Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The big turning point was against Norway , when I proved I could go for 90 minutes . |
| 2 | ‘ Sometimes I could kill for fresh pasta . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I could die for that ceiling , ’ he says . |
| 4 | I could play for 13 hours on one 10p . |
| 5 | I have already mentioned the stipulation that before I could qualify for married status I should have passed two language exams . |
| 6 | Once she got her bearings , she could head for Dead Rat and get Doc Threadneedle to sort out her skullplates . |
| 7 | The warden and his wife , being owners of a Siamese cat , were not overjoyed to see Emily but they reluctantly fed her a saucer of milk , saying that she could stay for one night . |
| 8 | Perhaps I could suggest her getting someone in to look after him and she could come for half time . |
| 9 | Tomorrow Hari would go to Ma Popits first thing and see what cast-off clothing she could buy for young Will . |
| 10 | There she could call for any food or liquor she wanted , so long as she had the wherewithal to pay the inflated prices demanded by the Sponging House keeper . |
| 11 | The windscreen in front of the ‘ cabin' looks just like glass , but is in fact edible and made out of melted glacier mint — a clever and original idea you could adapt for other cakes , for example for windows . |
| 12 | I would be grateful if you could arrange for one copy of all your departmental letterheads , leaflets , forms and publications which use the logo Lothian Regional Council , the crest or any departmental logos , to be sent to Pamela Bruce , Corporate Services Department , Room 3.13 , Regional Headquarters , George IV Bridge , Edinburgh . |
| 13 | I 'd be very grateful if you could arrange for this work to be carried out . |
| 14 | If you think you could qualify for this allowance or need more information of help in filling in the forms , contact the bureau . |
| 15 | You could look for all books in the subject area " feminism " , for example , or all books with " feminism " or " feminist " in the title . |
| 16 | There was nothing we could do for poor Victor at five in the morning ; we should meet for an early breakfast and decide then what to do . |
| 17 | We could cater for 190 youngsters and had almost 300 applicants . |
| 18 | We could go for eight days between fill-ups instead of having to brim the tank every four days , ’ he says . |
| 19 | First , we could search for some analogue of the potential function which proved so useful in electrostatics . |
| 20 | And erm being as he put a new table in the mill he thought we could work for thirty pound a week less , on this table . |
| 21 | If , in addition , they could hire for private patients the very expensive facilities in the way of X-ray machines , operating theatres and the like , to be found within the National Health Service , this too made their lives very much easier and in many cases made their private practice a possibility . |
| 22 | No not necessarily they could er they could check for all tolerances |
| 23 | Where our Investigation Department operations involved shipping and small craft we were the specialists to whom they could turn for practical assistance . |
| 24 | The sweetener for those who find themselves paying more is that they could qualify for transitional relief which which will cover the increase . |
| 25 | On top of that sum they could bid for further income to make network programmes , or for capital investment . |
| 26 | ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture . |
| 27 | He stated that the Soviet Union had to negotiate the return of the islands before it could hope for improved co-operation with Japan . |
| 28 | Her doctor had told her that there was nothing he could do for this problem , so she decided on private treatment from a doctor that a friend recommended . |
| 29 | He could drink for twenty-four hours without stopping , but it was not done in a hurry . |
| 30 | The other way in which he could compensate for unfavourable power relations was through effective public relations . |