Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the very day I received that letter , it was announced that opting out schools can apply for grammar school status without waiting for 5 years . |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose Eleanor can stay for coffee , ’ he muttered at last . |
| 3 | Valuation by a third party is one method the parties can stipulate for ascertainment of the price . |
| 4 | ‘ The only thing Susanna can make for dinner is a reservation ! ’ |
| 5 | The introduction of the life peerage system and the fact that peers can apply for leave of absence at the beginning of each session has tended to redress this although those taking the Conservative Whip constitute the largest single grouping . |
| 6 | However , there are a number of organisations to whom a practitioner can turn for guidance as to the best expert to instruct in a particular case . |
| 7 | The maximum fees that companies can charge for inspection or copies are now prescribed by regulations ( the former practice of stating them in the primary legislation did not work well in an inflationary climate ) and these regulations clarify the obligations of companies regarding inspection and copies . |
| 8 | If the council can sue for libel , then so can those departments . |
| 9 | Interest on borrowing for improvements to your home can qualify for tax relief providing your total house purchase/home improvement borrowing together does not exceed £30,000 under current Government regulations . |
| 10 | No book or course of lectures can substitute for experience , but as you learn the vernacular and gain confidence in your practical ability , you can derive both inspiration and a sense of direction through reading the works of wise men . |
| 11 | The Wheel Wheeler can cater for tyre sizes 8.25 × 20 to 12 × 22.5 . |
| 12 | Those who are practising psychotherapy with older people have valuable experience which social workers can adapt for use in working with elderly clients . |
| 13 | Clean fractions can go for re-use , metallics can be recycled , and soils can be cleaned or stabilised by biological , chemical , thermal or physical means . |
| 14 | Big City brokers turn their backs on small investors : Martin Baker reports on where private investors can go for advice and dealing services as shares falter |
| 15 | It is said that there are exceptions to this rule and that the following persons can sue for trespass although they had not possession — ( a ) A trustee against any third person who commits a trespass to trust chattels in the hands of the beneficiary . |
| 16 | There Hugh and Maureen McKenna and 60 volunteers from 11 Glasgow churches provide a place where street prostitutes can come for food , heat , counselling and help . |
| 17 | It will put the area on the national map and offer a place where local people can go for advice . |
| 18 | But surely Stevenson greatly underestimates the place which the attitude theory can allow for rationality in ethics of much the same sort as is thought desirable in science , history or philosophy . |
| 19 | It will be helpful if there is a clearly designated Compact Careers Officer to whom the student can turn for help . |
| 20 | The argument before the judge on the first question , whether a local authority can sue for libel in respect of its governing or administrative reputation when no actual financial loss is alleged , proceeded under two main heads . |
| 21 | This issue involves a question of principle as to whether a local authority can sue for libel and not a decision to be made in respect of each individual action . |
| 22 | Young patients can arrive for surgery in the morning … and be back home by mid-afternoon . |
| 23 | It seems never to have been doubted that a corporation created by Royal Charter can sue for libel . |
| 24 | Restoring old frames can call for specialist help , but nevertheless there are several techniques that can be practised at home . |
| 25 | In the last two years , Hanson has been seen as a provider of last resort , as someone to whom the Government can turn for relief , especially its privatization programme runs into problems . |
| 26 | I take that view because the point has never been decided by this court or in the House of Lords and , as I have explained above , this court , in considering whether private corporations can sue for libel at common law , has not laid down any principle which is conclusive of the point raised in this case . |
| 27 | Only salaried employees with five years at Bull can apply for departure , and Bull will limit the numbers to 60% managers and 40% non-managers . |
| 28 | If he is taken to court , detectives can apply for permission to question him for a further 24 hours . |
| 29 | Most of the sales have been in New York , where the bonds are being promoted with a radio advertising campaign — ‘ So our dollars can pay for war , your dollars pay for peace . ’ |
| 30 | The ragpickers video is being used by Concern for the Working Child to help provide safe night shelters for the children , basic medical care , and centres where the children can go for guidance and support . |