Example sentences of "may have [be] this " in BNC.

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1 He had been active in south Wales under Edward IV , being made chamberlain there in 1479 , and it may have been this which brought him to Gloucester 's attention .
2 The weight of the church of Canterbury was behind Wihtred and it may have been this which ensured his success .
3 It may have been this connection that took him to Nottinghamshire in 1580 , to work for Arundell 's brother-in-law , Sir Francis Willoughby , at Wollaton Hall .
4 It may have been this group Professor Ashton had in mind when he drew attention to the way in which London banks played a role in making available the " savings of agriculturalists ' to provide " much of the investment in manufacture " .
5 He had been active in south Wales under Edward IV , being made chamberlain there in 1479 , and it may have been this which brought him to Gloucester 's attention .
6 It may have been this subjective judicial approach which led to the strange result in Attwood .
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