Example sentences of "can [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the conservation aim , there will initially be a greater , not a lesser , consumption of paper , if members are to be persuaded to be content with the summary , it will be necessary to undertake what the Regulations call a ‘ relevant consultation ’ which involves sending to each member both the full accounts for the financial year and a summary financial statement plus a postage-paid card on which he can make his choice for the future . |
| 2 | Should you prefer , we can pre-arrange your itinerary for you . |
| 3 | Once completed , the dentist can reassess my mouth for insurance purposes . |
| 4 | Ah well it gives you the chance to get , to increase the rent if you er but if you 're happy with them as operators er you can boost your income for the year . |
| 5 | Better still , if you can , please arrange to give regularly to UNICEF 's work so we can carry our campaign for better child health care into the future . |
| 6 | Horses out riding can show their intolerance for the same daily routine and their need for excitement . |
| 7 | ‘ I can understand your love for this part of the island , ’ she mused . |
| 8 | ‘ I can understand his wish for secrecy , ’ Vitor said , ‘ but I do n't see the need to adopt the charade that you were his girlfriend . ’ |
| 9 | You can keep your reason for hunting me down to yourself . ’ |
| 10 | If you wish you can use your accommodation for changing as the uncrowded beach is only five minutes walk through our car park , across the road and down a 100 yard footpath . |
| 11 | Another programme — TEXT ANALYSIS ( TA ) — can reverse your dictionary for you , but unless you are fairly expert in the use of computers we would advise leaving the reversal until someone who is expert can set up TA for you . |
| 12 | She can share his bed for all I care . |
| 13 | We can take your booking for the entire trip : air or rail travel , car hire , and reservations for anything from a honeymoon suite in a five-star luxury hotel to a self-catering villa for families travelling together . |
| 14 | ‘ It may seem so to you , but you can take my word for it , if I were in the business of prowling around car parks looking for innocent Bentleys to wreck , I most certainly would n't use my own car as a battering-ram . |
| 15 | Then he continued , his tone scathing , ‘ You can take my word for it , the kind of love your brother feels for my cousin is the selfish kind that demands she spend every moment with him . |
| 16 | You can take my word for it . ’ |
| 17 | Their outstanding abilities lay elsewhere and ie is to their fine engineering achievements in vaulting such constructions as the Basilica of Constantine and the Baths of Diocletian , or in the building of amphi-theatres such as the Colosseum , or in layouts like the Palace of Diocletian in Split or the Villa of Hadrian at Tivoli that we can appreciate their genius for architectural effect and scale in planning . |
| 18 | But readers can appreciate my reason for feeling that brother Louis had let me down badly . |
| 19 | The proposals mean that , for the first time , parents can name their preference for a school , including ordinary ones — and backed up by a new appeal system . |
| 20 | Nothing my father says can enter my brain for the words already in there screaming : Murdering toad . |
| 21 | You can thank my wife for the date . |
| 22 | They want food , and the only way they can express their desire for it is to cry . |
| 23 | Poking the eyes , as opposed to just flicking them , can blind your opponent for life . |
| 24 | When we move in here , we get this guy come along to look at it , he say well this machine the er the Germans erm they 've really the pump is th is really easy to go , and so I can change your pump for you but l in your washing machine washing machine . |
| 25 | A home improvement project can change your lifestyle for the better , but if it 's a big project that goes wrong , the result can be a nightmare . |
| 26 | I have almost no social life , free only when my disabled mother can manage my child for a few hours . |
| 27 | Charlie , you can forget my support for ever ! ’ |
| 28 | If you can do what you enjoy in your free time , you can leave your work for what you are good at . |
| 29 | There are various pick-up points around the Amp Clinic 's home area where you can leave your equipment for collection , including The Drum And Guitar Centre in Cambridge , Machinehead Music in Harlow and Drum And Sound in Royston , or else gear can be sent direct to The Amp Clinic . |
| 30 | Their lungs are not particularly large , despite the fact that a dolphin can hold its breath for five minutes or more , and some species of whales can submerge for up to an hour and survive on a single breath . |