Example sentences of "[noun] could [vb infin] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is still optimistic that Richey 's conviction will be overturned , but the case could drag on for another six years or more . |
| 2 | However , Benzie felt that issuance by important European issuers such as banks , industrial companies , mortgage institutions and to a lesser extent governments could make up for these . |
| 3 | But even that conciliatory gesture never really convinced me that Don Bradman 's signature could make up for that of Jack Hobbs . |
| 4 | Under this custom the colt 's owner paid a shilling over and above the actual cost of shoeing so that the men could send out for six pints of beer as a reward for the extra effort involved . |
| 5 | Maybe this idea could catch on for older properties ? |
| 6 | Wyllie came under closer scrutiny by the NZRFU for a variety of reasons — his unwillingness to have John Hart as an influential coaching partner , his inability to keep to selection announcement timetables and then his rather desperate efforts to have Mike Brewer , the one on-field forward whom Wyllie could rely on for solid advice , put into the team even while suffering a painful foot injury . |