It may have been the earth-bound spirit of the criminal or viciously inclined person who had once lived there, or it may have been the phantom of an actual bird.
There is no suggestion to make here other than the manifestations may have been thephantasms of a man, dog, and horses that at some former date had been killed, either accidentally or purposely, in or near that spot.
His last possession was Cow Neck, in the present town of North Hampton, which was given to him by his father; it may have been the Mochgonnekonk of 1643.
Sawmill Creek, and also as the name of an Indian village at Yonkers, may have been the name of the latter by extension.
In other cases it seems to be merely a passage from the cloister-court to the space beyond; in which space the abbot's lodging is often situated, so that it may have been the abbot's entrance to the church and chapter.
Another conjecture is that itmay have been the vestry.
It may have been the result of his sudden fierce explosion of anger, but his hand shook, his face was pale, and he seemed somehow broken.
It may have been the result of the strain and excitement of the previous two days.
It may have been the effect of the lamplight, but it seemed to me that little Mrs. Minister, as she glanced up at him, looked actually pretty.
He may have been the object of a cult as these heroes perhaps were, or he may have been a god more and more idealised as a hero.
After all, however, 'From' may have been the poet's word.
Possibly the burning of the cities of the plain, or the stay of the sun in his course at the command of Joshua, may have been the foundation of the story.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "may have been the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
