Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] could [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 Souvenir hunters could bid for Maxwell 's engraved 18ct gold Parker fountain pen , estimated at £220 , or his gold dress watch and alarm calendar watch , a snip at £1,000 .
2 Widespread activation of T cells , with selective representation of particular V elements , is also a feature of some inflammatory joint diseases linked with infective agents and of Kawasaki disease , and superantigen effects could account for these associations .
3 Before that Act non-residents could register for the vote in local elections if they occupied property in the area with a rateable value of at least £ 10 per annum .
4 It would appear unlikely that a difference of two water molecules could account for the large destabilisation observed and it is therefore probable that minor groove hydration is not the singularly most important destabilising effect the sequence currently under investigation .
5 In particular , voters on social security receiving rate rebates could vote for increased services without having to pay for them .
6 It was intended to provide a large number of alternative words and expressions for subjects , so that advice workers could look for information under terms which were familiar to them and still find the right information .
7 There the Western merchants and officials of the Chinese treaty ports could entrain for their destinations in China .
8 Obviously this indirect mechanism by which real income rises as the price level falls could continue for as long as ( a ) the rate of interest continues to fall ; and ( b ) the rate of investment continues to respond to these interest rate reductions .
9 Charged solitons moving along the polymer chains could account for the greatly improved conductivity , but , there is a catch that makes their importance questionable .
10 Reform has already begun : this weekend voters could choose for the first time a single named candidate for the lower house , instead of numbers on a party list .
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