Example sentences of "i can [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Not a lot of money , but the most I can pay for any given commodity . |
2 | The only reason I can suggest for this is that they may have ‘ member get member fatigue ’ ; ie it has been used very often in the past and now sees diminishing returns . |
3 | The same guarantee I can offer for all my house , whose will to you is as mine . |
4 | I might fool the fans , but the best I can hope for this season must be second from bottom and the third preliminary round of the FA Cup . |
5 | You are without exception the rudest man it has ever been my misfortune to share a restaurant with ; and I think I can speak for all the others present when I say that . ’ |
6 | I can speak for that , ca n't I , Aggie ? ’ |
7 | The only way I can account for that is he was exposed to some sort of nerve gas . ’ |
8 | As I understand my terms of reference , I can call for such accounts as I wish . |
9 | I wan na know how much I can get for that thing though . |
10 | Certainly it 's one small car which I can drive for several hours at a stretch and step out feeling refreshed . |
11 | We all ended up happy , anyway , which is more than I can say for most marriages . ’ |
12 | That says that er I know what I 'm doing , because I 'm positive , erm , I know where I 'm going to , and as a consequence I can plan for that . |
13 | Rastani and I can vouch for each other . |
14 | ‘ I can vouch for that , ’ his henchman said , folding his arms and placing his legs astride like the Colossus of Rhodes . |
15 | I can vouch for that . |
16 | I can vouch for that from the visits I have made to the coast , the conversations I have had with lifeboat people and the reports I receive about your activities . |
17 | You did n't kill Barak ; I can vouch for that when we get back to the States . |
18 | ‘ I can vouch for that , ’ I exclaimed . |
19 | I say a warm thanks on behalf of those refugees to the Minister for Overseas Development , whose help has been inestimable , whose competence is great and known to us all and whose officials work with such commitment , concern and effectiveness — I can vouch for that . |
20 | And I can vouch for that . |