Example sentences of "can [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Activity-dependent synaptic potentiation occurs within milliseconds and can persist for many hours in the anaesthetised animal or in the in vitro hippocampal slice preparation , and for days when induced in the freely moving animal . |
| 2 | It can persist for many years . |
| 3 | We found that chronic constipation in young children can persist for many years . |
| 4 | If this is in the form of a loose box to which the cow can adapt for some days before calving , then there is inevitably less stress . |
| 5 | They can remain for many years in cold and hostile environments while retaining their toxicity , and they have a tendency to remain in living organisms . |
| 6 | If , for example , three known positions are input to the program before each session with the pantograph the software can compensate for any changes in the expected readings due to wear and tear or temperature . |
| 7 | Uncomfortable feelings absorbed from those who seek our help ( and that includes simply offering a sympathetic ear ) , can linger for many hours or even days — unless we learn how to dissipate such feelings . |
| 8 | Public health officials did all in their power to stop the 1964 pie going ahead ; there was a typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen in the 1960 's and it was found that the last serious epidemic before that had been in Denby Dale in the 1930's , and the infection can linger for many years . |
| 9 | These organs are , simple lungs and with their aid , the lungfish can survive for several months , even years . |
| 10 | All popular kinds of decorative pond fish can survive for several months during the winter without feeding , as their body processes slow down in much the same manner as a tree or shrub in the garden becomes dormant . |
| 11 | And the cost of this valuable protection is much less than you might think … premiums of Cashguard Plus start from just £6.95 a month and when you consider the amount of cover you can enjoy for that amount , the Plan really does represent value for money . |
| 12 | And the cost of this valuable protection is much less than you might think … premiums for Cashguard Plus start from just £6.95 a month and when you consider the amount of cover you can enjoy for that amount , the Plan really does represent value for money . |
| 13 | And you can borrow for any period in between . |
| 14 | No one can speak for all women , but we can draw some conclusions . |
| 15 | ‘ We both know what we can do for each other , so why all this frantic resistance , when it 's obviously fraying your nerves ? |
| 16 | Well now what can do for this man ? |
| 17 | The government has a number of possible policy instruments which it can use for this purpose . |
| 18 | A general expression to assess the potential improvement that access frequency loading can provide for any case in which A per cent of records account for B per cent of accesses is derived below . |
| 19 | Sports such as judo or fencing can provide for these needs beyond fitness . |
| 20 | there 's no way you can work for that sort of price |
| 21 | Sharp variations in a time series can occur for many reasons . |
| 22 | Using a Complete Shakespeare on CD , you can look for all cases where these two words are used within , say , five lines of each other ; and you 'll get your answer within a minute or so . |
| 23 | Then maybe we can look for some food . ’ |
| 24 | As it takes some time to get the system going and prepare the animal for recording , any one experiment can run for many hours , and as a result neurophysiologists tend , even more than any other lab scientists I know , to be erratic nightworkers and ( at least when they are graduate students ) not well cut out for normal social relations . |
| 25 | Rastani and I can vouch for each other . |
| 26 | Most give telephone numbers you can ring for more information , and many will tell you over the phone if they are likely to offer you a place . |
| 27 | I might fool the fans , but the best I can hope for this season must be second from bottom and the third preliminary round of the FA Cup . |
| 28 | If the chairman agrees to put an estimated minimum value of an unascertained debt , the claimant of such a debt can vote for that value ( r 6.93(3) ) . |
| 29 | So the government can correct for this type of market failure by increasing aggregate demand , either by spending more itself or by getting the private sector to increase its spending , through tax cuts or an expansion in the money supply and lower interest rates . |
| 30 | Overseas candidates can apply for these scholarships but must also apply for an ORS award . |