Example sentences of "may have [been] [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I doubt it may have been somewhere in a circle of exiles , plucking that familiar of yours . ’ |
| 2 | But it would be a superficial reading of club ideology to view the movement simply in terms of its ‘ rescue ’ work , for though this may have been so in the early days , it was never the sole aim which would imply a passivity hardly reconcilable with the ambitions of the founders of clubs , or with that of the missions and settlement houses . |
| 3 | Most may have been there in the pre-Norman period , although whether as fully developed villages or not will be discussed below . |
| 4 | He is one of the two architects ever to have held this position twice , but this may have been more in recognition of his wealth and status as an MP , and for his interest in the organization of the profession , than for his abilities as an architect . |
| 5 | For one thing , the victuallers were never able to secure a majority on the council , and for another , a substantial number of the men in the victualling guilds had other interest — grocers and fishmongers were among the most important wool exporters at this period and one does not know how far individuals actually practised the trade of their own guild — so it may have been less in their interest than has sometimes been thought to keep food prices high ( 84 , pp.251–3 ; 104 , pp.77–80 ; 109 ) . |