Example sentences of "could [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They might have been like this for three centuries , and could be for three centuries more . |
| 2 | It could be for a night , or a day , or longer — for example , a week or two weeks . |
| 3 | Just how tough it could be for the independent producer is evident from the history of Minerva Films . |
| 4 | He despised her looks now , so he scoffed at the idea that it could be for sex . |
| 5 | There are possible complications of a curable cancer and I shall have to be monitored regularly by Charing Cross Hospital ( because moles are so rare it is centralised ) until my hormone levels return to normal ( This could be for up to two years ) . |
| 6 | I could not think what it was that could be for me and yet so heavy . |
| 7 | His debt did not have to be less than £20 ; it could be for any amount . |
| 8 | Everything I have done could be for him . |
| 9 | When I explained this to the assistant she said , ‘ Oh , I did n't think the book could be for yourself — you 're lovely and slim ’ . |
| 10 | He never realized how grateful a man could be for the chance to wash . |
| 11 | It could be for starving Romanian baby whales with AIDS for all I care . |
| 12 | A further trend could be for increasing numbers of small transactions with individual investors becoming involved , providing both management expertise and money , as some of those who benefited from the earlier buyout boom recycle their profits . |
| 13 | How easy it could be for him — to simply sit in the cockpit of his Foxbat and fly to freedom . |
| 14 | As TODAY suggests , one answer could be for newly-licensed young drivers to carry restriction plates for a specified period . |
| 15 | This could be for many reasons : for example the database does not contain a good example of that particular form of letter , or the character may have been badly written . |
| 16 | Other sponsorships could be for travel or study overseas or for specific research or a long-term project . |
| 17 | It was hard to see what future there could be for the embittered and ranting Nazi or his new and pretty wife , other than a steady descent into the poverty of hired rooms and unpaid bills . |
| 18 | If you can not find the card , it could be for one of two reasons : that the library does not hold a copy of the book ; or that the book is of a special kind and is listed under one of the special catalogues . |
| 19 | That could be for both really |
| 20 | It was as suitable a match as any could be for Ireland 's heiress . ’ |
| 21 | As noted , major users will probably prefer to establish direct links with their databases of choice , but if you 're handling , say 100 credit checks a month , and a few other services ( airline timetables are available on Telecom Gold — solve your boss 's travel problems and got to the top of the class ) , information delivery via Prestel or Telecom Gold could be for you . |
| 22 | As to why he has contacted you after all this time , it could be for one of three reasons . |
| 23 | If any one of his rules was broken — and he had a number — he would put a notice on his front door which said that the offender was scartata , rejected ; it could be for a few days or anything up to a fortnight . |
| 24 | Here , as in his other earlier works , he tends to follow Roman models with plenty of ensembles and short instrumental pieces , e.g. Act I opens with a sinfonia infernale and includes two chiamate , one marked alla caccia , which could be for horns . |
| 25 | Similarly a chorus of cavaliers , referring to ‘ corni e tamburi , e trombe ’ , has instrumental parts which could be for actual trumpets and drums but are more probably for strings imitating them , since in Act II when Chiron is supposed to play his lyre the music consists of a sinfonia di viole , and the passata dell'armata which ends the First Act of Didone ( 1641 ) and another chiamata alla caccia in the Third are equally ambiguous . |
| 26 | It was stressed to parents that the questions were being asked with the full co-operation of the headteacher and staff and with the express aim of making the experience in this particular nursery the best it could be for the children . |
| 27 | This could be for a television documentary about the town or for a town pageant . |
| 28 | Catching her breath , Ronni added , ‘ All this panic could be for nothing . ’ |
| 29 | Could be for Ruth , it 's Ruth 's birthday |
| 30 | Or it could be for daddy if he wanted it |