Example sentences of "they could [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd hoped to be able to take him out , perhaps for a longish walk through the forest where they could hope for a glimpse of a deer , but at its heaviest the downpour would have called for wetsuits rather than waterproofs . |
| 2 | The next morning , though , he found a message on his desk from Paul , asking if they could meet for a drink at lunchtime at the Club . |
| 3 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
| 4 | The great Labour party — which brought together militants , because it thought that they knew what they could do for the working people of this country — is scornfully setting democracy aside . |
| 5 | Before the announcement , Baker had an unprecedented meeting on Feb. 14 , at a previously closed nuclear weapons development laboratory , Chelyabinsk-70 , with scientists there , who outlined suggestions for civilian work which they could do for the West . |
| 6 | In the spring of 1956 both London and Washington decided that all they could do for the moment was to allow the Aswan offer to " wither on the vine " . |
| 7 | The farmers remember the lawless boom times a decade ago , when they grew as much coca as they could manage for the drug traffickers who came from the other side of the continent to their market town . |
| 8 | They had known all along they had a good , competitive car ; a single mistake had mired them for three races ; it was now solved and they could build for the future . |
| 9 | And they could see for the first time the lights of settlements off in the dark distance of the Vale . |
| 10 | Generations of British people have been happily walking into pubs for years and drinking alcohol that they could buy for a fraction of the price in a supermarket or off-licence . |
| 11 | ‘ We came across some people from Papua New Guinea who were selling handicrafts and were confronted with a boatload of western tourists — all convinced they could buy for a knock-down rate . |
| 12 | And you could be sure that every dog you saw was an excellent example of their breed — they had to be the most consistent winners throughout the year before they could qualify for an invite . |
| 13 | They could apply for a bar licence of course . |
| 14 | To ease the pressure , a truckload of Commandos were taken to the rear where they could relax for a couple of days . |
| 15 | She said an ex-boyfriend had a house across Lake Pontchartrain they could use for the weekend . |
| 16 | But profits from their credit card schemes slumped ; they took advantage of a new government ruling that they could charge for the cards , but felt their schemes were newly threatened by the Government 's agreement to allow shops to charge lower prices when customers paid in cash . |