Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [vb infin] be for " in BNC.

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1 It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections .
2 It could not have been for offside .
3 But the whole point of Pam being there , my being fostered , was if I could n't cope was for her to take over .
4 Now it was empty as it could n't have been for centuries , left to the tide and the sea birds .
5 Could n't have been for the sex if Rose is to be believed , so must have wanted you for dinner . ’
6 I mean , so they could n't have been for er er Germany .
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