Example sentences of "he could [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The other way in which he could compensate for unfavourable power relations was through effective public relations . |
| 3 | The guy was talking to Pete , he thought he could , he develop , he could develop for coarse fishing |
| 4 | Is it not a ridiculous situation when the motoring correspondent of The Times ( 30 Jan. ) describes how he intended travelling from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter of the price , despite sole occupancy of a largish estate car ? |
| 5 | In the same edition of The Times , their motor correspondent describes how he considered making the return journey from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter the cost of a second-class fare , despite being the sole occupant of a largish estate car . |