Example sentences of "could [verb] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , as far as he knows , the only way of coming downstairs , but sometimes he feels that there is really another way if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it . ’ |
| 2 | It is , as far as he knows , the only way of coming downstairs , but sometimes he feels that there really is another way , if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it . |
| 3 | ‘ And they could have arranged for a taxi . ’ |
| 4 | Perhaps you 'd have let me know we could have gone for a beer . |
| 5 | Yet Thomas , 17 , who made a scoring debut as a substitute last week , could have to settle for a place on the bench again as Hearts look to John Robert- son and Ian Ferguson to shoulder the responsibility in attack . |
| 6 | If I could have asked for a gift , I suppose it would have been the ability to make a living as a musician . |
| 7 | I reckon it would benefit everyone , especially English football to have schemes where young players could get loaned for a season at a time . |
| 8 | Still , I wondered how anyone could find sitting for an artist boring . |