Example sentences of "could [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could compensate for a too-stiff rod and poor reflexes — reflexes which you need for easing off when the hook bites into a lip — by using a stronger line . |
| 2 | By biding his time in the immediate aftermath of Mao 's death , he could prepare for a rise to power in the CCP . |
| 3 | The row could make for a strained atmosphere as Mr Major spends the Premier 's traditional weekend with the Queen . |
| 4 | While Hoving 's career at the Met could make for a juicy and fascinating story , Making the Mummies Dance proves that he is not the man to tell it . |
| 5 | Religious networks could make for a unified effort or become the vertebrae of different segments of reformers whose conflicts were expressed in organisational diversity and competition . |
| 6 | It was an easy way out , but one which could make for a far more enjoyable session . |
| 7 | Generations of British people have been happily walking into pubs for years and drinking alcohol that they could buy for a fraction of the price in a supermarket or off-licence . |
| 8 | ‘ We came across some people from Papua New Guinea who were selling handicrafts and were confronted with a boatload of western tourists — all convinced they could buy for a knock-down rate . |
| 9 | If you have the possibility of both services in a kitchen , you could opt for a gas cook top and an electric oven ; or vice versa ; or a mixture of both gas and electric plates to hedge bets should anything go wrong with one or other service , or to take advantage of both sorts of energy for different cooking needs ( slow simmering ; fast boiling etc . ) |
| 10 | This is a lively , swinging hotel with everything you could need for a holiday to remember . |
| 11 | Here you can find exquisitely tailored coats with velvet collars , hand- embroidered infant nightdresses , button shoes and everything you could need for a newborn baby including charmingly traditional christening presents . |
| 12 | Such a period of further study could qualify for a discretionary grant , but , because of poll tax capping , almost no one in my borough will receive one . |
| 13 | My words , he could qualify for a part in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat , it 's really something . |
| 14 | If you would like some advice on the amount you could borrow for a particular home improvement project that you have in mind , ask your local NatWest branch , as our staff will be pleased to help you . |
| 15 | They were paid about double what a skilled man could expect for a fifty-hour week in return for working part-time at something that they enjoyed . |
| 16 | It was amazing , she thought when he had left the room , what food , wine and a sensational smile could do for a girl . |
| 17 | You could look for a course in assertiveness or self- esteem — in London the Women 's Therapy Centre ( 071–263 6200 ) can help ; outside it is a question of asking around , possibly at the local library . |
| 18 | Perhaps she could ring for a taxi , to take her to the nearest station ? |
| 19 | ‘ I could ring for a taxi , ’ she suggested , when the final guests had departed and she was standing with her host and hostess on the drive . |
| 20 | The soft conventionalist could search for a more abstract consensus yet . |
| 21 | The model illustrated has the facility to take a heater and a separate thermostat if required , lights and a pump , with a spare terminal which you could use for a power filter . |
| 22 | The Fairclough report suggests that suitable UK institutions could be offered Faraday Centre status , becoming foci for technologies and expertise of industrial relevance , in which graduate scientists and engineers could work for a higher degree while engaged on contract research before moving into industry . |
| 23 | Such lords could provide for a number of gentlemen in their direct service , appointing to offices ranging from bailies and sheriffs-depute , procurators-fiscal , and clerks to such minor posts as regality officers and keepers of prisons . |
| 24 | Widows , the only social position that a traditional society could envisage for a husbandless adult woman , have always been considered as inauspicious and undesirable people . |
| 25 | ‘ For people like my father the City was a lovely environment where you could meet for a drink , or have lunch and be with friends . |
| 26 | The next morning , though , he found a message on his desk from Paul , asking if they could meet for a drink at lunchtime at the Club . |
| 27 | If Zafferana was saved from the lava , which could flow for a year or more , it would be ‘ a complete fluke ’ , he said . |
| 28 | But in the twelfth century , by and large , whoever could enter the ranks of the privileged clergy could hope for a bishopric ; and the ranks of the privileged clergy were open to all who could find patronage , whether because of birth or talent or good luck . |
| 29 | What the participants in this group discussion saw themselves as doing was working to make sure that their children could hope for a better life . |
| 30 | She 'd hoped to be able to take him out , perhaps for a longish walk through the forest where they could hope for a glimpse of a deer , but at its heaviest the downpour would have called for wetsuits rather than waterproofs . |