Example sentences of "can for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the ordinary case , the breach of a promise to do something by a certain time can for practical purposes be remedied by the thing being done , even out of time … |
| 2 | Well I can for two hours mum . |
| 3 | We squat on the ground , eating our lunch as we go , and work as fast as we can for eleven hours every day . |
| 4 | COMPUTERVISION CHIEF SHIELDS HAS TO CARRY THE CAN FOR POOR PERFORMANCE |
| 5 | These physical extremities are important for NATO bases , and can for various reasons prove attractive for tourists . |
| 6 | But my place is here , to gain the best terms I can for this unhappy town . |
| 7 | " I really have n't any particular interest in the sale , except that I want to do the best that I can for this retired artist , Sam Mills , " he said . |
| 8 | " grab a ticket if you can for this fine family show " |
| 9 | ‘ You can for this . ’ |
| 10 | And how about yourself , you obviously were n't that happy playing at left back for Oxford United , and you 've slotted into the central defence , playing a lot happier and of course , driving forward when you can for these goals ? |
| 11 | Where this is the case , it is the teacher 's responsibility to present the best case she can for more time to those who devise her timetable . |
| 12 | There is hardly an area in the diocese where the scourge of unemployment is not biting hard , and our parishes have to do what they can for those who not only have no work , but see little prospect of employment in the future . |