Example sentences of "could [verb] [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The method of ‘ verstehen ’ could be quite insufficiently explanatory , or could fall back for explanation on a ( theoretically circular ) ‘ informing spirit ’ . |
| 2 | Perhaps we four could meet up for dinner ? ’ |
| 3 | The dacha was owned by a doctor who , Vasili reasoned , would be able to snap Lena out of her trance ; then the two of them could set off for Tula on the banks of the River Don where they would lie low until , with time , the investigation wound down . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose I could go in for advertising . ’ |
| 5 | If you were lucky er and you had friends in , you could go out for tea and , and that 's about all there was . |
| 6 | Significantly , though , the Soviet leader added that since a new constitution was being prepared , any article could come up for review , and this included Article 6 . |
| 7 | But global expansion has been an expensive objective for banks : they lent vast sums on poor terms to borrowers who could shop around for money , starting in Japan . |
| 8 | In 1989 the government 's proposals for the reorganization of the NHS included the creation of an NHS ‘ internal market ’ in which GPs could shop around for health care , the establishment of a new management board , with most members drawn from industry , permission for hospitals to become self-governing and new contracts for GPs . |