Example sentences of "they can [adv] [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 Women might be able to scratch together the fees but they ca n't pay for the child cover . ’
2 Although the money MI6 has provided has given him access to Western luxuries , they can not compensate for the fact that he will never see his motherland again .
3 Each Home Secretary has in turn drawn back from taking the most obvious and practical steps with the excuse that they can not legislate for the judiciary — its independence is inviolable :
4 They can not account for the artistry of the individual practitioner .
5 But these are dogs in training : they come to heel ; they do not attack indiscriminately ; but they can barely wait for the big bite .
6 After all , if they 've got some of the modules , they can always go for the full general SVQ later . ’
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