Example sentences of "could be [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One might have anticipated an exposition on how this new syntax differed from that of the preceding age and how it could be developed for stylistic purposes .
2 According to Nikolay Gubyenko , former USSR Minister of Culture , claims have already been lodged or could be lodged for 3,017,128 works of art .
3 Thereafter , warrants were issued for only two months , though they could be renewed for one month at a time in the case of those issued to the police , and six months at a time in the case of those issued to the security services .
4 Now in a language of potentially unlimited generative capacity , I fail to see how this could be achieved for all expressions across all patterns of combination in the first way described above .
5 In addition , parents could be asked for voluntary contributions towards non-chargeable activities and the proceeds could be used to subsidise activities for children from poor families .
6 Board secretary John Morris said : ‘ The Board 's main consideration was whether the title should remain on ice or whether this contest could be accepted for that championship .
7 Two is the obvious number , but in certain circumstances a case could be made for one prisoner or three prisoners .
8 Tapes could be made for specific campaigns , for use in education , or simply to cater for communities of interest too small to be considered by the broadcasters .
9 Perhaps , for instance , a case could be made for discouraging risks that might lead to a person 's loss of employment , if their chances of gaining another job were remote .
10 This was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of different accident and traffic strategies , so that the most cost-effective could be selected for each area .
11 Thus by their individual actions facing given prices , each and every consumer will automatically arrange that 1 film could be swapped for 2 meals with no change in utility .
12 They could be jailed for two years and fined £400 for ‘ engaging in activities requiring a licence when not a licensee ’ , and thirteen other offences which included inserting false or misleading advertisements , canvassing debtor-creditor agreements off trade premises , sending circulars to minors , and supplying unsolicited credit tokens .
13 In co-operation with Finsbury Borough Council it established the first ‘ sheltered ’ work-room where ‘ elderly workers could be employed for two hours a day , on small assembling and packing jobs provided by local firms , paying the fair rate for the work completed ’ .
14 Above them , on a grassy hill , loomed the Monument — an imitation ruined temple that could be seen for several kilometres around .
15 If this could be done for one product , it could be done for others with their own market strategies and situations .
16 Would that the same could be said for another competition that takes place at this time of the year — England 's County Championship finals .
17 I hope that figure is right er , I have to confess that I have not added it up and er the copy that I have , the five and the nine could be mistaken for other figures , but I hope that there the right figures to that must be added first the general damages a calculation which like all by other calculations need to be carefully checked , I would er calculate the interest on general damages to date would be five thousand , two hundred and seven pounds future care totals six hundred and twelve thousand , five hundred and seventeen pounds suitable accommodation , seventy one thousand , one hundred and fifty two pounds , transport costs thirty nine thousand , eight hundred and sixty six pounds , that makes a total of one million , two hundred and six thousand , three hundred and thirty eight pounds that is the amount which I would be minding to award , I understand that the parties in the light of that would wish to have further discussions about the matter
18 Not very gregarious , and could be mistaken for small courser when running on ground ; when it stops it does not squat but stands erect .
19 Good-quality gritstone that could be dressed for architectural purposes was found deep beneath the fell .
20 A Crimestoppers cash reward could be given for any information .
21 Justification could be given for this assertion by describing Dickens 's view of the London working classes , then describing the view of one or more modern historians , then showing that the two views are significantly different to the extent that Dickens 's could be called incorrect .
22 As the products of such events could be stored for long periods in the thick sub-cratonic lithospheric keel , there is ample scope for ancient relict-enriched mantle to be involved in younger igneous events .
23 In an experimental situation some of these variables could be controlled , and average search times could be computed for different systems .
24 45 kilos of plastic Much of that could be saved for other uses and not simply destroyed .
25 Imagine two ways in which empirical evidence could be collected for this proposition .
26 The rice could be boiled for 50–60 minutes , pasted and then suspended in solution , to which the salt would presumably be added .
27 It is counter-productive to expect a 50-year-old patient who is 160 per cent ideal bodyweight to join the ranks of the non-obese ; even if heroic efforts achieve this miraculous transformation , it is very unlikely it could be sustained for 20 years .
28 Moreover , since letters had a considerable social function in creating and maintaining bonds of friendship , which could be exploited for political ends , the continuity of this literary tradition may also imply the continuity of patterns of political influence .
29 He was immediately ruled out of tomorrow 's home match with Nottingham Forest — and could be sidelined for three weeks .
30 The W V S and other voluntary services ran exchange centres where unwanted clothes , household utensils and small pieces of furniture were allocated a sliding scale of points which could be exchanged for other goods of equal value .
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