Example sentences of "can [verb] for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | These organs are , simple lungs and with their aid , the lungfish can survive for several months , even years . |
| 2 | All popular kinds of decorative pond fish can survive for several months during the winter without feeding , as their body processes slow down in much the same manner as a tree or shrub in the garden becomes dormant . |
| 3 | Certainly it 's one small car which I can drive for several hours at a stretch and step out feeling refreshed . |
| 4 | You can drive for several days and never leave the state . |
| 5 | The shrimps can live for several years and the average mortality rate in adults within a population is a good predictor of the proportion of individuals within a population which will change sex . |
| 6 | Mussels can live for several years , but are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrite . |
| 7 | Spiders can live for several days without food , but if you keep a spider for longer than a few days , you must feed it . |
| 8 | With good care and feeding , the small animals can live for several weeks in the mini-aquarium maybe even longer . |
| 9 | Recent research has shown that the scrapie agent can live for several years when buried in soil . |
| 10 | An outbreak of spots may leave a brown discoloration on the skin which can last for several months and leave it looking mottled . |