Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is n't it good to know you can sprint effortlessly for a bus , you can run up a flight of stairs without your heart thumping ? |
| 2 | Yer can stay here for a bit . |
| 3 | Instead of looking directly for something one wants to get a true belief about , one can look instead for a sign . |
| 4 | ‘ We can hide there for a while . |
| 5 | we 've both got a week off , and we thought we 'd all can go just for a couple of days |
| 6 | It , therefore , persuaded the DES to withdraw Circular 1/82 which imposed a moratorium on virtually all new advanced courses , so that , under specific conditions , proposals for new courses can come forward for a start in September 1983 . |
| 7 | He was sentenced to two years at Springhill Open prison near Aylesbury for the attack on John , now every other weekend he can come home for a visit . |