Example sentences of "that he could [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | His perspectives led the eye obsessively to some place out of reach , that he could long for but not have . |
| 2 | CASE STUDY 2.3 — FAMILY KHAN A Punjabi family arranged to have the husband 's mother brought to Britain so that he could care for her . |
| 3 | Indeed in May nineteen ninety Mr gave up his appointment as a teacher in order that he could care for the plaintiff full time . |
| 4 | He took the precaution , however , of carrying a typewriter and books among his luggage so that he could prepare for an address at the University of Leeds which he was to give in the following year . |
| 5 | There was no way of explaining this , no parallel that he could reach for other than to say : that he 'd once made a wish , and the wish now appeared to have come true . |
| 6 | Is it not a ridiculous situation when the motoring correspondent of The Times ( 30 Jan. ) describes how he intended travelling from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter of the price , despite sole occupancy of a largish estate car ? |
| 7 | In the same edition of The Times , their motor correspondent describes how he considered making the return journey from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter the cost of a second-class fare , despite being the sole occupant of a largish estate car . |
| 8 | The rest of Europe said yes ; the best that he could say for Britain was maybe . |
| 9 | Nevertheless the Official Solicitor on that day tried to persuade the NIRC to convene immediately so that he could apply for the committal orders to be discharged . |
| 10 | In my view the idea of his being monkish , or that he could have for a moment dreamt of entering a monastery , is not to be entertained , despite the claim of the Reverend William Levy in his Memoir . |
| 11 | Harry was convinced that he could account for every train he had accepted . |
| 12 | Much of the exercise was done in front of a mirror so that he could see for himself and correct the sag on the right side where his ribs had been removed . |
| 13 | Not once had he spoken of his love for her , or said that he could wait for her too . |