Example sentences of "may have [been] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No fewer than 20 Atlantic depressions affected Scotland during the month and one in particular may have been the deepest low seen near the British Isles this century . |
| 2 | Beethoven may have been the greatest genius of repetition in the history of music . |
| 3 | He does n't actually use the words but his philosophy is clearly that the New Zealand sojourn may have been the darkest hour but that the darkest hours comes before the dawning of a new day . |
| 4 | Mallard may have been the fastest steam train in the world , but how many mothers must have complained about the journey ? |
| 5 | His son , Roger , may have been the richest man in Myddle upon his death in 1572 , and his grandson , William , was responsible for building the hall . |