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 .
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