Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] could [verb] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Before that Act non-residents could register for the vote in local elections if they occupied property in the area with a rateable value of at least £ 10 per annum .
2 It may be argued that low essential fatty acid intake could account for the diminished long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in severe disease .
3 It would appear unlikely that a difference of two water molecules could account for the large destabilisation observed and it is therefore probable that minor groove hydration is not the singularly most important destabilising effect the sequence currently under investigation .
4 A 10 per cent cut in defence spending could pay for a doubling of development assistance ( which stood at $51,000 million in 1988 ) , while increasing aid to the target level of 0.7 per cent of gross nation product ( GNP ) would raise assistance flows to $144,000 million by 2000 .
5 Charged solitons moving along the polymer chains could account for the greatly improved conductivity , but , there is a catch that makes their importance questionable .
6 The only reason Trent could imagine for the attack was to link him to Don Roberto 's murder — this presumed that the three men were Don Roberto 's hirelings .
7 Under the 1959 Act , only the holder of a public house or an hotel certificate could apply for a special permission , whereas , under 5.33 , any licence-holder .
8 Reform has already begun : this weekend voters could choose for the first time a single named candidate for the lower house , instead of numbers on a party list .
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