Example sentences of "may [vb infin] them [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public good defence for performances which were proved to be ‘ in the interests of drama , opera , ballet or any other art , or of literature or learning ’ omitted the words ‘ or other objects of general concern ’ , thereby rejecting the so-called ‘ therapeutic defence ’ according to which pornography was claimed to be ‘ psychologically beneficial ’ to some persons ‘ in that it relieves their sexual tensions and may divert them from anti-social activities ’ . |
| 2 | Trains will stop immediately at Wargrave and Shiplake and passengers may join them at any stopping point . |
| 3 | He may shadow them for two weeks , gradually getting closer and closer . |
| 4 | There are tax disadvantages in incorporation ( although A Simpler System for Taxing the Self-employed may reduce them in due course ) . |
| 5 | However , if there is a recommended set of conditions , approved by the OFT or by the court , the drafter may adopt them with some confidence that they will pass the reasonableness test . |
| 6 | stopping people sniffing one thing may turn them to other substances which might be more dangerous . |
| 7 | The partners in the relationship may not always confront each other as adversaries but occasionally their different responsibilities in relation to the public may push them in opposite directions . |
| 8 | These children would be put into orphanages or into care and have a greater possibility of leading an unhappy childhood which may afflict them with mental disorders . |