Example sentences of "can [adv] [vb infin] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Labour party had no place for pensioners in the past and no promises that it can properly meet for the future . |
| 2 | ‘ If Rocastle feels he has no future at Leeds he can obviously ask for a transfer ’ |
| 3 | I can personally vouch for the usefulness of the information in guiding me to places where turn-of-the-century cyclists had rested on roadside verges — and lost money and valuables . |
| 4 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 6 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We can only stay for an hour , ’ said Ginnie . |
| 8 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 9 | I can only race for the title when I 'm happy with the whole team around me . |
| 10 | Each driving the other towards the kind of frustration which you can only feel for a family member . |
| 11 | What else is his Eucharist but , at a higher level , an endless act of fruitful out-pouring of his whole flesh , such as a man can only achieve for a moment with a limited organ of his body ? |
| 12 | Others seeking contact can only apply for an order with the leave of the court ( s34(3) ( b ) ) . |
| 13 | Technocratic versions of radical elite theory see emergent ‘ welfare — industrial , complexes as progressively developing in fields such as health care in the USA ( Kleinberg , 1973 ) , a pattern which new-right governments ’ ‘ privatization ’ efforts can only strengthen for the future ( Ascher , 1986 ) . |
| 14 | As Cati left , she continued , to Sabina , who was sprinkling flour into a basin and whirling it into a dough with her fist , ‘ But you can only wait for the storming to pass … . ’ |
| 15 | It is no real objection to Bentham that we can only look for an approximation to the truth about these matters of pleasure and pain . |
| 16 | One can only pray for an owner with an enlightened view on conservation and access issues . |
| 17 | While we are happy to answer any queries about our own products , we can not answer for the content of other publisher 's works . |
| 18 | ‘ But you can not legislate for a change of heart . |
| 19 | 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 : |
| 20 | Nietzsche wrote : " When I heard of the fires in Paris , I felt annihilated for some days and was overwhelmed by fears and doubts ; the whole academic ( wissenschaftlich ) , philosophical , artistic world seemed an absurdity , if a single day could wipe out the most glorious works of art , even whole periods of art ; I clung with earnest conviction to the metaphysical value of art , which can not exist for the sake of poor human beings , but has higher missions to fulfil . " |
| 21 | I can not vote for the banning of fox hunting on county council land as I see this as another attempt to limit freedom of choice . |
| 22 | But they are banned from party membership and can not vote for the party at election time . |
| 23 | For I can not hope for a reference from Lady Merchiston , and I am afraid that … ’ |
| 24 | She can not feel for the child she hurts . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , the fact that these general lists can not serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches to constructing headings , together with the development of special lists of subject headings and thesauri . |
| 26 | Explanatory models which serve for one can not serve for the other . |
| 27 | It therefore may be felt that the thesis can not serve for the analysis of political authority . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He is after all manager , and can not wish for a scandal … ’ |
| 30 | In general , married women can not qualify for the allowance , but there are some exceptions to this rule , so if in doubt enquire at the Department of Health and Social Security . |