Example sentences of "could [adv] [be] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A SMALL village business , which is to shortly celebrate its first birthday , has been so successful it could soon be looking for bigger premises . |
| 2 | — DARLINGTON defender Les McJannet and midfielder Gary Gill came through a game for the reserves unscathed and could soon be set for first-team action . |
| 3 | Instead China got an ‘ object ’ code which could not be converted for military tasks . |
| 4 | Er in paragraph a hundred and eight of that paper and I 'd I 'd like to read er read a quotation out , However because an exception is not acknowledged it does not mean that provision could not be made for this . |
| 5 | It could not be rigged for political or even more unworthy reasons . |
| 6 | Age specific mortality was used throughout the study taking into account increasing age , but in Asians unlike Europeans this could not be adjusted for changing mortality rates from year to year as these data were unavailable . |
| 7 | " Sacrifices could be demanded in the name of democracy which could not be expected for mere patriotism for the social order as it was . " |
| 8 | Gould could not be blamed for all of this . |
| 9 | Before he became Home Secretary Morrison had argued that the best way for Jews to prevent anti-semitism was to ensure that they could not be blamed for social injustices in areas where they lived . |
| 10 | This latter provision was seen as means to assure NATO that certain Warsaw Pact aircraft could not be used for offensive purposes . |
| 11 | One would ‘ ring-fence ’ or protect the grants to be given to local authorities so they could not be used for other purposes ; the other would give elderly and disabled people in local authority residential homes the same social security rights as those in private or voluntary sector homes . |
| 12 | This neutralised the efforts of the consortium since all funds committed so far had been for the purchase of the collection intact ; they could not be used for individual sale bids or any subsequent related negotiations . |
| 13 | As yet the sunshine could not be enjoyed for this morning the inquest was to take place . |
| 14 | If a referendum in a union republic failed to endorse secession , a new referendum on secession could not be held for 10 years . |
| 15 | The MPLA-PT insisted that it could not formally recognize UNITA until the Constitution had been revised , and that elections could not be held for several years until a census and electoral rolls had been drawn up . |
| 16 | Hooper , chosen ahead of David James because of his experience , could not be faulted for either of the Russians ' goals and desperately wants a chance to make the Anfield number one shirt his own . |
| 17 | As the bulk of the material was culled from just three radio sessions , this proved that an album of quality could still be made for less than the cost of recording your average chart single . |
| 18 | However , we found the machine could still be used for much more than the average heat gun . |
| 19 | This display or retail system , which could also be adopted for domestic use , consists of shelving , rails , hangers and tables , with white-painted metal tubular elements finished with the almost classic black shiny ball trim . |
| 20 | Two other players , Abdul Razaq Ibrahim Albalooshi , of the United Arab Emirates , and Mehmed Bazdarevic , of Yugoslavia — who has a year 's ban — could also be suspended for red-card offences if appeals were unsuccessful , the Fifa officials added . |
| 21 | Two other players , Abdul Razaq Ibrahim Albalooshi , of the United Arab Emirates , and Mehmed Bazdarevic , of Yugoslavia — who has a year 's ban — could also be suspended for red-card offences if appeals were unsuccessful , the Fifa officials added . |
| 22 | However , development work with social workers produced an analysis of these concepts which suggested they could both be encompassed for most people by the following factors : |
| 23 | The 30-year-old forward could now be banned for three months under the ‘ doubling-up ’ system for getting sent off twice in two years . |
| 24 | WHOLESALE changes could well be made for this Saturday 's Gold Cup game following Glentoran 's latest disappointing defeat against Portadown . |
| 25 | Peter Roebuck might not have looked 13 in 1969 , but then he could well be taken for less than his 36 years now . |
| 26 | It had been a terrible summer , she reflected , one of those damp , chilly English summers which could almost be mistaken for one of their recent damp , mild winters . |
| 27 | Other safe forms of investment which could then be considered for any capital your parent may have could also include the building societies , local authority bonds ( if she is prepared to leave her money untouched for a year or two ) , National Savings Certificates , Post Office Savings , the National Savings Bank and Trustee Savings Bank . |
| 28 | Mr Dixon , who could theoretically be imprisoned for 120 years , faces maximum fines of only $5.75m . |
| 29 | Obviously something like a car could only be considered a bribe ; on the other hand a vacuum cleaner , say , may be too expensive to give away in bulk but could certainly be offered for comparative testing . |