Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | On a good day ( for the parents , that is ) children can be absorbed for hours in the imaginative construction of a world which depends on them alone for its realization and reward . |
| 2 | They can be exchanged for tickets at all Leeds theatres , Leeds International Concert Season and Leeds Leisure Services music events . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | £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 . |
| 5 | A defendant who pleads that he was erroneously convicted is putting up a positive case and can be asked for particulars . |
| 6 | Glastonbury Tor , with the ruined tower of St Michael 's church , can be seen for miles around . |
| 7 | This place can be seen for miles in daylight . ’ |
| 8 | e ) From texts stories can be created for primers and other reading materials in a literacy programme . |
| 9 | Points can be swapped for prizes ranging from a trip in a hot air balloon to a day out in the Champagne region of France boozing bubbly . |
| 10 | A thin metal ‘ telescope ’ , lubricated on the outside , is inserted into the urethra and by means of a light-source at its tip , the inside of the urethra can be examined for cysts , warts , herpetic ulcers , or infected urethral glands . |
| 11 | No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost in the post . |
| 12 | This information can be obtained for areas as small as an Enumeration District ( a few hundred people ) . |
| 13 | One longhouse has survived almost intact and can be leased for holidays from the Landmark Trust ; another is disguised , although the former arrangements with cattle at one end and people at the other can still be distinguished ; the third has been rebuilt . |
| 14 | free ( P ) denotes the set of all variables appearing free in P bound ( P ) denotes the set of all variable appearing bound in P ( Similar notions of free and bound occurrences can be defined for channels . ) |
| 15 | The ACLU also notes the inconssstency that an employee can be punished for smoking a joint on his summer holiday , which leaves a residue that can be detected for weeks , but not for getting drunk in the evening of a working day . |
| 16 | From these data a relative risk of 3.04 ( 1.18 , 4.90 ; 95% confidence interval ) for colorectal cancer can be calculated for patients who misuse anthranoid containing laxatives . |
| 17 | What we are going to do is find a diet that not only helps you to achieve effective weight loss , but is really healthy , suits your individual needs , and can be followed for years to come in order to maintain the weight and shape you want . |
| 18 | Other powers are given by such acts as the Firearms Act 1968 ( persons , vehicles in any public place can be searched for firearms ) ; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ( permits the police to stop and search for controlled drugs anywhere ) ; Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and various Wildlife Conservation Acts . |
| 19 | Each table is stored as a file on the disc system of the computer ( see Chapter 1 ) and tables can be searched for occurrences of events like ‘ all spatial entities having attributes A and B but not C ’ . |
| 20 | So little archaeological research has been conducted on the ‘ foreign ’ goods from excavations on town sites goods like querns , hones , and pottery — that little can be said for activities at markets and fairs in the Middle |
| 21 | Whether the same can be said for sessions with the shrink , I 'm not sure . |
| 22 | Hand-knitted sweaters are hot fashion items this winter , and can be treasured for years to come . |
| 23 | Opening outside our standard hours can be arranged for groups . |
| 24 | Early suppers can be arranged for children . |
| 25 | Other , similar , measures can be made for phonemes per syllable , morphemes per word , etc . |
| 26 | Something of the problem defined by Jameson would also apply to the reading of longer poems , but I believe it would be more manageable ; with poetry , a better case can be made for homologies between style and structure . |
| 27 | Further applications can be made for extensions up to a maximum of 96 hours from the commencement of the detention . |
| 28 | Gains can be made for months and perhaps even years afterwards . |
| 29 | Building and services audit — a detailed building structure/fabric layout and services appraisal which can be undertaken for purchasers , owner occupiers and tenants . |
| 30 | The pills themselves , if stored tightly capped , out of the sun and away from strong smells , can be kept for years without loss of potency . |