Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [vb infin] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can stay for three weeks , if you 'd like me to , ’ she said . |
| 2 | He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep . |
| 3 | I might fool the fans , but the best I can hope for this season must be second from bottom and the third preliminary round of the FA Cup . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've had about all I can take for one day . ’ |
| 5 | As I understand my terms of reference , I can call for such accounts as I wish . |
| 6 | If I find I 'm at a dead end , then I can ask for outside help . |
| 7 | I wan na know how much I can get for that thing though . |
| 8 | His saying was " If I can work for 1 Yard an hour I can walk for 1 1/2d an hour . |
| 9 | Certainly it 's one small car which I can drive for several hours at a stretch and step out feeling refreshed . |
| 10 | We all ended up happy , anyway , which is more than I can say for most marriages . ’ |
| 11 | I said , ‘ I 'm so afraid that the motor areas are taking over ; but at least reflex actions are true to oneself , which is more than I can say for blind hatred . ’ |
| 12 | Rastani and I can vouch for each other . |
| 13 | And you can borrow for any period in between . |
| 14 | You can telephone for more information any weekday on |
| 15 | The quarter mill map does n't really cater for long flights , where a significant shift in wind direction might play havoc with the navigation at a later stage but , even then , you can cater for such circumstances . |
| 16 | ‘ You can talk for five minutes , ’ the guard said quietly . |
| 17 | They are full of fun and not a breed that you can leave for long periods of time , as they are so human orientated . |
| 18 | But if you can arrange for experienced selectors to be present then this may lead to a more objective assessment of the candidates than if you act alone . |
| 19 | Now is the time to ask him whether you can take pictures or videos during and after the service , where you can arrange for any flowers to be positioned , decide upon readings , hymns and the music . |
| 20 | I thought , yeah , fair enough she goes , we can go and pick him up from the child-minder and then er you can come for some tea and you 'll be home by about half seven ! |
| 21 | there 's no way you can work for that sort of price |
| 22 | Using a Complete Shakespeare on CD , you can look for all cases where these two words are used within , say , five lines of each other ; and you 'll get your answer within a minute or so . |
| 23 | Mark tells us so much about who Jesus is and what he 's come for just by showing us that one miracle but what I 'm suggesting to you here is that you can look for greater meaning in it , further symbolism . |
| 24 | You can look for damp patches though , particularly on outside walls . |
| 25 | And this you can purchase for two pounds ninety nine from here or lots of other shops . |
| 26 | So when you holiday in Britain you can wish for good weather and only hope for the best . |
| 27 | This is more evidence for the claim that you get a verb phrase in a sentence erm , but it introduces , er it 's also an example of how you can account for grammatical phenomena in terms of er structural relations in sentences and large expressions . |
| 28 | you can try for away games too , but I do nt normally decide about away games until the week before . |
| 29 | you can try for away games too , but I do nt normally decide about away games until the week before . |
| 30 | You can drive for several days and never leave the state . |