Example sentences of "[noun sg] could be [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | , Abraham ( c. 1793–1860 ) , bricklayer and the last man subjected to an ‘ appeal of murder ’ , by which a person acquitted of murder could be tried for the same offence a second time , was born c .1793 , the son of a Castle Bromwich builder . |
| 2 | The other day , when a new silver dinner service was commissioned for 10 Downing Street , I asked how much silver could be bought for a million pounds , which seemed a suitably round number . |
| 3 | Specialised materials , which Tootal promised would be an engine of growth , has yet to prove its worth , though continued heavy investment could be blamed for a 40 per cent fall in profits . |
| 4 | As the science of the nineteenth century advanced in analytical skills , it became increasingly possible to tie down results to specific plants and the chemicals therein , until a pure chemical could be prescribed for a particular symptom . |
| 5 | Whatever we do for Lent could be done for an intention or our families . |
| 6 | They did ask the King to call a free Parliament , in which provision could be made for a " due liberty of conscience " for all Protestants , although they linked this with the demand that the Church of England should " be secured according to the Act of Uniformity " , suggesting that " due liberty of conscience " was to be very limited indeed . |
| 7 | No provision could be made for the selection of books to be kept up to date and they are not much used now , but there is an excellent service of books from the Argyll and Bute District library for the residents and patients in the hospital . |
| 8 | It rested on two basic assumptions : that Britain 's power and influence in the world depended upon a sound economy ; and that by making the fullest use of nuclear weapons , missiles , and modern transport aircraft , men and money could be saved for the country 's economic benefit . |
| 9 | The Government conceded defeat on the whole ‘ additionality ’ issue and the Euro money could be released for the former coalfield areas . |
| 10 | David Bigg of the Braintree and Witham Rail Users Group said he was surprised that extra money could be found for the roads when the railways were desperately in need of extra investment . |
| 11 | This makes it difficult to see how the judgement could be mistaken for a sensation . |
| 12 | But he added that unless a buyer could be found for the debt-ridden club , which made a £700,000 loss last year , they could join the dubious ranks of former Football League clubs . |
| 13 | During October Year 41 , Sour Ltd was notified that , due to the death of Crowt Ltd 's managing director , who held 30% of the Ordinary Shares , the remaining directors were considering liquidating Crowt Ltd unless a buyer could be found for the shares previously held by the managing director . |
| 14 | Each sub-system of the model was given a decimal code so that an audit trail could be established for the subsequent detailed analysis . |
| 15 | Then in the distance , the 6ft wave could be seen for the first time roaring up river at 10 mph . |
| 16 | A case could be made for a deep psychic need in people the world over for the manifestations of monsters in varying horrific forms . |
| 17 | A strong case could be made for the boundary of the new province to have been based on a line from the Humber to the Bristol Channel , probably following the lower Severn , the Warwickshire Avon and the Trent . |
| 18 | The hotel operated a policy of re-letting rooms if not taken up by 6pm , but if the customer paid a separate charge , the room could be kept for the customer after that time . |
| 19 | A charge could be made for the work carried out and this could offset the cost of the paper . ’ |
| 20 | Hence , as has already been outlined in Chapters 2 and 3 , the paternalism of the local squire could be exchanged for the deference of local workers . |
| 21 | Sotheby 's then heard from Michael Hebecker , Director of Schlossmuseum Gotha , informing them that , while the auction house had behaved fairly and correctly in offering the picture to the museum first , the permission to sell the Wtewael had been granted in his absence and with neither his knowledge nor consent , and asking them if the picture could be withdrawn for the time being . |
| 22 | Do you think the joy of discovery is enhanced , if the new knowledge could be used for the good of mankind , or do you think knowledge per se , is enough . |
| 23 | Hence , it seemed likely that information on similarities and differences between the five Belfast communities on the one hand and Lurgan on the other could be used for a variety of theoretical purposes . |
| 24 | A particular index register could be implied for the return address , but usually the index register is specified in the call instruction . |
| 25 | There is also a remote , but possible , danger that on contentious matters with a social context , the Protocol procedure could be abused for the purpose of eliminating opposition from the UK to measures where , for example , the UK , Spain and Portugal ( a blocking minority of 23 votes ) would oppose a measure of which the other member states were in favour . |
| 26 | A colour leaflet could be produced for the trail which would be available free of charge to visitors . |
| 27 | The Government could be heading for a damaging backbench revolt of Scottish Tories if it rejects Rosyth . |
| 28 | He had ordered the men at the north-facing ramparts and at the churchyard wall to fight their way back through the Residency from room to room towards the hall , from where a dash could be made for the head of the connecting trench ; once safely inside the trench the north-facing cannons of the banqueting hall , firing over their heads , could give them covering fire to complete their withdrawal . |
| 29 | The delights of the ‘ Pally ’ of your choice could be sampled for the princely sum of sixpence , and girls in page-boy cuts and boys with paraffin on their hair , shuffled around the polished wooden ‘ flerr ’ to the strains of ‘ Broadway Baby ’ ; the twinkling glass stars of the mirrors hanging from the ceiling spun them round and round , moths that nested in a box-bed in a single end , and danced at the Butterfly Ball . |
| 30 | If there is any way by which the Wallowa Valley could be kept for the Indians I would recommend that it be done . |