Example sentences of "[pers pn] may have [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | ’ The concluding words show that a claim to contribution might arise under the Act of 1935 out of tortious conduct committed by two or more persons even though one or both of them may have committed a crime in the course of such conduct . |
2 | I think , however , I may have discovered a cure . |
3 | I just wanted to say three brief things about the boundaries , before doing so I think I may have to declare a personal interest . |
4 | I may have asked a few more questions ; I ca n't remember now . |
5 | Not much to report this week on the home front , except that I have a sneaking feeling I may have broken a bone in my right hand . |
6 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
7 | A hectic programme for the 18-year-old : ‘ I may have played a little too much rugby this season but I so enjoy playing , and I try not to say ‘ no ’ to anyone who invites me to play . |
8 | I may have to spend a lot of my time in Scotland now — perhaps even look for a Scottish constituency — and your work is in London . ’ |
9 | ‘ I may have got a better deal by moving to Australia , and I still have ambitions to play there . |
10 | Do you consider that I may have committed a disciplinary offence ? |
11 | I may have had a foolish mother but at least she was there . |
12 | I may have had a few words with her , but that 's all . ’ |
13 | I MAY have had a sheltered upbringing , but to me gin has always been one of the most sophisticated of drinks . |
14 | I may have to learn a notion of proof different from that to which I am accustomed . |
15 | I may have changed a word here or there , but apart from that it 's all exact . |
16 | ‘ I think you may have made a mistake . |
17 | You may have made a genuine mistake or misrepresented a situation . |
18 | You may have to carry a spare set if you are going out for a full day 's detecting as charge life can be as low as five hours , and ni-cads should not be recharged until they are spent . |
19 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
20 | You may have reached a stage where you feel you have ‘ got over ’ the original cause of your sorrow and even find yourself able to talk calmly about it to others . |
21 | You may have seen a film of the African tribe , the Masai , running : they run on their toes . |
22 | You may have seen a table of life-events which indicates the relative effects of change on stress level . |
23 | You may have seen a film , but wish to talk about who did the cinematography or who played a particular character . |
24 | Some of you may have seen a bit of these before or similar ones , but it does n't matter , because it 's worth looking at again . |
25 | Now , if you were out and about at about ten o'clock last night you may have seen a greenish glow in the sky . |
26 | You may have received a letter from them early in 1984 asking for up to date details . |
27 | You may have received a letter where the letters p.p. are written before the signature of the sender . |
28 | ‘ I 'm afraid you may have to wait a little longer , ’ he replied apologetically . |
29 | Make contact with the so-called " special clinic " ( department of genito-urinary medicine ) at your local hospital if you have any reason whatever to suspect that you may have contracted a venereal disease . |
30 | . Well , you had what you went in you see , er you may get a you may have got a a trench-coat , or a poncho , you know , er er sort of a big cloak , er but er uniform in the in the accepted military sense , er , no . . |