Example sentences of "[pron] can be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is that I can be prepared for what is going to be available here sooner or later and so be able to combat it . |
| 2 | I have spent most of my career in two specific areas and therefore I am sure I can be forgiven for saying a special thank you and farewell to Inroads and an extra special thank you and goodbye to Roadcare . |
| 3 | Thank you , I do n't know if I can be bothered for twenty five pounds , no I would if she asked me , but I do n't know if I 'll bother ringing up as well |
| 4 | All right , so I took full responsibility for the organisation of the sale , but there is no way I can be blamed for the outcome . |
| 5 | I am in charge of NIE , and whatever matters I can be criticised for , showing a lack of activity is not one . |
| 6 | The lower value limit of goods which can be accepted for sale has been set fairly high — it is rumoured to be £10,000 for the Jewellery Department . |
| 7 | Make the most of the unusual low fluty sound ( which can be mistaken for the sound of muted trumpets ) , as well as the capacity for flowing arabesques in the higher registers . |
| 8 | The Association will carefully monitor the take up of Vocational Qualifications by the industry and the country-wide acceptance of NVQs as nationally recognised qualifications : in the meantime it is apparent that there is a well defined need for flexible and modular provision of learning support and underpinning knowledge for those who are working towards competences , which can be assessed for award of Vocational Qualifications . |
| 9 | Only when the agency is satisfied that they have a film which can be made for the money and will be allowed on air should it be shown to the client . |
| 10 | THERE is a respectable case which can be made for John Major 's unhappy decision yesterday to refuse posthumous pardons for any of the 307 British soldiers executed for military offences during the First World War . |
| 11 | Well we generally aim to have I suppose most of our lectures at an A level standard , but we have a significant number for those doing O level , indeed some lectures which can be tailored for either , so anybody very mucg below O level we probably could n't cater for — I think probably because we would n't feel competent , rather than because we do n't want to do it . |
| 12 | At the root of my disgust is not rampant misanthropy , despite the ample evidence which can be adduced for the evils of humankind . |
| 13 | Then it is also objected that utilitarian thinking , which has reached its apotheosis in modern cost benefit analysis , regards all values as commensurable , and therefore thinks of every harm as something which can be compensated for , reaching , it is felt , particularly repellent extremes when the value of a human life is calculated as something to be set against the goods achieved by a motorway or by economy in safety precautions at a factory . |
| 14 | One reason which can be given for this is the claim that a head is simply a functionary and that his or her views and judgements have to be variable for the sake of other people . |
| 15 | But at a time when the swing is to full-time 4 × 4 , they have added a central viscous coupling so that in 4 × 4 , on road or off , the power goes to the wheels with the most grip without transmission wind-up and all that entails , which can be locked for extra traction off-road . |
| 16 | The emergency , hand-operated hydraulic pump has a telescopic handle which can be extended for use and pushed in out of the way when not required . |
| 17 | As one might expect , there are some interesting refinements of these categories , which can be ignored for present purposes ( though we might note , in passing , that a vehicle must be kept moving , or to use the more exact legal language , must normally be employed as a moving vehicle on any highway or railway — and the same applies to vessels ) . |
| 18 | Special provisions apply to the National Coal Board 's operations , which can be ignored for the moment . |
| 19 | Essentially , of course , a freehold is seen as an appreciating asset the value of which can be realised for the benefit of the firm free from tax ( where the proceeds of sale are reinvested in other firm property ) . |
| 20 | It numbed the mind of one woman so much recently that she left her baby to suffocate inside her car while hoping to hit the jackpot , a bucketful of balls , which can be exchanged for jars of coffee or pairs of tights . |
| 21 | £1,500 worth of HTA National Garden Gift Tokens , which can be exchanged for plants and tools all over the country , can also be won . |
| 22 | Give the winners of the games a black spot which can be exchanged for a present or a can of coke . |
| 23 | By then hundreds of customer-nominated staff , lucky enough to have won in a quarterly draw , will have been presented with Ovations cheques which can be exchanged for a wide range of goods in a special catalogue . |
| 24 | Vincent rented a studio — ‘ that is , a room and an alcove which can be arranged for the purpose , cheap enough ’ — on the outskirts of town , at Schenkweg 138 , close to Ryn station . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , the most useful descriptions remain a combination of the ‘ traditional ’ social grades , plus the other demographics ( age , sex , etc. ) plus media exposure ( which can be obtained for most products and many individual brands from the Target Group Index ) , plus any other relevant information about their behaviour in relation to the product concerned . |
| 26 | The combinations which can be obtained for this are infinite . |
| 27 | Some versions of traps have a capped connector on the side , for connecting an overflow assembly , which can be unscrewed for cleaning . |
| 28 | Though he could put no figure on possible aid , Sir Wyn said assistance would come from the Bellwin scheme which can be activated for emergency relief after exceptional storm or flood damage . |
| 29 | The assistance comes from the Bellwin scheme which can be activated for emergency relief after exceptional storm or flood damage . |
| 30 | Up to 50 000 copies can be obtained from a metal master copy , which can be stored for reuse . |