Example sentences of "may have [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The uprisings in the early part of the century may have served temporarily to postpone formal enserfment , but they were powerless to prevent it . |
| 2 | If , however , the expenditure is not so recoverable , the tenant may have to agree either to forego such services out of hours or to pay the costs of them . |
| 3 | All this was generally approved of , even though many of the 750 cans ( and Coke and Pepsi bottles ) thrown away by each family may have cost more to make than the contents . |
| 4 | Californian neuroscientist John Lilly may have done most to bring Ketamine to our attention . |
| 5 | While this editorial choice may have had partly to do with the length of the two poems , it seems nonetheless that there was limited scope for rebellious thought in Leapor 's first volume . |
| 6 | Of the three most admired firms , Glaxo may have to struggle hardest to keep its place . |
| 7 | You may have come there to say something really basic like ‘ Sin is Bad ! ’ or ‘ God is Good ! ’ but it is crucial to start by talking about your Auntie Renee 's operation or why your dog was sick in the back of the car on the M4 . |
| 8 | There can be problems , women may have to work harder to maintain a standard of living , but support normally offered by the father can be obtained , says Deborah , 23 , from family and friends . |
| 9 | Dr G. Hefter and Dr P. M. May have tried wittily to come to the rescue , but by misinterpreting the ‘ obituary ’ ( Chem . |
| 10 | This may have had an effect on the conversation : first , in respect of the content , which may have been different from what they would otherwise have talked about , and secondly in that the girls may have tried consciously to use " Jamaican " . |
| 11 | ANDY ROXBURGH may have tried manfully to build a protective shield against hype around Duncan Ferguson yesterday but Dundee United 's forward will play for Scotland against Portugal in next month 's World Cup qualifying tie for one simple reason — there is no-one better . |