Example sentences of "ca [not/n't] [vb infin] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , you ca n't petition for divorce until your first wedding anniversary has passed . |
| 2 | That 's one reason children in the United States ca n't vote , they ca n't buy alcohol and ca n't stand for election . |
| 3 | ‘ They ca n't pay for music lessons . |
| 4 | You ca n't pay for childcare without having a decent job . |
| 5 | It seems that if you 've done an arts degree , apart from social science , then really you 're in line for jobs that science students go for as well , whereas arts students ca n't go for science degree jobs so you 've got more scope to apply for . |
| 6 | If so , you ca n't claim for unemployment if it 's due to your work contract coming to an end . |
| 7 | I ca n't wait for Home Alone III . ’ |
| 8 | This ca n't wait for morning . ’ |
| 9 | We now have a a piece of land which we ca n't use for fox hunting , so let's use it for the purpose it was bought for , use it for the fire station . |
| 10 | your Lordship ca n't ask for information which maybe confidential to some other party for example what happened to the sugar case |
| 11 | Head of Department said that this was the inevitable outcome of the school 's option choice system , that ‘ the most able pupils do Chemistry instead … that you ca n't substitute for talent … for creative imaginations , though you can teach technique ’ . |
| 12 | Ca n't act for toffee though ! ’ |
| 13 | Ca n't find for tension or buck up . |