Example sentences of "could [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had broken the law unwittingly , but still she had broken it , and if Jake was really determined he could make her pay for it . |
| 2 | Might there be a chance that if he went back to England , he could make her care for him ? |
| 3 | Northern League FORMER Middlesbrough midfielder Gary Hamilton could make his debut for Whitby when they travel to Guisborough today . |
| 4 | Kevin Thomas , a 17-year-old striker who has scored eight goals during the reserve team 's 14-match unbeaten run , could make his debut for the Tynecastle club . |
| 5 | On 17 December 1991 the assistant recorder on a preliminary issue held that the question of suitability of accommodation for the purpose of sections 65 and 69 fell to be determined in the county court by way of proceedings for breach of statutory duty so that the judge could substitute his discretion for that of the local housing authority . |
| 6 | It would be desirable if successful Compact graduates could demonstrate their suitability for employment through the positive evidence contained in their records of achievement , thus precluding the need in their case for testing . |
| 7 | What general could detail their lineage for at least two generations , name their children and describe their children 's abilities and characters ? |
| 8 | If Alger Hiss could betray his country for the sake of Communism — and he is still trying to establish his innocence — where else among the highest in the land might treason be found ? |
| 9 | That 's what I said , a hundred and ninety pound , I said if you could do my house for that I 'd be laughing ! |
| 10 | We could do your go for you . |
| 11 | Under the gruff tones she could feel his sympathy for her at being placed in such an awkward situation , and she made an effort to summon up some anger at his being sorry for her , but she could n't . |
| 12 | Although Bernice could understand her wish for peace and quiet , Ell must be joking saying that she would prefer to be back home . |
| 13 | Mrs Fort , of Dagenham , Essex , died last year , five days after being punched and kicked by a boy who knocked on her door asking if he could search her garden for a lost football . |
| 14 | Fred could see her hatred for the man showing plainly on her face , and he thought of Nellie 's closing words which kept running around inside his head . |
| 15 | That 's it , if Derek said I could use his name for a reference |
| 16 | I could follow her drift for seconds at a time , until the half-gratified sense of effort — or my awareness of watching myself — intervened , and scattered my thoughts . |
| 17 | She could keep his affection for her . |
| 18 | In this way , Franco could secure their cooperation for as long as the war might last . |
| 19 | ONE OF Britain 's most successful offshore construction yards is in with a good chance of winning a major order that could secure its future for a year . |
| 20 | She could contain her dislike for this character for a few days , could n't she ? |
| 21 | I do n't know cos we thought you 'd be the only one who actually managed to get a copy when nobody else could lay their fice for the af from two o'clock in the afternoon yeah F finalised |
| 22 | Irving Lazar , a literary agent , also made North an offer before the year was out , estimating he could sell his story for $5m . |
| 23 | if I could have your attention for a minute . |
| 24 | You could take their word for it and leave it at that . |
| 25 | The establishment 's boast was that if it was n't on the menu , then you could take your pick for free . |
| 26 | But Terry could take his wife for a three-night self-catering break for as little as £20 each . |
| 27 | She wished she could fulfil her search for this singular man from her bed , by the power of her mind alone . |
| 28 | Do you think you could change her nappy for me ? |
| 29 | After that the Bruces could renew their struggle for the throne . |
| 30 | I could n't wait for the bell to ring at four in the afternoon when class would end and I could bang my lid for the last time before running all the way down the Whitechapel Road to help out on the barrow . |