Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In turn the C & AG would have a right of overview and could instigate value for money investigations by his own staff or , perhaps more effectively , by the private sector auditors . |
| 2 | One of the most important factors is the interest rate itself , which could give cause for confusion , were it not for something called ‘ APR ’ — annual percentage rate — which is the figure you should concentrate on . |
| 3 | One of the most important factors is the interest rate itself , which could give cause for confusion , were it not for something called ‘ APR ’ — annual percentage rate — which is the figure you should concentrate on . |
| 4 | This , coupled with the notion of the magistrate as being responsible for enforcement of the judgments handed down by himself or his deputy , would surely suggest that he could give judgment for performance and enforce it specifically . |
| 5 | The peasants might have even less electricity than the town-dwellers , but they could collect wood for fuel and could find foodstuffs available only on the black market in the urban centres . |
| 6 | Since Jarvella instructed his subjects to recall as much as they could remember word for word , and he scored for accuracy of verbatim recall , these results suggest not only that the last-heard clause has the highest verbatim recall but also that the amount of syntactic information which is being retained about a preceding clause depends on whether or not that clause forms part of a larger linguistic unit which also includes the most recent clause . |
| 7 | Norman Lamont , the chancellor , warned that the cost of the fighting could limit scope for tax cuts in his March budget . |
| 8 | British Transport Police say both the saboteurs and the huntsmen could face prosecution for trespass . |
| 9 | There were strong pointers from Downing Street that former junior defence minister Alan Clark could face prosecution for perjury . |
| 10 | We wondered at the ‘ pinching poverty ’ that could have cream for tea . |
| 11 | THE worst drought in Britain for 200 years could spell disaster for wildlife in some parts of the country , but locally , there is no cause for alarm — yet . |