Example sentences of "can [adv] [verb] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An award winning scientist paralysed by a wasting disease may be forced to give up his research … because he ca n't afford to pay for the round-the-clock nursing he needs . |
| 2 | Sadly , even their combined efforts can not hope to compensate for the many jobs lost . |
| 3 | If relatives can not afford to pay for the funeral they should seek assistance from the Department of Social Security ( DSS ) ( see Section 4 ) . |
| 4 | The feeling of fullness you acquire from , say , jacket potato or brown rice or wholemeal bread can certainly help compensate for the restriction of saturated fat and refined sugar . |
| 5 | Deer nosing through the far undergrowth , always standing in clearings you can never hope to reach for the ensnaring , chest-high coils of bramble . |