Example sentences of "could [adv] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oreste had been spared and it could only be for a purpose . |
| 2 | If the Ketterings had wanted another family to stand in for them , it could only be for recognition by someone they wished to avoid or who might be a danger to them . |
| 3 | It could n't be for my uncle 's charms , or could it ? |
| 4 | Corporate liberty , even of the most exalted kind , could never be for Anselm , as it was for Hugh of Lyons , the mainspring of his whole life . |
| 5 | Maria said vehemently , her thoughts flying briefly to Rachel , for whom marriage was a trap in a way it could never be for Florian . |