Example sentences of "[noun prp] may have [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tiny Rowland may have become a bore with his obsession over DTI 's failure to publish the report on the House of Fraser — but on this occasion he is on the side of the Gods . |
| 2 | Roger may have played a significant part in raising funds for the enterprise . |
| 3 | Here , with my seal-profile friend Fairfax , in the sight of the Mountain of God , I see that Victoria may have had a point . |
| 4 | Even so , Warner may have made a ‘ profit ’ out of the film after all , by charging itself a huge distribution fee . |
| 5 | Willy De Roose may have struck a lucky year enabling him to make the voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacific without having to winter in the Arctic but he did do an enormous amount of preparation and historical reading beforehand for his planning of the voyage so that he was able to snatch opportunities whenever they came . |
| 6 | RESEARCHERS in Texas may have found a way of reducing brain damage in road accident victims who have been drinking excessively . |
| 7 | Again David may have learnt a valuable lesson — children need to learn how to select friends who are good for them . |
| 8 | TEATIME viewers to ITV 's results service last Saturday may have noticed a promising debut at the Sunderland-West Ham Cup tie . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Therefore , Leapor may have had a considerable influence on the choice of poems to be printed . |
| 12 | CHRIS Patten may have to wait a year or two before he returns to the Commons . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield may have had a point when he said — it was a tough line to take — that all admissions into this country should be suspended until we have caught up , and then we could reduce the waiting period to six weeks . |
| 14 | ‘ Boro may have lost a couple of home games , but we always seem to be the whipping boys who allow teams to regain their form . ’ |
| 15 | For many people the launch of the Capital Guarantee Bond on 30 October may have seemed a fairly simple process . |
| 16 | ‘ The UK may have won a battle at the Maastricht summit , but not the ‘ war ’ , says David Lomax , Group Economic Adviser at National Westminster Bank , in his January economic review . |
| 17 | A spokesman , Mr Ian Taylor , said Dillons may have struck a deal with one or more publishers to sell discounted books outside the NBA . |
| 18 | He was a friend of President Kennedy 's and he wrote a rather fulsome biography Marilyn Monroe , and in his most recent novel he allows the suspicion — just the suspicion — that Jack may have had a hand in killing Marilyn , and that the CIA may have winked at the killing of Jack . |
| 19 | Although there were suggestions that Ashraf may have had a hand in the affair it seems more likely that the Shah dalliance with another women was the real cause . " |
| 20 | A senior commission official said last night : ‘ From a British point of view , Mrs Thatcher may have gained a few months before the crucial business of changing the Rome treaty gets under way but she now faces a cut-off date beyond which the other EC governments are unlikely to delay their acceptance of monetary union . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Cologne may have had a poor start to the season , but they are typically disciplined like all German sides and will play as they are told to play by their coach . |
| 22 | A stand-off agreement was struck between the two parties a couple of years ago but observers say the recent death of Savoy president Sir Hugh Wontner may have triggered a fresh attack . |
| 23 | Mr Ueberroth may have spoken a bit too bluntly for his own good — and was not known for his sensitivity in dealing with the urban poor . |
| 24 | Thomas Deloney may have used a little poetic licence to embroider a good yarn . |
| 25 | Mr Major may have played a clever hand over Scotland in the run-up to the election , and one which brought unexpected success . |
| 26 | Prince Charles may have acquired a good aristocratic county girl , well steeped in the ways of Sandringham life , and at home in the kale fields and on the grouse moors . |
| 27 | Davies may have seen a close tussle between his two scrum halfs , but elsewhere in this gripping battle there was no question the Scarlets were the ones left blushing . |
| 28 | The canonization of Becket may have made a lasting impression on the future pope Innocent , at the time a boy of twelve or thirteen . |
| 29 | Mike Glennon of Dataquest , said : ‘ By going after the 486 market , Cyrix may have spotted a crack in Intel 's defences . ’ |
| 30 | Asda may have helped a number of youngsters make up their minds this year with their special offer on Lichfield aftershave lotion . |