Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If fossil fuel costs rise to a high level , either from shortages or for political reasons , crops could be grown specifically for biological conversion into various forms of energy . |
| 2 | If , however , you feel unable to do this , it would still help us if the questionnaire could be filled in for the largest course , and some indication be given of provision in other courses . |
| 3 | Yet an argument could be made out for Haversian bone being linked with large body-size rather than thermoregulation techniques . |
| 4 | It is sobering to reflect that a case could be made out for the judgment that the last extensive exercise of the English poetic sensibility was Wordsworth 's Prelude . ’ |
| 5 | However , it is necessary to consider this in a little more detail , for it might be argued that a rather better case could be made out for the materialist theory than the dismissive remarks of the preceding section seem to suggest , provided certain additional facts are taken into consideration . |
| 6 | I believe a good case could be made out for saying EITHER : |
| 7 | Would it not make administrative sense if at least part of this site could be reserved specifically for the British Library so that in any future extension , these units could be incorporated ? |
| 8 | During the time my territory was South and Mid Wales , I could be sent off for anything up to a week on a series of stories . |
| 9 | All you have to do is write and tell us the name and address of your favourite bar — anywhere in the country — and a case of Kulta could be sent there for you to collect or even enjoy on the premises . |
| 10 | McGillicuddy would n't relish the idea of giving up the General Director 's job as European overlord , but he was also sixty and could be kicked upstairs for a year or so before taking early retirement . |
| 11 | She could do without large conscript armies to defend land frontiers and needed long-service troops who could be employed overseas for long periods . |
| 12 | The mine district could be shut down for three months . |
| 13 | A vindictive hatred of Kit Nubbles for saying that he was ‘ an uglier dwarf than could be seen anywhere for a penny ’ causes Quilp to set on Sampson Brass and his sister falsely to incriminate the boy . |
| 14 | Matthews estimates that a truck-mounted unit would require a 350 kW accelerator operating at 10 MV. At present , commercial machines only reach 40kW , but the Star Wars equipment could be built commercially for about $3.5m . |
| 15 | It might it would be helpful actually if this could be written down for us . |
| 16 | two small seats for children are fitted in the back , and an adult , sitting sideways , could be packed in for short trips … |
| 17 | Although the England Under-19s , touring Pakistan last winter , had some cause to question just how young their opponents were when they discovered the ease with which birth certificates could be bought locally for just £2 . |
| 18 | The Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 20 by seven to two that parents suspected of child abuse could be imprisoned indefinitely for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of their children . |
| 19 | The Government with British Coal decided that they would get an independent consultant 's report to study how the mine could be put up for licence — whether under the consortium or under private ownership . |
| 20 | In the debate about restoration scripture could be quoted both for rigour and for mercy . |
| 21 | Terry Pearson , head of the bank 's global custody division , said the system could be set up for well under £50 million . |
| 22 | And he stressed it was unlikely an ‘ entire pattern of stability ’ could be set up for every operation . |
| 23 | In 1942 , after a long preamble once again accusing the government of ‘ favouritism ’ towards the Masai , he asked in the Legislative Council if a thousand square miles of Masailand could be set aside for ‘ settlement of fighting services personnel , when their job of destroying our foul enemies , who would make slaves of the Masai , is completed ’ . |
| 24 | In contrast , before the Second World war , British civil industry was a leader in products such as radios and cathode-ray tubes which could be adapted quickly for military purposes . |
| 25 | Kharif could be thrown in for the Arpal Chase at Kelso ( 1.40 ) . |
| 26 | The instructions therein were religiously followed and within a few weeks a recognisable fuselage could be sat in for some ‘ hangar flying ’ . |
| 27 | To herself Annabel thought that it would n't interfere with the running of the Universe if enough money could be found somewhere for the university fees and accommodation for Eve Malone , the child who had no home except the big bleak convent with the heavy iron gates . |
| 28 | However , the Bill was enacted on May 9 under provisions of the Parliament Acts 1991 and 1949 ( whereby a bill could be passed directly for royal assent if it had been approved twice by the Commons but rejected both times by the Lords ) . |
| 29 | Similar ideas for features , visits and events could be thought up for the remaining areas . |
| 30 | If footswitching could be sorted out for these then the covers and pub band scene could well be awash with Marshall S80s . |