Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Often the Phantasms — daemon-masked , each dabbed with different costly scents , and gowned in luminous silk appliquéd with lascivious emblems — would bomb around the broad upper avenues on their jet-trikes , and through almost deserted midnight malls , seeking stylised mayhem with another brat gang or hunting for an odour bar or an elegant brothel which they could take over for a few hours before fleeing just ahead of a Judge patrol .
2 We could also decide on points where the accompaniment could take over for a brief period , or perhaps form a dialogue with the melody .
3 It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline .
4 The list could go on for a long time .
5 This is another list that could go on for a long time .
6 I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell .
7 But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear ,
8 His meeting was not until the next morning , so he could switch off for a few hours .
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