Example sentences of "can [verb] [pron] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is sometimes said of Parliament that , say , it can make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris , or that it can not turn a man into a woman . |
| 2 | It is , however , equally true that Parliament can not stop Frenchmen smoking on the streets of Paris ( or , for that matter , Englishmen smoking on the streets of London ) and that it can make it a crime for a man not to turn into a woman . |
| 3 | Mm , well you can buy me a box for Mother 's Day , that 's a good idea in n it ? |
| 4 | ‘ Knowing does n't make it any easier for me , but I hope he can give her a reason for living . |
| 5 | You 've got an address , if you give that to the collators departments they can give you a name for the occupier can they ? |
| 6 | In short , objective laws of human nature , combined with an assumption that actors are rational , can give us a map for explaining international relations . |
| 7 | And this month , you can take our a subscription for just £16.80 — a saving of more than £3 on the normal price of £20 . |
| 8 | I 'opes as 'ow you 've got some pennies for me , so as I can get meself a bed for the night . ’ |
| 9 | There are plenty of dealers who can offer you a computer for less than the price of a Dell , Elonex or a Dan ; but will the support be as good ? |