Example sentences of "[noun sg] could [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three foreign entrants have already withdrawn and a meeting tomorrow of the British Wheelchair Racing Association could call for a boycott by all British competitors . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The soft conventionalist could search for a more abstract consensus yet . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was amazing , she thought when he had left the room , what food , wine and a sensational smile could do for a girl . |
| 8 | This court held that such a corporation could sue for a libel calculated to injure its reputation in the way of its business without proof of special damage . |
| 9 | But within a few years the Americans were using new machines , a fraction of the size , that an unskilled woman could operate for a fraction of the pay , and upon which she could spin as many stockings an hour as the Black Beauty — and without seams . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | By gaw , he 's a topper and ah would n't sell 'im for any money , No man could ask for a better friend . " |
| 13 | The row could make for a strained atmosphere as Mr Major spends the Premier 's traditional weekend with the Queen . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | While Hoving 's career at the Met could make for a juicy and fascinating story , Making the Mummies Dance proves that he is not the man to tell it . |
| 16 | But no amount of tuition could account for a moment of sublime individual flair . |
| 17 | This had a range of meanings , but was based on the idea that an individual could stand for a race , or prefigure other individuals not yet born . |
| 18 | If it was felt that these conditions would be insufficient to prevent ‘ serious public disorder ’ , then the chief officer could apply for a banning order — from the Home Secretary in London , or from the local council in any other part of the country . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |