Example sentences of "they can [not/n't] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women might be able to scratch together the fees but they ca n't pay for the child cover . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ They ca n't pay for music lessons . |
| 3 | They tell you nothing , give you the idea that there are no alternatives … they do n't like to admit that they ca n't cater for every child 's needs … they do n't give anything freely … not even information . |
| 4 | How can I get them doing any more interesting work if they ca n't concentrate for more than ten minutes at a time ? |
| 5 | They ca n't ask for more than that we have reviewed and reformed our procedures . ’ |
| 6 | because they can only accept what 's given verbally , they ca n't read for themselves oh I do n't know |
| 7 | This was very common in the past and I 'm sure many shop stewards here who 've dealt with redundancies in the past , know about the poor members who get quite a nice lump sum redundancy , but in fact , they 've only been in pension schemes a short while , so they ca n't provide for themselves in old age , once they 've spent the redundancy money . |
| 8 | That as they 've been made redundant , as they 've been victimized for trade union activity possibly , we then as a union decide that they can not stand for office ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 : |
| 11 | Unfortunately — ’ he caught Owen 's eye meaningfully — ‘ they can not answer for others . ’ |
| 12 | Not only are these characteristics in stark contrast with the possibilities for ordinary adjectives , they can not hold for these inherently restrictive adjectives unchaperoned by an article : ( 28 ) second had roses on it Max owns best that has been discovered so far |
| 13 | They can not account for the artistry of the individual practitioner . |
| 14 | These changes in metabolic rate affect our rate of physiological time , although they can not account for all the changes in time perception we experience as we age . |
| 15 | Although the numbers of such changes associated with moves are not large , and they can not account for more than a very small part of the differential in unemployment rates between the two groups , the sale of a large proportion of public housing to sitting tenants who are more likely to be employed than the general local authority sector population will have contributed to the increase in the unemployment rate differential referred to earlier . |
| 16 | If they are to throw themselves fully into battle by land and sea , they can not wait for ever . |
| 17 | They spread between people by coughing , sneezing and kissing but they can not live for more than a few seconds outside the body . |
| 18 | As I hope to demonstrate , while a familiarity with research findings may provide important new insights they can not substitute for sound professional judgement nor can they solve some of the inherent tensions and ethical dilemmas inherent in this area of work . |