Example sentences of "could [verb] [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These factors , said some respondents , could make claims for compensation more difficult to pursue , even though hepatitis B is an acknowledged occupational disease for some healthcare workers . |
| 2 | That would mean she could buy eggs for supper and pay something on the grocery bill and have enough left over for the vet . |
| 3 | With reference to the application to erect 2 retail units at the Bus Depot , Whitburn Road , Bathgate , we would be grateful if the development could include racks for cycle parking . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Norman Lamont , the chancellor , warned that the cost of the fighting could limit scope for tax cuts in his March budget . |
| 11 | It could pinpoint areas for improvement . |
| 12 | A better understanding of how addictions work could provide benefits for science , for medicine and for recreation |
| 13 | British Transport Police say both the saboteurs and the huntsmen could face prosecution for trespass . |
| 14 | There were strong pointers from Downing Street that former junior defence minister Alan Clark could face prosecution for perjury . |
| 15 | She had thought they could have fruit for dessert but the bananas looked a bit black and sorry , and there were only two ( bruised ) peaches left . |
| 16 | We wondered at the ‘ pinching poverty ’ that could have cream for tea . |
| 17 | While I was on bail and Stephen was still with foster parents , they promised I could have Stephen for Christmas . |
| 18 | Fairly quickly we were able , as a staff , to define how we could match requests for information and help from parents to with the experience , strengths and interests of staff . |
| 19 | Both the introduction of new rules on how societies could raise funds for mortgage loans and the 1987 stock market crash — which prompted small investors to get out of equities and put their money into building society saving accounts — made it possible for the societies to get their act together and fight back . |
| 20 | Staff recognized that the approach could supply data for planning , by identifying deficits in provision , and for auditing services or needs . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Integrating free range pigs and poultry with tree production could offer improvements for animal welfare and help safeguard the environment , according to a report by Dr. Carruthers and Peter Dorward of Reading University 's Department of Agriculture . |
| 23 | THREE appeal court judges were asked to rule for the first time yesterday that parents could sue doctors for negligence over the loss of a child though the fatal injuries had been suffered before birth . |