Example sentences of "could [verb] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could compensate for a too-stiff rod and poor reflexes — reflexes which you need for easing off when the hook bites into a lip — by using a stronger line . |
| 2 | Religious networks could make for a unified effort or become the vertebrae of different segments of reformers whose conflicts were expressed in organisational diversity and competition . |
| 3 | The row could make for a strained atmosphere as Mr Major spends the Premier 's traditional weekend with the Queen . |
| 4 | ‘ We came across some people from Papua New Guinea who were selling handicrafts and were confronted with a boatload of western tourists — all convinced they could buy for a knock-down rate . |
| 5 | Here you can find exquisitely tailored coats with velvet collars , hand- embroidered infant nightdresses , button shoes and everything you could need for a newborn baby including charmingly traditional christening presents . |
| 6 | Such a period of further study could qualify for a discretionary grant , but , because of poll tax capping , almost no one in my borough will receive one . |
| 7 | What 's more , if you reply within 14 days , you could qualify for an additional £50,000 Early Reply Bonus prize too ! |
| 8 | If you would like some advice on the amount you could borrow for a particular home improvement project that you have in mind , ask your local NatWest branch , as our staff will be pleased to help you . |
| 9 | They were paid about double what a skilled man could expect for a fifty-hour week in return for working part-time at something that they enjoyed . |
| 10 | You could look for an alternative course at a different university or college . |
| 11 | The Fairclough report suggests that suitable UK institutions could be offered Faraday Centre status , becoming foci for technologies and expertise of industrial relevance , in which graduate scientists and engineers could work for a higher degree while engaged on contract research before moving into industry . |
| 12 | Widows , the only social position that a traditional society could envisage for a husbandless adult woman , have always been considered as inauspicious and undesirable people . |
| 13 | What the participants in this group discussion saw themselves as doing was working to make sure that their children could hope for a better life . |
| 14 | She could sleep for a thousand years . |
| 15 | Under the 1959 Act , only the holder of a public house or an hotel certificate could apply for a special permission , whereas , under 5.33 , any licence-holder . |
| 16 | A speed which , once it had lumbered up to it , it could maintain for a long time . |
| 17 | Ronni smiled and hoped the flush in her cheeks could pass for a simple flush of pleasure . |
| 18 | Wrapped up in the everyday business of looking after her newborn baby , Belinda felt fine : she could cope for a few days . |
| 19 | The money spent could pay for a whole dinner party . |
| 20 | It is no mystery that a child can feel compelled to judge himself from his father 's viewpoint , although it may seem so if one uses Freudian language and starts puzzling about what it could mean for an instinctive egoist to ‘ introject ’ the image of his father . |
| 21 | The maximum presidential mandate was limited to two terms of seven years each ( whereas previously the president could serve for an unlimited number of five-year terms ) . |
| 22 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
| 23 | but in the twenties I was better at the pictures or somewhere like that , which you could get for a few pence , but you 're not walking about or doing tiring thing . |
| 24 | ‘ It stated that supporters who bought tickets for the Latvia game at our office could register for a similar amount regarding the Republic 's visit . |
| 25 | By gaw , he 's a topper and ah would n't sell 'im for any money , No man could ask for a better friend . " |
| 26 | Who could ask for a better weapon than that ? |
| 27 | But you could ask for a special audit . |
| 28 | For a modest sum , a family sitting in the comfort of their home could listen for a whole year to one performance nightly from a selection of theatres , music halls and concert halls with a choice of a dozen church services on Sundays . |
| 29 | Because altruistic love was germane to both , he could argue for a perfect union . |
| 30 | Indeed , Herder could argue for a popular State without democratic mechanisms . |