Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could pay for a hotel , of course , but he 'd find me . ’ |
| 2 | Later I could arrange for a car to take you on to Luxor . |
| 3 | I thought , if I could go for a hybrid of these two , and get comedians to come in and sit with deadpan expressions , I might have something interesting on my hands . |
| 4 | ‘ I could ring for a taxi , ’ she suggested , when the final guests had departed and she was standing with her host and hostess on the drive . |
| 5 | I could ask for a trial , but I was not confident of the judges ' honesty . |
| 6 | In April 1964 I arranged with Roy Dennis , who had recently been appointed as warden of the bird observatory , to visit the island for a week to get the experience and expertise required before I could apply for a permit to catch and ring birds . |
| 7 | At that time , University College had no fellow in mathematics , which was another reason he wanted me to do chemistry : I could try for a scholarship in natural science rather than in mathematics . |
| 8 | Here , through the space of a breath or two , she could live for a moment in the rapturous evening when she and Lal had dressed for the Hunt Ball : the evening that had given her Andrew . |
| 9 | Obviously she had to go to Dublin and stay in the convent there ; this was the only way she could train for a career . |
| 10 | Perhaps she could ring for a taxi , to take her to the nearest station ? |
| 11 | If that 's a bit out of your reach at £15,000 , maybe you could settle for a model of the real thing . |
| 12 | ‘ For people like my father the City was a lovely environment where you could meet for a drink , or have lunch and be with friends . |
| 13 | You could pass for a musickie model . ’ |
| 14 | And then you could go for a swim over , go and do his suit and you could have a swim at Guildford . |
| 15 | Any software that uses a page description language called PostScript will talk to Linotype photosetters , TeX talks to just about anything ever made or you could go for a specialist product such as Itek 's PTW which links to their Digitek photosetter . |
| 16 | and they 've got quite a big place at Harrogate where you could go for a day or two to observe what was going on and so on . |
| 17 | Perhaps you could go for a walk each day ( with or without a dog ) ; you could go swimming or ride a bicycle — it does n't really matter what you do as long as you do it regularly . |
| 18 | The best place to go like to go for a wee dance , the only place you could go for a wee da , that 's the . |
| 19 | Mrs Rena Jamieson , however , will still be attending and I would be pleased if you could arrange for a replacement invoice , which I believe will total £85.00 , to be sent to the above address , for the attention of Miss H White . |
| 20 | If you have the possibility of both services in a kitchen , you could opt for a gas cook top and an electric oven ; or vice versa ; or a mixture of both gas and electric plates to hedge bets should anything go wrong with one or other service , or to take advantage of both sorts of energy for different cooking needs ( slow simmering ; fast boiling etc . ) |
| 21 | This is a lively , swinging hotel with everything you could need for a holiday to remember . |
| 22 | Yet you could call for a mug of Ordinarie or Strong beer , or a mixture of both for 1d , 1½d or 2d a quart , according to your taste . |
| 23 | Honestly , there 's such a good su stock in our kitchen , you could live for a week . |
| 24 | The model illustrated has the facility to take a heater and a separate thermostat if required , lights and a pump , with a spare terminal which you could use for a power filter . |
| 25 | You could look for a course in assertiveness or self- esteem — in London the Women 's Therapy Centre ( 071–263 6200 ) can help ; outside it is a question of asking around , possibly at the local library . |
| 26 | Simon Murison-Bowie wrote to you on 22 December last year asking you to let us know the operating system and machine you would run the tape on , and the tape density you would need , so that we could arrange for a copy to be prepared for you . |
| 27 | ‘ All it needs is two seats and we could go for a jaunt in it . |
| 28 | ‘ We could go for a walk , ’ said Dorothy . |
| 29 | She 'd hoped to be able to take him out , perhaps for a longish walk through the forest where they could hope for a glimpse of a deer , but at its heaviest the downpour would have called for wetsuits rather than waterproofs . |
| 30 | The next morning , though , he found a message on his desk from Paul , asking if they could meet for a drink at lunchtime at the Club . |