Example sentences of "may turn [adv] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flat fields need to be larger as they may turn out to have slight downhill slopes . |
| 2 | Female involvement may have been at the fringes , though what took place in this ‘ marginal , area may turn out to have been more important than long-forgotten events on the field of play . |
| 3 | Crudely speaking , this is the principle behind a breed of microscopes that may turn out to have as much impact on the microchip-production line as they have already had in the laboratory . |
| 4 | Partnership may turn out to have a relatively long life but are not formed on that expectation . |
| 5 | We would couple this with an investigation to discover the real cause or causes of the high labour turnover ( which may turn out to have nothing to do with the immediate problem ) . |
| 6 | If my mother was the constantly anxious sort , always worrying unduly about ‘ what will happen if … . ’ , then I may turn out to have learned this way of response myself . |
| 7 | Other constancies may turn out to have similarly straightforward explanations . |
| 8 | A study based on a volunteer for a show-piece environmental project may turn out to have drawbacks , too . |
| 9 | What may look like a straightforward affirmation of harmony between Christianity and science may turn out to have been a counter in a dialogue between new and entrenched religious positions . |
| 10 | Sometimes , an apparently unambiguous question may turn out to have alternative scientific meanings . |
| 11 | That a decision may turn out to have this ultimate effect can hardly be blamed on the decider , who is unable to see that far ahead . |
| 12 | Even what appears to be what Adam Smith called an " offensive " combination — one which " without any provocation … combine of their own accord to raise the price of their labour " — may turn out to have been workers taking advantage of a temporary shift in the labour market to restore previously enjoyed conditions of employment . |
| 13 | Any one , or a combination of all these events may turn out to have key importance in the later development of disorder . |