Example sentences of "them may [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Handling and using them may give a sense of the past . |
| 2 | Together or separately , the two of them may hold the key to power after the election . |
| 3 | Another group went to talk to the ‘ Educated Youth ’ ( i.e. young people who after leaving school in the city go to work in the commune and learn from the peasants ) — after 2 or more years in the country , a few of them may get the chance for further training or education before they are assigned to their jobs ( there is no such thing as applying for a job here ) . |
| 4 | The time and effort demanded of them may put a strain on their relationship with a partner , who may have been looking forward to the years when they could be alone again as a couple . |
| 5 | Topsel warns that playing with them may destroy the lungs and corrupt the air : ‘ There was a certain company of Monks much given to nourish and play with Cats , whereby they were so infected , that within a short space none of them were able to say , read , pray , or sing , in all the Monastery . |