Example sentences of "he could [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He considered whom he knew in the Essex CID and whom he could tap for information . |
| 2 | The judge said there was only sentence he could pass for murder , Kelly would go prison for life . |
| 3 | IF Mr Deaves can not sell his mansion , he could qualify for state handouts for even longer than a year . |
| 4 | Dave 's house was a surprise ; a very comfortable modern bungalow with all mod cons , a few miles outside Kirkwall , with all the fishing and shooting he could wish for right on his doorstep . |
| 5 | They wore clothes that he thought beautiful , when he could see for envy : jackets with Napoleonic pockets , trousers cut so that they reached the ground at the back , pink shirts , print ties . |
| 6 | Somewhere there would be a tutor waiting to see him — some easy-going , amiable man , not old , but a few years older than himself , with whom he could drink sherry on slightly deferential terms , and to whom he could apply for permission to hold parties , keep a car , and ride to hounds . |