Example sentences of "[Wh det] could be [verb] for the " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The total marks which could be awarded for the combined subjects was 100 . |
5 | 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 . |