Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Practise that defensive movement with a friend and you will be amazed at how fast you can turn to protect yourself , and how difficult you can make it for him or her to hit you . ) |
| 2 | well , you can make it for me . |
| 3 | You can adapt it for your own taste but keep the pointers in mind . |
| 4 | You can treat me for free when you 're a doctor . " |
| 5 | so the maximum that we can cover you for is seventy percent of your annual salary . |
| 6 | One bullet in the wrong place can cripple you for life or send your blood gushing on to the pavement . |
| 7 | But I 've no idea what can prepare you for Father 's reactions . |
| 8 | ‘ No matter how well briefed you 've been ’ , he says , ‘ nothing can prepare you for the shock of international rugby . |
| 9 | NOTHING THAT Ministry have ever recorded can prepare you for what the band are like live . |
| 10 | But there is nothing on land that can prepare you for the profusion of shapes and colours of the corals themselves . |
| 11 | At a distance the effect of the pyramids is aesthetic ; close up , simply astonishment , for nothing can prepare you for their scale . |
| 12 | It does n't just focus on giving birth in a pool , but looks at how swimming and water exercises can prepare you for labour , and how water can help you and your baby in the bonding process . |
| 13 | Nothing can prepare you for the shock . |
| 14 | Other jobs they 'd pulled off over the years that we can nail them for . ’ |
| 15 | and that means that I can photocopy them for half the price . |
| 16 | As a result , we now have a very detailed picture of the lifestyle of the cuckoo and can recognise it for what it is : not a case of divine creation , but a superb example of the complex adaptations that occur in the intricate interrelationship . |
| 17 | This being a movie , Sandra is recognised , by a young American woman who won her place in the workshop in a competition and who now , shyly , politely , asks if she can trouble her for an autograph . |
| 18 | ‘ And I believe he is the man who can win it for us at Elland Road . |
| 19 | The first five are in Latin , but Miller , realising his limitations , wrote in August 1763 , ‘ I have taken the liberty of writing to you in English , being informed that you can either read it yourself , or have some persons who can translate it for you ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ You can trust him for that . |
| 21 | These are the sort of things we 'd say to a good person in a formal situation , erm , you 're reliable , trustworthy , you know , we can rely on you to do a good job for us , doing your job well and with enthusiasm , when left in charge there 's been no problems , you 're responsible and flexible , you 're conscientious , I can trust you for , to do a good job and thank you for your contribution to the team . |
| 22 | ‘ Best get out of them wet things , ’ he said , kneeling down beside him , ‘ so 's I can dry them for tomorrow . ’ |
| 23 | Funny is n't it how we meet people , how you can know them for ages then you just sort of talk to them , or once you start talking to them you realize that you 've got |
| 24 | The cheapest I can buy them for my dinner is £2.50 per half hundredweight bag . |
| 25 | you got ta remember you can buy them for fifty if you land on it . |
| 26 | Well , Lloyd 's of London can buy it for me . |
| 27 | The birth his birthday was twenty four months , that means from when you can buy it for a new born baby or somebody up to two years old , will be suitable for it . |
| 28 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 29 | The pattern is different each time you run the program so you can watch it for hours ! |
| 30 | These fast-changing times should cause all of us to reflect on the lives we are leading and how we can better them for ourselves and those around us . |