Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Freddie Mercury fans can opt for a retrospective album of solo tracks , including the Christmas number one single contender — In My Defence . |
| 2 | In times of expansion , developments can be additive , and it is easier for new subjects to become institutionally — as distinct from academically — accepted ( doubts can linger for a long time ) . |
| 3 | BRADFORD and Bingley Building Society are extending until June 30th the deadline by which buyers of their possessed homes can apply for a 6.99 percent mortgage rate — one of the lowest in Britain . |
| 4 | The likes of Newbridge , Newport , Pontypridd and Bridgend can challenge for a while , but eventually class will tell . |
| 5 | Metabolic blocks can occur for a variety of reasons : |
| 6 | Membership can run for a full year or for a half year ( either January 1 — June 30 or July 1 to December 31 ) . |
| 7 | Continuity in marketing can count for a lot , but not if consumer attitudes are going through a sea change , and BMW 's light-footedness in launching the 3-series earned it the brand of the year award for durables . |
| 8 | And similar explanations can account for a lot of the variation found in human societies ( Goody , 1976 ) . |
| 9 | It 's not a question of what a company can do for a day centre , or what an environmental group can do for a business , it 's a question what we can all do together , for the community . |
| 10 | Income from tourism can account for a sizeable proportion of an area 's total income ; it has been estimated that , in Cornwall in the 1960s , this was equal to the income generated by manufacturing in the county ( Cornwall County Council 1966 ) . |
| 11 | Only a local authority or an authorised person can apply for a care order or a supervision order ( s31(1) ) . |
| 12 | An identification consequent on a prior dislocation can make for a creative , empathetic partiality which is then the basis of a further identification and understanding of other kinds of discrimination . |
| 13 | If he does not declare an intention to defend the action or make an offer , the second date , known as the calling date , is the date on which the claimant can ask for a Decree from the court declaring that the debtor owes him the sum sued for . |
| 14 | The main bar , Tipperary , has Irish bands most nights as well as lots of space for dancing and there are two smaller bars to which customers can retreat for a quiet drink or for private functions . |
| 15 | The longer the lapse of time the less your chance of success , but ferrets can live for a considerable period within a burrow system — as much as three weeks . |
| 16 | She said , ‘ They say a south-easterly can last for a week . ’ |
| 17 | Climbs can weep for a while after heavy rain , but the rock away from the natural drainage lines dries quickly . |
| 18 | Day care schemes run by voluntary organisations and social services departments , to which older people can go for a few hours daily , are very helpful . |
| 19 | He said : it gives me hope for the future of the planet that people can work for a solution to poverty and problems and can enjoy life at the same time . |
| 20 | Fixed-charge debentures rank above floating-charge debentures in the event of default , but only floating-charge debenture holders can ask for a company to be declared insolvent under the 1986 Insolvency Act . |
| 21 | Borrowers can opt for a rate of 10.55 per cent until 31st March 1995 , or 10.8 per cent until 30th April 1997 , with the loans available for repayment , endowment , pension and interest-only loans . |
| 22 | Borrowers can opt for a 10.40pc ( APR 12.20 ) rate if they take out building and contents insurance or for 10.65pc ( APR 12.00 ) if they take out buildings insurance with the society . |
| 23 | ( The alert reader may wonder what a polarisation state can mean for a particle . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , teachers can apply for a special information pack by telephoning Rock School Ltd. on |
| 25 | An investor can wait for a transaction to match their order by placing it within the limit order system . |
| 26 | — two letters can stand for one sound ( the letter-pair " sh " stands for a single sound ) , and one letter can stand for a sequence of two sounds ( in our dialect , " o " in the word " no " stands for two sounds in sequence , a vowel first , followed by a " w " sound made with the lips ) ; |
| 27 | all you guys can hope for a big win against San Marino and some major reconstruction of Poland to their clash against Holland . |
| 28 | There are some , like erm , oak trees live five or six hundred years if they 're lucky , pines can live for a thousand years , giant tortoises for two hundred , well these are quite impressive figures , but let's face it it 's not very long , erm , compared with the time that evolution has been at it . |
| 29 | One kind is the fancy dress which children can wear for a parade but not for the whole of a party . |
| 30 | Although not defined under the Road Traffic Act it is considered that having regard to the spirit of the legislation that the definition used in other Acts would apply viz : Includes any place to which the public have access whether on payment or otherwise , e.g. fields where the public can park for a race meeting or traction engine rally , footpaths or bridleways ( unless the Act states otherwise : see section 22A ( 5 ) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 ) , or anywhere where the public could be at risk from mechanically propelled vehicles . |