Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin Thomas , a 17-year-old striker who has scored eight goals during the reserve team 's 14-match unbeaten run , could make his debut for the Tynecastle club . |
| 2 | If Alger Hiss could betray his country for the sake of Communism — and he is still trying to establish his innocence — where else among the highest in the land might treason be found ? |
| 3 | Mrs Fort , of Dagenham , Essex , died last year , five days after being punched and kicked by a boy who knocked on her door asking if he could search her garden for a lost football . |
| 4 | Fred could see her hatred for the man showing plainly on her face , and he thought of Nellie 's closing words which kept running around inside his head . |
| 5 | But the dining-room was too spacious : there the sepoys could use their numbers for a devastating bayonet charge . |
| 6 | That 's it , if Derek said I could use his name for a reference |
| 7 | ONE OF Britain 's most successful offshore construction yards is in with a good chance of winning a major order that could secure its future for a year . |
| 8 | Galwey and Popplewell , and to an extent O'Hara and the much-maligned Francis , produced outstanding performances which , if repeated against Wales and England , could secure them tickets for the trip to New Zealand . |
| 9 | To cut a long story short , it was n't until Wednesday that I could fit my shoes for the wedding , which was Thursday ! |
| 10 | I do n't know cos we thought you 'd be the only one who actually managed to get a copy when nobody else could lay their fice for the af from two o'clock in the afternoon yeah F finalised |
| 11 | if I could have your attention for a minute . |
| 12 | But Terry could take his wife for a three-night self-catering break for as little as £20 each . |
| 13 | After that the Bruces could renew their struggle for the throne . |
| 14 | I could n't wait for the bell to ring at four in the afternoon when class would end and I could bang my lid for the last time before running all the way down the Whitechapel Road to help out on the barrow . |
| 15 | Surely I could forget my surroundings for an hour and a half . |
| 16 | Forest , meanwhile , could switch their hunt for a centre-back to QPR 's vastly-improved Darren Peacock . |
| 17 | With Jamie Pollock suspended for one match , Proctor could press his claims for a recall to the squad . |
| 18 | They describe it as a terrifying ordeal and although it was around two o'clock in the morning , they say a number of people were in the area and could help their search for the rapist . |
| 19 | Lawrence could strengthen his squad for a final promotion push . |