Example sentences of "can [adv] [verb] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A London postman 's daughter whose grandmother lived next door remembers how the old lady ‘ used to pass one or two little bits and pieces over to us , but she used to say to mother , ‘ I ca n't do much for the grandchildren because we have no pension at the end . ’ |
| 2 | Ca n't go wrong for the money . |
| 3 | I ca n't say much for the rest of the paper . ’ |
| 4 | Ca n't say much for the mother 's coffee though . |
| 5 | Well I mean I ca n't say enough for the people in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary , I mean they 've got a great burns unit there and I mean er er I think the plastic surgeons and what knot are about they must be some of the best in the world . |
| 6 | It can only get tougher for the tourists when they face a resurgent Wales at the Arms Park on Saturday , although home hopes of upsetting the world champions were delivered a huge blow yesterday , when Swansea full-back Tony Clement was forced to pull out with a stress fracture of the leg . |
| 7 | The Christian and the caring humanist can not remain unconcerned for the plight of the people of the Third World who live so close to starvation . |
| 8 | It is by following up such topics that this subject can truly come alive for the reader — banking and finance ( domestic or international ) influence the everyday life of most people . |