Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] been [art] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Near to large rivers and lakes , fishing would always have been a major activity , particularly for salmon and the ubiquitous eels . |
| 2 | Poseidon 's power was at this early time far greater than that of Velchanos : he received large-scale sacrificial offerings at Pylos , and may well have been a major deity on Minoan Crete too . |
| 3 | Now I know it was likely the alcohol was causing his depression and may well have been the major influence on the poor family relationships involved . |
| 4 | Another larger issue could well have been the major redirection of Bernician military might and political power needed to secure an advance north of the Forth . |
| 5 | He would hardly have risen as high as his colleague Lloyd George but , had he lived , would surely have been a major figure in the Liberal government of 1905–15 . |