Example sentences of "can [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The only thing Susanna can make for dinner is a reservation ! ’ |
| 2 | Others find in the rose elaborated chemical compounds readily available that they can utilize for colour pigments , their own body structures — and even scents to attract each other ! |
| 3 | Those who are practising psychotherapy with older people have valuable experience which social workers can adapt for use in working with elderly clients . |
| 4 | The following example of a joint problem-solving session , discussed in greater detail elsewhere in a different context ( Hanko 1985/7 ) , illustrates both the range of issues that can arise for exploration , and the processes which can be activated in group consultation to contribute to insight and solution . |
| 5 | I can hassle for business contacts in these areas at conferences as soon as I get to a conference . |
| 6 | Valuation by a third party is one method the parties can stipulate for ascertainment of the price . |
| 7 | You can stay for lunch . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose Eleanor can stay for coffee , ’ he muttered at last . |
| 9 | Interest on borrowing for improvements to your home can qualify for tax relief providing your total house purchase/home improvement borrowing together does not exceed £30,000 under current Government regulations . |
| 10 | FIATA , in turn , argues that those who complain are welcome to join FIATA , provided they can qualify for membership . |
| 11 | No book or course of lectures can substitute for experience , but as you learn the vernacular and gain confidence in your practical ability , you can derive both inspiration and a sense of direction through reading the works of wise men . |
| 12 | Pghorbol esters such as 12- O -tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate ( TPA ) can substitute for diacylglycerol and have been used extensively as tools to investigate actions of protein kinase C. |
| 13 | They are fast-moving , colourful , noisy , and as good if not better than anything you can buy for home computers . |
| 14 | The chicks are placed in pivoted running wheels , a bit like the treadmills one can buy for pet hamster cages , placed in front of a red or yellow rotating , flashing light . |
| 15 | Then you can signal for help in the approved method , raising and lowering your arms slowly . |
| 16 | It 's presumably popular for its unusual appearance , but it requires very dim lighting and a peat or sand substrate in which it can burrow for food . |
| 17 | It is much more likely to succeed where the target 's board can speak for control of the company and the board supports the scheme . |
| 18 | National parks and wildlife sanctuaries provide as near perfect conditions as you can expect for painting wildlife and we have chosen the Seewinkel area and Lake Neusiedl in Austria as our base . |
| 19 | If you 're away fro home , try to find out what you can expect for breakfast . |
| 20 | Another , another thing you can do for Easter , another thing is , er you can go back to the old tradition of the pay sex |
| 21 | The widower will receive many more invitations out to meals in other people 's homes in the early days too , and he will have the advantage of never having to feel trapped in the isolation of an empty house in the evenings ; for if his emotional condition after his wife 's death is reasonably steady and he feels the need of company , he can always stroll out to the local pub for a drink , where he can remain in complete control of the amount of conversation he wants , or can endure , and can head for home again just when he feels like it . |
| 22 | This chapter explains how the various pension systems work for women , how you can claim for state benefits you may be entitled to and the major changes relating to pensions and benefits which will take effect from April 1988 . |
| 23 | The grubs inside the nest , he 'll take the nest away and the grubs he can use for fishing . |
| 24 | It is the toughest material you can use for spar pockets , and the heavy sailmakers ' webbing , or seatbelt Dacron makes perfect head or nose reinforcements for the stunters . |
| 25 | A pair of large oil-burners can be salvaged intact here , which the adventurers can use for heating and boiling water for safe drinking , bathing , and cleaning contaminated clothes and armour . |
| 26 | ‘ What I can provide for Kirsty is security and love . |
| 27 | as long as you 've got two hands and you can work for money you 'll never bloody win any . |
| 28 | And it even happens where the clays which overlie the chalk , the tertiary clays which you can see for example in the top of the cliffs at Newhaven , and if you look back at the cliff from the western breakwater for example you can see clay sitting on top of chalk . |
| 29 | A false sensation of attitude will arise if the pilot interprets the resultant acceleration as his true vertical reference : this can occur for instance in forward acceleration , on take-off or a missed approach . |
| 30 | It may prevent extraordinary powers , like that of compulsorily acquiring land , from being abused for unauthorized purposes ; it may prevent a corporation , constituted for purposes of public utility , from endangering those purposes by engaging in other activities ; it may protect the creditors of a company from the dissipation of the company 's capital , to which alone , in the case of a limited company , they can look for payment , and the members from seeing their contributions applied to purposes for which they did not bargain . |