Example sentences of "may have [be] [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some fruit may have been given an artificial protective coating , so it 's best to wash them in warm soapy water and rinse them well before use . |
| 2 | Over ninety states have accepted the obligation not to acquire nuclear arms under the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty ; although this treaty has not prevented the detonation of a nuclear device by India and the covert acquisition of nuclear capacity also by Israel and South Africa , the total list of nuclear powers is relatively small , and perhaps less than may have been predicted a few years ago . |
| 3 | You may have been offered the similar T.buttikoferi , which has the usual bad habits when adult . |
| 4 | Despite their being one of the most common types of artefact in female graves , they may have been considered a personal luxury . |
| 5 | Dr Jaeger may have been considered an eccentric , but the Rational Dress Society , which won so many adherents at the International Health Exhibition in 1884 , continued the battle on broader lines . |
| 6 | The insurer was ordered to write to 20,000 policyholders earlier this year , telling them they may have been sold the wrong products . |