Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] have played a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this interpretation is correct , then evolutionism may have played a role in promoting a greater awareness of environmental fragility mainly through its Lamarckian rather than its Darwinian version . |
| 2 | That two of his sons had fought for Parliament may have played a part in this transfer of loyalty . |
| 3 | Roger may have played a significant part in raising funds for the enterprise . |
| 4 | Sheriff Robert Younger told him : ‘ You are a first offender and perhaps your alcoholism may have played a part in these offences . |
| 5 | As it happened a political upheaval in Indonesia in 1965 – 66 ( in which American contacts with the military in Indonesia may have played a part ) brought an unexpectedly early end to the confrontation with Britain . |
| 6 | The Council may have played a major role in planning the transfer of the Visigoths to Aquitaine . |
| 7 | Although stratospheric ozone losses following volcanic eruptions are generally attributed to the presence of sulphate aerosol , we present model calculations which demonstrate that gas-phase sulphur chemistry may have played a part in the tropical ozone perturbations that followed the Pinatubo eruption . |
| 8 | They are the people who can refer clients on to solicitors and it is highly likely that the ‘ Advisory Liaison Service ’ and the proposed liaison officers could have played a significant part in making and fostering those contacts . |
| 9 | Some well-informed people suggest that the Americans may have played a discreet role in last week 's cabinet reshuffle . |
| 10 | Gorbachev , interviewed in West Germany , suggested that Islamic fundamentalism might have played a part in the disturbances . |
| 11 | Mr Major may have played a clever hand over Scotland in the run-up to the election , and one which brought unexpected success . |
| 12 | But how do we gain access to Renaissance culture , especially when our readings of the texts that document that culture indicate that a process of necessary counterfeit may have played a part in determining how these texts inscribed their culture ? |
| 13 | Drugs may have played a part too . |
| 14 | Once a femur or a forearm would have played a pure note if you 'd used one for a pipe , but the pieces would whistle harsh and offkey now from the holes bored into them by the efficient mandibles of her companions in the vertical grave , the cenote where they placed her after the battle , during the truce . |
| 15 | It is evident that the larger and more popular temples may have played a considerable part in the economy of any province . |
| 16 | It was hard to avoid the conclusion that while pique may have played a part in its foundation , it had come into being not so much to benefit its members in terms of strengthening trade within the seven , but on the basis of a belief that in unity there was strength : in other words , as a group of seven they would be in a less disadvantageous position vis-à-vis the Six than if each separately attempted to negotiate some accommodation with the Six . |
| 17 | Other mechanisms must have played a part and their inclusion could alter the best-fit climate sensitivities significantly and lead to improved values for the explained variance . |