. Lewis 's Mere Christianity , Book 2 , section 2 ) . |
21 | ‘ Only a handful may have had a minor invasive procedure , ’ said Dr Peter Povey , Bolton 's director of public health , adding the risk to patients was negligible . |
22 | Rather than view the Sancton-Baston pottery as the products of individual potters or workshops ( Myres 1969 ; 1977 ) , the fact that five sets of dies were cut to produce a minimum of nine vessels suggests that the decoration of the pottery may have had a totemic significance to individual families . |
23 | They may have had a function in aiding the picking out of broken threads on the loom . |
24 | Vessels may have been used for eating , drinking , containing and carrying liquids , but each type may have had a specific function such as the use of open bowls as lamps . |
25 | Early Minoan Phaistos , over one hectare in area , may have had a population of 300–450 , Early Minoan Mallia , with its area of 2.58 hectares , had a population of 700–1,000 , and Early Minoan Knossos was almost twice as big as Mallia , with a maximum extent of 4.84 hectares and a population estimated to be between 1,300 and 1,900 . |
26 | Even the landscapes , birds and animals may have had a religious significance ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
27 | Sealstones and frescoes often depict cult scenes ; stone vessels were often intended for cult use ; the finest faience figurines were idols ; the metal and clay figurines and miniature double-axes were intended as offerings to deities ; the recurring marine motif on the pottery and in frescoes may have had a cult association with the worship of Poseidon . |
28 | The footings and parts of the walls of around 300 chambers have survived on the ground floor ; the presence of several staircases implies the existence of upper storeys and , taking into account the destroyed upper floors as well , the original temple may have had a thousand chambers altogether . |
29 | Her publications list appears to consist of only two papers , but she may have had a greater influence than this suggests ( J. White , personal communication ) . |
30 | While IBM Espana SA may have had a ‘ rather complicated ’ year , unlike the rest of the company , it at least managed to make a profit . |