Example sentences of "they can [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the children are familiar with this method of working they can manipulate it for themselves — e.g. the performers can ask for advice whenever they need it ; the performers can " Tag " an adviser to take over from them . |
| 2 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 3 | Whereby erm we do n't end up actually doing the things for them , but we show them the way that they can do them for themselves . |
| 4 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 5 | You know that if they can do it for you , they will , and you know that when they 're on screen , they 'll do their damnedest to make it all work . |
| 6 | This is what pisses me off so often you know , things like the halls of residence and stuff are there to help the students and they do n't , they just try and rip them off for every cent they can do it for . |
| 7 | They have a good stock of wicks and , if they do not have your particular one on the shelf , are confident they can order one for you . |
| 8 | That way they can ring us for help if the other child needs it . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't have to preach or tell our colleagues in England and Wales the effects water privatization 's had on them since nineteen eighty nine , they can see it for themselves every day . |
| 10 | If they want them , they can fight me for them . |
| 11 | Or they can sue them for loss of income . |
| 12 | If they can get them for that |
| 13 | If they do not have a copy ask if they can get one for you from their central library resource . |
| 14 | Last January 's shock FA Cup exit against Wrexham acts as a sharp reminder that they can take nothing for granted at Scarborough . |
| 15 | Many of the water companies are now considering installing meters so that they can charge us for the amount of water we have actually used . |