Example sentences of "can [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that the latest estimate we can make for the spend on computerisation this year will not be £20 million but £25 million . |
| 2 | If we can only slip inside Germany we can make for the autobahn and then for the Black Forest area . ’ |
| 3 | A problem can arise for the buyer if , before the contract was frustrated or avoided , he has paid all or part of the price . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is also likely , in reference to the matters discussed in Chapter 6 , that under communicative pressure learners will place more reliance on lexical means than on the intuitive assumption that context can compensate for an absence of refinement in grammatical signalling . |
| 6 | ‘ No amount of holiday can compensate for the beginning of the autumn term , ’ Andrew answered gloomily . |
| 7 | Nothing can compensate for the loss of my sister . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | You can stay for the time being . |
| 10 | But no film or lecture can prepare for the culture shock that awaits the new tourists to the sub-continent when they arrive early tomorrow in Delhi . |
| 11 | Just as you can prepare for an exam by looking at old exam questions , so you can prepare to write a dissertation by looking at previous examples which have been submitted and accepted by your institution . |
| 12 | Technology is changing our world so much that small groups of people through computers and elsewhere are able to determine vast patterns of human behaviour and so it 's gon na be a long struggle but through our struggle in Africa and your struggle here where we all want democracy but democracy 's only a process what we have to contend with is also power because ultimately it 's only when you 're able to exercise that power that you can deliver for the majority of the people . |
| 13 | Many women can ache for the love of a child more intensely than for the love of a man . |
| 14 | He described the frustration of the black student who can qualify for a M.Sc. |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | In addition , ‘ well-established ’ auction houses which conduct substantial auctioneering activities in Singapore , and private museums can qualify for the service tax incentive . |
| 18 | Both Mr Porter and Mr Graham expect the NIE issue to very popular , with many local investors keen to hold on to the shares so that they can qualify for the discount vouchers will entitle them to money off their electricity bills . |
| 19 | An investor can wait for a transaction to match their order by placing it within the limit order system . |
| 20 | He need not , however , transport the goods but can wait for the trader to come and collect them . |
| 21 | So that we can wait for the moment when she sees you well enough to be sure whether you are Liam or not . |
| 22 | If he is to persuade his colleagues that he can win for the party , he will need to seize every available chance for exposure over the next two , three , or even four years . |
| 23 | Just to answer some of the queries and comments that perhaps with Mr on the er problems of consultation , which we do accept , and they 're , if I can apologize for the coverage of the leaflet . |
| 24 | This suggests that release of Ca 2+ from intracellular stores can substitute for the NMDA receptor-mediated Ca 2+ signal . |
| 25 | 2 In psychology , generalisation refers to the process that occurs when one stimulus , which is to some degree equivalent to another , can substitute for the other in arousing a conditioned response ( behaviourist psychology ) . |
| 26 | No amount of attendance at classes or reading on the subject can substitute for the experience of making a verbal presentation as a manager in a situation where the outcome really matters . |
| 27 | Nothing can substitute for the health advice your doctor or specialist clinic can provide before you go on a trip to some exotic and far-flung destination , but we thought it worthwhile to turn to one very frequent business traveller for some of his tips . |
| 28 | Alternatively , you can opt for a strip light , and cut out any glare by concealing it with a baffle . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | People can opt for the group 's Global trust , where only 50 per cent of the funds go into the UK , or for one of the UK-based unit trusts , or pick one of more than 200 shares on the Pru 's list , or select a combination of both direct and indirect . |