Example sentences of "ca n't [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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1 | I ca n't sit for much longer than an hour . |
2 | I ca n't talk for other sports but I can stress again that we 've got the highest ratio of black members of any golf body in the world . |
3 | I 'm in a spot of trouble so I ca n't talk for long . |
4 | I 'm not , I 'm not just blaming them all the time , I mean , the situation is , when they go out on the field , they are their own men , I ca n't do anything about there , I ca n't talk for them out there ; I can only put it on in training , and when they get out there , they 've got to do it theirselves . |
5 | Sometimes I feel I 'd like to pack a bag and just go … sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
6 | Sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
7 | Gooch said of his batsmen : ‘ You ca n't bat for them . |
8 | I ca n't decide for you , but do n't ignore the questions ; consider the pros and cons and then decide . |
9 | Ca n't think for one minutes if for instance was interested in a deal with that he , that er that he would n't , only just to have flick his fingers and would crap themselves |
10 | yeah , I find that , that I 've done it and I 've written down the answer and then I ca n't think which number does it go to , and by the time I 've got to number one they 're on about six , so I might as well , I 'm lost it completely , so I ca n't do that either and my project work , course work , goes towards certain percent of my marks and I ca n't think for the life of me why |
11 | So we 're gon na catch every traffic light on red now there was something I wanted to go into Wisbech for but I ca n't think for the life of me what it was , I must get stuck into this Christmas shopping again , really must so much to do and such little time to do it in oh he 's , he 's put that car down five hundred pounds , that price of that car was , that he got for sale on it seven , seven , nine , five , |
12 | Money ca n't compensate for losing your home , your livelihood , your way of life , your past or your children 's future . |
13 | He ca n't drink for six whole months , that 's why he has to get himself away from town and temptation and live out in the country . |
14 | No , you ca n't petition for divorce until your first wedding anniversary has passed . |
15 | ‘ What are you doing this old tub ca n't do for herself ? ’ |
16 | Listen , I ca n't stay for long , but I 've twisted Dmitri 's arm and he can find you a couple of tickets for Hedda ! |
17 | You know , I ca n't stay for a week in silence . |
18 | David Elias ca n't move for books and encyclopedias at his home in Nottingham . |
19 | David Elias ca n't move for books and encyclopedias at his home in Nottingham . |
20 | No you ca n't move for them … they 're everywhere . ’ |
21 | We ca n't hope for anyone with Alison 's exact measurements , but do the best you can . ’ |
22 | But basically I think most courses now , not sure there 's actually a legal requirement , I do n't think it is , but most of them want a at least a year 's sort of full time experience in erm , you know , d dealing with underprivileged people really and their problems and people who ca n't cope for one reason or another , and how er y you can er er sort of help them and what sort of relationship you can build with them and so on , and how |
23 | 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 . |
24 | ‘ Yes , but I ca n't pay for it , ’ the price of the meal . |
25 | ‘ One day , beastly Sheridan will do something his father ca n't pay for . ’ |
26 | Women might be able to scratch together the fees but they ca n't pay for the child cover . ’ |
27 | ‘ They ca n't pay for music lessons . |
28 | I ca n't pay for something I do n't know about . |
29 | You ca n't pay for childcare without having a decent job . |
30 | ‘ If we ca n't pay for it then it will just fall down , ’ he said . |