Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] [det] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spoke slowly , his gaze never leaving Fairham , who found he could only hold that gaze for a couple of seconds at a time . |
| 2 | The chief magistrate watched me intently as the prosecutor , a blundering serjeant-at-law , failed to prove I had any grievance against the Ralembergs and could not proffer any motive for the crime . |
| 3 | It was found that although a four-week tutorial programme had been prepared , the children in the mainstream school were far more receptive and accepting of the situation and could not see any reason for delaying the child 's integration . |
| 4 | Thereafter Ladislav could not keep any post for long before the authorities hounded him out of it . |
| 5 | Despite Gurney 's effort in Norfolk , in a number of other localities local abolitionists could not find enough support for two organisations and BFASS supporters argued against auxiliaries for Buxton 's society . |
| 6 | Residential building could always outbid any farmer for the land round London and this concept was therefore seen as a means of redressing the balance . |
| 7 | If there was not a ‘ ceiling ’ to potency level then serial dilution would not be needed to make a remedy , one could simply shake any dilution for different lengths of time as in the example give above . |
| 8 | I was also excited at the prospect of earning some reward , and I could n't sleep that night for thinking about visiting her in the morning . |
| 9 | I got instructions off you to be able do you know I could n't do that timer for love nor money . |
| 10 | ‘ It was a family company and I could n't see any future for me as far as equity was concerned , ’ Goodwin says . |
| 11 | She could n't turn either way for help because she knew the answer would be ‘ it is your own fault ’ . |
| 12 | One thing about him that was widely known was the fact that he was a businessman , and so it was as such that he was welcomed ; the party could even claim some credit for being the first to elect a businessman as its leader — much as it claimed credit in 1975 for electing a woman , although Margaret Thatcher had certainly not been chosen for that reason . |
| 13 | The Government could surely show some humanity for once . |
| 14 | There was more persistent questioning of the assumption that the market could indeed provide enough work for all who deserved and sought it , either at home or in the colonies , at wages which enabled the worker to provide adequately for himself and his family . |
| 15 | I think in vitro fertilisation is wonderful for childless couples , but I could never consider that option for us . |