Example sentences of "can vouch for " in BNC.

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1 In daytime sleep , such an effect is not present and night-workers can vouch for the broken sleep produced by the more rapid filling of the bladder after lying down during the daytime .
2 ‘ I can vouch for that , ’ his henchman said , folding his arms and placing his legs astride like the Colossus of Rhodes .
3 I can vouch for the truth of this .
4 Is there anybody who can vouch for your whereabouts , from half-past seven that Friday night until , say , nine o'clock ? ’
5 The other method was developed by one of the other British nut dealers , and this one I can vouch for .
6 There 's no need to do more than wipe the leaves if you can vouch for their purity .
7 ‘ Who can vouch for you ? ’
8 As a native New Yorker , I can vouch for the fact that he is a classy guide to some very mean streets .
9 As someone who worked in the BMC when it was at its height , and who has very long acquaintance with both protagonists , I can vouch for the veracity of Dennis 's story as told here , and can only lament the nit-picking which has continued even after its publication in this book .
10 ‘ I can vouch for it that nobody has moved from his or her desk all the time you 've been here , except for Nigel and he has not moved from his corner . ’
11 I can vouch for that .
12 History can vouch for the kind of rapid change of fortune and geography which beset Aubrey and Maturin , nor are their actions ever allowed to be improbable .
13 I can vouch for that from the visits I have made to the coast , the conversations I have had with lifeboat people and the reports I receive about your activities .
14 You did n't kill Barak ; I can vouch for that when we get back to the States .
15 My wife can vouch for that , officers .
16 ‘ I can vouch for that , ’ I exclaimed .
17 Having personally discussed the matter with many of them , I can vouch for the fact that this was not the case .
18 Having spent some time loading and editing complicated vector graphics files in CorelDRAW I can vouch for the accuracy of this claim .
19 This can prove a very hazardous occupation at times as Graham can vouch for when he recently had an argument with the railway line near A60 and ended up in Weymouth & District Hospital — not a recommended method for getting an afternoon off work !
20 We could walk round to the stables , if you do not object to it — I can vouch for it that the grass is not wet — and then perhaps Miss Araminta will not hear as the horses will not come to the front door . ’
21 I say a warm thanks on behalf of those refugees to the Minister for Overseas Development , whose help has been inestimable , whose competence is great and known to us all and whose officials work with such commitment , concern and effectiveness — I can vouch for that .
22 I have used this method as a precaution with complete success in Nigeria — an area of high malaria incidence — and can vouch for its efficacy .
23 We can vouch for his intentions . ’
24 I can vouch for you .
25 I think your aunt can vouch for the fact that I was . ’
26 Rastani and I can vouch for each other .
27 The twenty workers who build his houses have been taken on because Les knows them personally and can vouch for their reliability .
28 And I can vouch for that .
29 Mrs and you can vouch for that
30 can vouch for that cos she 's seeing everyone at
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