Example sentences of "could [verb] [be] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could have been paralysed for life … by a toy which been hired to give him a good time . |
| 2 | It could have been leaking for months . |
| 3 | AS the Prince and Princess of Wales sat only a few feet apart in Seoul 's Presidential palace yesterday they could have been mistaken for strangers uncomfortably thrown together . |
| 4 | Something similar could have been said for Davout . |
| 5 | It has no cellars in which material could have been stored for safety , and it is not known how much had been removed elsewhere . |
| 6 | If Lancaster , with its castle and harbour , could have been garrisoned for James it could have provided a connecting link with France , but Forster could not spare the men and had to press on south , through wretched weather and along increasingly miry roads . |
| 7 | Paradoxically , more could have been achieved for crofting in Lewis , on a permanent basis , by a regional policy for fisheries than by all the money being spent on agriculture through the IDP . |
| 8 | It was a monumental folly , which could have been made for horror films . |
| 9 | However , no finds of this type are known from Chedworth , although a number of agricultural implements were found in the excavations , including a plough-tip ; some other tools such as the spade-iron and mattock could have been used for gardening . |
| 10 | Dr Hughes , who said UKOOA would urgently seek views of members on the detailed impact of the moves , pointed out that the changes could mean the industry as a whole losing from £300 million to £400 million in cash flow which could have been used for reinvestment over each of the next two years . |
| 11 | For example , Bass shares could have been bought for 567p and sold for 652p , a gross return of 15 per cent ( about 7 per cent after costs ) . |
| 12 | On the other hand the December options ( exercise price 550p ) could have been bought for 42p and sold for 115p , a gross profit of 174 per cent . |
| 13 | On 11 November these could have been sold for 35p each , a profit before transactions cost of 40 per cent . |
| 14 | You have got to train that person which you could have been doing for years and |