Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] could [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The result was to keep linesmen 's wages down : before 1862 , when the stab wage was 25s a week , most linesmen averaged 15s 2d ; in 1894 , when the stab rate was 32s , 24s was the best a piece worker could hope for . |
| 3 | Watkins L.J. , at p. 82 , asked where else the Home Secretary could look for guidance as to retribution and deterrence , if not to the judges . |
| 4 | A typical examination question could ask for comment on , say , how the designers of Word for Windows might have been influenced by Ventura Publisher . |
| 5 | It may be argued that low essential fatty acid intake could account for the diminished long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in severe disease . |
| 6 | If that rate of increase continues it is estimated that methyl bromide could account for one-sixth of ozone loss by 2000 . |
| 7 | ‘ They 're safe of themselves , I guarantee it ; but of course , a chance shot could do for them . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A 10 per cent cut in defence spending could pay for a doubling of development assistance ( which stood at $51,000 million in 1988 ) , while increasing aid to the target level of 0.7 per cent of gross nation product ( GNP ) would raise assistance flows to $144,000 million by 2000 . |
| 10 | It had no business goodwill and was not permitted to trade ; nor did it have shareholders ; ( 5 ) in failing to take proper account of the fact that it logically followed that if a local government corporation could sue for libel in respect of its governing reputation then so too could any institution of central government ( including , for example , a government department which was a statutory corporation such as the Department of the Environment ) ; ( 6 ) in the premises in considering that there was no uncertainty or ambiguity in English law in relation to the extent to which local authorities might sue for libel . |
| 11 | In an earlier reply he suggested that in Northern Ireland , those who wanted to volunteer for the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve could volunteer for some other service . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The summer peak could last for several months , considerably longer than that at Christmas . |
| 14 | Your surgeon 's consultation can now include — on screen — a strong indication of what improvement surgery could do for you , personally . |
| 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 . |