Example sentences of "[pron] could be [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the day for her departure arrived nobody could be heard for the weeping and wailing of the girls . |
| 2 | Following questions in Parliament , the Department of Trade and Industry announced last October that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading UK export controls , and would be restricted . |
| 3 | On 17 October , Mr Sainsbury announced — ‘ in the light of publicity ’ — that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading export control . |
| 4 | He had at his discretion a sum — a considerable sum , in the view of the Accounts Department — which could be used for the payment of informers . |
| 5 | The total marks which could be awarded for the combined subjects was 100 . |
| 6 | Fire sub-officer Paul , 33 , knew nothing could be done for the car couple , but he realised the lorryman had not got out . |
| 7 | I can think of at least half a dozen of Henry 's courtiers who could be mistaken for the King . ’ |
| 8 | By the end of the nineties , we could be set for the first Oscars awarded to synthetic actors . |
| 9 | We decided to offer our trainees two days a week in our training centre , working towards the general SVQ , plus three days ' practical training in a work placement , where they could be assessed for the SVQ . |
| 10 | Or indeed they could be heading for the two peaks we had just thrashed . |
| 11 | Darlington have chosen largely unknown Queensland pace bowler Scott Muller as their professional partly because of his qualifications as a coach but if former Lancashire player , Jack Simmons ' opinion proves correct they could be challenging for the title yet again . |
| 12 | There was no archetypal couch in Dr Kingdom 's consulting room , although a chair by the window looked as if it could be converted for the purpose . |
| 13 | He asked if it could be arranged for the morning . |
| 14 | There was nothing against my packing a bag and loading the wheelbarrow on the Land Rover so that it could be used for the longer , more difficult sections . |
| 15 | For experienced marathoners , it could be qualifying for the Boston Marathon . |
| 16 | These councils were set up in 1953 following the report of the Gowers Committee of 1950 into what could be done for the preservation of houses of historic interest . |