Example sentences of "[noun sg] could [verb] for " in BNC.
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1 | It is difficult to imagine how the variable work of only one mosaicist could account for such differences : an explanation which merely supposes one mosaicist applying a number of contrasting methods of laying ( Part 1 , sections 3.8 — 3.10 ) must be suspect . |
2 | Three foreign entrants have already withdrawn and a meeting tomorrow of the British Wheelchair Racing Association could call for a boycott by all British competitors . |
3 | It amounts to the ‘ best ’ statistical description of the process determining which Barro could find for the period covered by his data . |
4 | As on other occasions , it was left unresolved until a later date when ‘ the Club could decide for itself ’ . |
5 | AID could pay for the road through its Economic Support Fund . |
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 | I suggested , as a very moderate compromise , that any aggrieved applicant could ask for a review of his or her file by the incumbent Chairman of the Bar . |
8 | A permanent deal could follow for Southampton central defender Jon Gittens after his three-month loan spell . |
9 | On Saturday morning it was discovered as Scotch whiskey was concerned there was a very definite drought , and stocks at the several bars were down to zero — a situation which no self-respecting Whitehorse citizen could tolerate for long . |
10 | 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 ) . |
11 | Critics of a decision reached by a particular committee could press for its review by some other committee or by the Cabinet , and the constitutional right of individual ministers to speak in the name of the government as a whole would be impaired . |
12 | Engels was to remark that since property was not a consideration , only the proletariat could marry for love . |
13 | But the work could last for as long as 11 weeks and local councillors have claimed that they should have been consulted about the scheme . |
14 | They were n't sheep , every nome could think for itself , and when you started to think hard about sudden darkness and mysterious humming noises , panicking seemed a logical idea . |
15 | No council could continue for long on such a basis . |
16 | For the reasons which I have set out I consider that Morland J. was wrong , both not to apply article 10 and to hold that the Derbyshire County Council could sue for libel . |
17 | The crofter could apply for the ‘ de-crofting ’ of his land , but if this were approved he would no longer be eligible for the many special rights and privileges enjoyed by crofting tenants . |
18 | so a child could work for an and do any work they want to in that hour so we 're doing a dual role , we 're holding a detention there |
19 | Those traditional marching tunes of Ulster must be among the most stirring and spirited airs any child could wish for : the melodiousness of Derry 's Walls , the bravado of The Sash or , best of all , the sweet austerity of the pipes playing Rowan Tree or some of the gentler hymns as four/four marches . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | A typical examination question could ask for comment on , say , how the designers of Word for Windows might have been influenced by Ventura Publisher . |
22 | He has known little but fighting these last few years , but I think , with the right woman , he could be as gentle and tender a knight as any girl could wish for . ’ |
23 | There seemed to be no dark corners left , no little cupboards and half-hidden shelves through which a boy could hunt for evidence of his lost mother . |
24 | Most of these are shingle beaches , but those facing west are sandy , the white shell sand of the Atlantic shore , backed by the machair , that wonderful wild grassland of the west coast , which in May and June is filled with flowers and all the nesting birds that any photographer could wish for . |
25 | Still staring at Gwen , her thoughts in chaos , the knowledge that Leo 's interest had been at her parents ' instigation for the moment forgotten , she tried to work out what possible interest planning permission could have for Leo . |
26 | A crucial factor in the development was the growth of property-owning by towns , probably so that rent income could compensate for deficiencies of toll revenue . |
27 | With this mysterious absence of ‘ stain' goes a forgetting of grief ; though the Fellowship has just lost Gandalf in Moria , the fact is not mentioned for some twenty pages ( I , 350–70 ) , and indeed we are told that ‘ In winter here no heart could mourn for summer or for spring ’ . |
28 | Well mum could pay for Bulgaria and m , and dad can pay for the erm and you could go and stay |
29 | Following such treatment , there was a significant change in the numbers of these organisms in the patients ' bowels and this change could last for many weeks or months , during which time the patient continued to improve . |
30 | In Spring Fever , he takes a look at what climatic change could mean for the flora and fauna of the British mainland . |