Example sentences of "[coord] could [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Nikolay Gubyenko , former USSR Minister of Culture , claims have already been lodged or could be lodged for 3,017,128 works of art . |
| 2 | Examples of possible syllabic velar nasals would be ‘ thicken ’ ( where and are also possible ) , and ‘ broken key ’ , where the nasal consonant occurs between velar consonants ( again , or could be substituted for ) . |
| 3 | On Monday she had gone to her job — improbably she appeared to be a supervisor for a market research firm — as usual , and could be vouched for by colleagues there . |
| 4 | Dowty 's HQ at in Chaltenham is just fifty miles away and could be targetted for closure |
| 5 | The mines at Sar-i-Sang were situated at over 8,500 feet and could be operated for only a few months in the year . |
| 6 | I have , for example , a spare traverse of the Skye Ridge which must have high bargaining value and could be swopped for the Mamores , the Grey Corries , the Aonachs or similar . |
| 7 | The force 's mandate was for six month , and could be extended for a further year at most . |
| 8 | He was immediately ruled out of tomorrow 's home match with Nottingham Forest — and could be sidelined for three weeks . |
| 9 | Not very gregarious , and could be mistaken for small courser when running on ground ; when it stops it does not squat but stands erect . |
| 10 | They are all relatively quick to prepare and could be combined for a Mexican buffet party . |
| 11 | VIRGIN tycoon Richard Branson is moving into computers and could be set for a head-on clash with Amstrad chief Alan Sugar . |
| 12 | It was , however , perfectly suitable for other industrial purposes and could be sold for such — albeit at a slightly lower price . |
| 13 | Obviously by the mid fourth century at the latest , some elaborate buildings had become redundant and could be demolished for re-use in the defences . |
| 14 | Of the 106 authorities who responded and could be used for analysis , seventy-eight were described as using some form of standardised intelligence test and nearly all were using examination procedures to measure attainment in English and arithmetic , though the variety of standard , ‘ tried out ’ and internal tests was wider . |
| 15 | The out-of-contract midfielder is still waiting for the offer of a new deal from the Geordies and could be heading for a £1m-plus move . |
| 16 | The out-of-contract midfielder is still waiting for the offer of a new deal from the Geordies and could be heading for a £1m-plus move . |
| 17 | He has a blessing to give his eldest and favourite son , but it is a poor thing compared with Jacob 's , so poor it is hardly recognizable as a blessing and could be taken for a curse : |
| 18 | It was at a jewellers ’ in Milan and could be retrieved for a certain sum . |
| 19 | Next morning in the market , shopping for a picnic , our struggles with the phrasebook brought an English-speaking Thai to our rescue , explaining that the quail eggs we had bought were raw , but could be cooked for us in the soup cauldron wherever we took breakfast . |