Example sentences of "can [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 On his international debut the sweeper Simon looked the genuine article , while the central defender Monzon showed he can compensate for a lack of height with good positioning and excellent timing .
2 ‘ You can take me to a hotel , somewhere I can stay for a couple of nights until the police can find the very sick person who sent that letter to me . ’
3 He described the frustration of the black student who can qualify for a M.Sc.
4 The park officer Derek Statham said in future an attraction will have to have a minimum of 20,000 tourists a year before it can qualify for a sign .
5 It is already happening in New Zealand where you can qualify for a remission of 60 if you dig the grave yourself , provided you can do it to the proper standards as prescribed by the local district council and bring your own tools .
6 An investor can wait for a transaction to match their order by placing it within the limit order system .
7 Alternatively , you can opt for a strip light , and cut out any glare by concealing it with a baffle .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 A flower that he can enjoy for a summer 's day , and can forget tomorrow . ’
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 This we think we can discount for a number of reasons : first , the magnitude of the risk aversion would need to be rather large for the result ( that an increase in a is good ) to be reversed ( particularly when the reservation value is generally above the mean price ) ; second , subjects were paid proportionately to their total profits over 16 decision periods ( 32 decisions ) so that any risk aversion would already have been significantly averaged out ; third , the subjects appeared to be trying to make as much money out of the experiment as possible ( implying that they were behaving in a risk-neutral fashion ) ; fourth , the majority of the responses to two questions on the questionnaire indicated risk-neutrality .
14 Climbs can weep for a while after heavy rain , but the rock away from the natural drainage lines dries quickly .
15 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 .
16 You can work for a record company now because of your college degree , instead of what you know about music .
17 Metabolic blocks can occur for a variety of reasons :
18 This can occur for a number of reasons-exposure or the mixing of dissimilar disinfectants or a detergent with a dissimilar disinfectant , the exposure of the disinfectant to certain materials , especially dirt , which chemically or physically inter-react and reduce its efficiency , inaccurate mixing , the use of partially depleted solution or the topping up of depleted solutions .
19 Perhaps I can ring for a minicab . ’
20 If there is no police station to hand , go to a public place , such as a garage , and ask if you can ring for a cab .
21 If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful .
22 a nice lump you can draw for a holiday and plus have a good living between .
23 There is no way in which I can vote for a guillotine which so severely curtails debate in Committee .
24 ‘ If you can sleep for a couple of hours , while the tablets take effect , I 'm sure by this evening you 'll feel much more your old self . ’
25 We can return for a moment to talk to the girl who went to Italy , and was overwhelmed by Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel ceiling .
26 And if you want any information on Katie 's very special break there , you can phone for a copy of our fact sheet .
27 What are the maximum covers the hotel can take for a banquet ?
28 The second planning policy guidance note which erm the new settlement tracked as was the policy guidance note number twelve , and I wonder if I can grapple for a moment with the S word , sustainable .
29 There are then morning and afternoon sessions of voluntary medicals in which people in certain job and age categories can attend for a health check .
30 After that we can apply for a licence and hope they let us ‘ go legal ’ . ’
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