Example sentences of "they may [vb infin] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A much more specific fear was that young people would be provoked into imitative crime by the daring exploits witnessed on the screen , and the National Council of Public Morals addressed itself with particular vigour to the belief ‘ that the picture house is responsible for the increase in juvenile crime , and that boys are often led to imitate crimes ( larceny or burglary ) which they have seen in the pictures , or to steal money that they may pay for admission , . |
| 2 | Crushed to death : boy 's parents say they may sue for damages . |
| 3 | From that decision Morland J. concluded that it is an ordinary incident of all corporations that they may sue for libel and that that included municipal corporations . |
| 4 | Sub-tenants may , of course , suffer if a head lease is forfeited for a breach of covenant by the tenant , however , they may apply for relief under s. 146(4) ( see above ) . |
| 5 | They may apply for party status as explained in 4 above . |
| 6 | For instance , bereaved adults experience higher than expected levels of illness in the year following the death of their spouse , and among those most at risk of lasting psychiatric problems are people without a network of friends or relatives to whom they may turn for consolation ( Parkes and Brown , 1972 ) . |