Example sentences of "could [vb infin] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then there was the time Joe Hulme asked if he could stay for the weekend in his native Lancashire after an away match at Bolton . |
| 2 | People got snappy , and nothing could compensate for the lack of leave . |
| 3 | Now we could prepare for the Jubilee without a car& in the world . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Neither character could exist for the reader without the novelistic skill , the use of every fictional device to support them : nor would either live for the reader without their close relation to the fate of nations , the constant background of these magnificent tales . |
| 6 | This meant that a trust investing solely in , say , gilts or bonds could qualify for the £1,500 limit , which was not the original intention . |
| 7 | He had me educated so I could speak for the Romanies of today — and of the future . |
| 8 | If the horse recovers well from his Longchamp experience he could head for the Japan Cup , for which he was entered yesterday . |
| 9 | It was nearly bedtime , but she rushed downstairs and asked if she could send for the parson . |
| 10 | I said that the best thing he could do for the whites was to demonstrate to the blacks that they fully supported the widest possible franchise , and that if he did that he would emerge as a statesman , with a statesman 's view of his responsibilities . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | All the Brownies were invited to go home and think about what the Pack could do for the fete and bring their ideas and suggestions along to the next Pack Meeting . |
| 13 | If so , there was nothing he could do for the moment . |
| 14 | All he could do for the moment was to stand in the doorway and look about him . |
| 15 | 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 " . |
| 16 | It has been known for many years that recycling used materials helps make great savings , but it was not until recently that it was realised how much good that it could do for the environment . |
| 17 | I think I 'll give you some homework that you could do for the week . |
| 18 | We could look for the people who put him up to it . |
| 19 | We could look for the gamma rays that the primordial black holes emit during most of their lifetime . |
| 20 | Thus India could become for the software scene in 90s what Taiwan and South Korea are to electronics today . |
| 21 | The new law stated that any Pole aged 35 or over and enjoying full electoral rights could run for the presidency ; the signatures of at least 100,000 electors would be required to secure nomination as a candidate . |
| 22 | She said an ex-boyfriend had a house across Lake Pontchartrain they could use for the weekend . |
| 23 | But it was as much a legal body as a spiritual one , although occasionally this could work for the individual 's unexpected benefit as in the laws relating to sanctuary or ‘ abjuring the realm ’ . |
| 24 | However , there was substantial US Congressional opposition to a free trade pact with Mexico ; the US unions and the citrus and textile industries were drawing attention to the job losses which such an agreement could entail for the USA , while environmental groups lobbied to warn of the implications of Mexico 's less stringent controls on industry . |
| 25 | Adding the percentage of retrospective completions and the percentage of errors ( discrepancies ) provides an estimate of the maximum percentage of errors that could occur for the entries in paper and pencil diaries such as those used in clinical trials : 2%+15%=17% for the morning and 9%+15%=24% for the evening . |
| 26 | Thus the liberalism of 1808 could hope for the support of the intelligent lower clergy . |
| 27 | Before he could move for the doors , they were flung open imperiously , revealing a wide-eyed , agonised Auguste outside . |
| 28 | Third , you could plump for the isolation tank , but have just enough water for the fish to swim in , and raise the temperature to 5 or 6°s ; above the normal show tank or pond . |
| 29 | Some emergency regulations restricting political meetings and propaganda were relaxed ( except in the northern and eastern provinces ) with effect from March 29 , so that campaigning could proceed for the May 11 local elections in seven provinces . |
| 30 | Moreover , Franco had seen in this development an aspect he could exploit for the reinforcement of his image as deliverer of the nation from evil . |