Example sentences of "can [adv] be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a three-month time limit , which can only be extended for good reasons . |
| 2 | It follows that , except in a case where either the common law or statute allows instant dismissal ( e.g. , for gross misconduct ) , a lecturer can only be dismissed for good cause after being given three months ' notice ( though the lecturer can terminate the agreement on three months ' notice without any reason being assigned ) . |
| 3 | HRP can only be given for complete tax years ( 6 April to 5 April ) , so if you simply gave up work for a few weeks in order to help out , you would be unlikely to qualify . |
| 4 | Microscopes can only be used for close work , telescopes for viewing objects from arm 's length distance to infinity . |
| 5 | This method can only be used for non-porous and crystalline rocks ( particularly limestones ) , as the lead tends to be forced into any pores and , unlike powdered abrasives , it can not be washed away . |
| 6 | Most general practitioners may be very reluctant to travel in the early hours of the morning to see a patient because he had demanded that his own doctor attends , especially when they find that their practice can not be reimbursed for such a visit . |
| 7 | This rule is the bane of fiction writers , who must take special care to ensure that the more villainous characters in their plots can not be mistaken for living persons . |
| 8 | A claim under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act can not be made for any damage to the defective product itself . |
| 9 | Action : Module is password protected and can not be displayed for this user |
| 10 | holds a qualification in hotel and catering management which can not be accepted for complete exemption from the Association 's education criteria . |
| 11 | The power is wide enough on the one hand to allow the statement of an eye-witness to an accident to express an opinion ( eg that one of the drivers was going too fast ) and on the other hand to allow a party to put in a medical report from a doctor who has died or who can not be called for any other reason . |
| 12 | AGR fuel is clad in stainless steel , which corrodes and so can not be kept for long periods under water . |
| 13 | Earlier yesterday , the Court of Appeal refused an application by Mr Goodwin 's employers , the publishers Morgan Grampian , to revoke the order forcing him to hand over notes containing confidential financial information concerning a company , which can not be named for legal reasons . |
| 14 | The customer 's brother — who can not be named for legal reasons — came into the shop a little later and started an argument . |
| 15 | The woman , who can not be named for legal reasons , denied assault but was found guilty and given a conditional discharge . |
| 16 | While on bail , the 44-year-old machine operator — who can not be named for legal reasons — attacked his wife 's boss believing they were having an affair . |
| 17 | The child , who can not be named for legal reasons , was staying with her grandparents in south Devon . |
| 18 | A full care hearing about the girl , from Rotherwell , Leeds , — who can not be named for legal reasons — will be heard on February 23 , Leeds County Court decided . |
| 19 | He is now living apart from the children 's mother , but can not be named for legal reasons . |
| 20 | The son , who can not be named for legal reasons , enjoyed a new-found freedom while his mum lay dying , the inquest was told . |
| 21 | The man , who can not be named for legal reasons , was on police bail in Liverpool after being arrested over a burglary . |
| 22 | The boy , who can not be named for legal reasons , stole thousands of pounds of property from cars , garages , school changing rooms and sheds in the company of two other youths , both aged 14 . |
| 23 | Mr Justice Potts told the 17-year-old youth , who can not be named for legal reasons but comes from the Bury St Edmunds area , a custodial sentence was ‘ essential ’ . |
| 24 | The family can not be named for legal reasons . |
| 25 | The 16-year-old , who can not be named for legal reasons , was granted bail at Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , on condition he stayed at a residential school run by the local authority until his next court appearance on October 7 . |
| 26 | The youth , who can not be named for legal reasons , admitted three charges of criminal damage between November 1 , 1992 and February 28 this year and asked for four similar offences to be considered . |
| 27 | The 17-year-old single mother , who can not be named for legal reasons , appeared at Horseferry Road Court in Westminster and was remanded until April 16 . |
| 28 | The 17-year-old single mother from Middlesbrough , who can not be named for legal reasons , elected jury trial when she appeared on a cruelty charge at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court in Westminster yesterday . |
| 29 | The girl , who can not be named for legal reasons , was then led out the back door of the court building and taken to the social work department . |
| 30 | Shortage of such accommodation means the youngster from Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , who can not be named for legal reasons , will have to be housed at a special centre in Romford , Essex . |