Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] they for [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But now I can use them for a different trade . ’
2 Many writs are already framed and well recognized to meet the cases that usually arise ; you can have them for the asking , if you pay the fee .
3 You can ask them for a sick note from their doctor , but only if they have been away for more than seven days .
4 This means that we can use them for the riding school , muck the out etc … and the owner pays for its feed .
5 When the child has gained a number of these it can exchange them for a rewarding object or activity .
6 He may meet in private with his lawyer , but access to his family is severely restricted : he can see them for no more than one hour a month , under tight surveillance .
7 When I consider the striking natural beauties of such a river as that at Matlock , and the effect of the seven-storey buildings that have been raised there , and on other beautiful streams , for cotton manufactories , I am inclined to think that nothing can equal them for the purpose of disbeautifying an enchanting piece of scenery ; and that economy had produced , what the greatest ingenuity , if a prize were given for ugliness , could not surpass .
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