Example sentences of "could [vb infin] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing , nothing , could compensate for that . |
| 2 | The rest could wait for another day . |
| 3 | At times of high wages or low food prices , out-workers could opt for more leisure , but in times of slack trade they might well find themselves unable to get enough work to compensate for falling rates . |
| 4 | We know that there are in principle X young people who could qualify for that entitlement — that information is available from the census — but their choice whether or when to exercise it is not predictable . |
| 5 | If you think you could qualify for this allowance or need more information of help in filling in the forms , contact the bureau . |
| 6 | David Lee from ENERGIZE thinks Electro is on its way back , and could speak for many hours about the halcyon days before Electro meant toddlers break-dancing in the streets , title-dropping classics like Man Parrish 's ‘ Hip Hop Be Bop ’ , early Mantronix , and Shannon . |
| 7 | The only reason that Henry Cecil , Spritsail 's trainer , could give for that poor Ascot run was that the ground there was loose , but the official going was good to firm at Ascot , the same as yesterday 's . |
| 8 | It seemed the least anyone could do for such vulnerable members of the human race , who had been brought into existence through no fault of their own . |
| 9 | Oh I know what I could do for that . |
| 10 | Could do for some charity . |
| 11 | Her doctor had told her that there was nothing he could do for this problem , so she decided on private treatment from a doctor that a friend recommended . |
| 12 | You could look for all books in the subject area " feminism " , for example , or all books with " feminism " or " feminist " in the title . |
| 13 | First , we could search for some analogue of the potential function which proved so useful in electrostatics . |
| 14 | In an earlier reply he suggested that in Northern Ireland , those who wanted to volunteer for the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve could volunteer for some other service . |
| 15 | We are now involved in even bigger projects , and the successful candidates could work for such companies as Ernst Oil , Stavro Construction and Blofeld Engineering . |
| 16 | At most observation posts , though , the Sections could work for several weeks without relief . |
| 17 | During the American War of Independence General James Grant of Ballindalloch , the member of parliament for Sutherland , found the attractions of a military life to be a great help to his political interest , asserting to a correspondent that ‘ if this business continues I could provide for all the Sutherlands in the country . |
| 18 | This view left room for considerable differences of opinion as to the means by which the labouring poor should be encouraged to work — by coercion or persuasion ; as to the degree to which those who worked could provide for all their needs , such as their children 's education , housing , sickness , old age , widowhood , or required support from the state in some or all of these circumstances ; and as to the degree of culpability of those who did not provide for themselves . |
| 19 | ‘ Because that 's one of those questions we could debate for some considerable time . ’ |
| 20 | Amongst the villagers , the division on Friday night was between the men , who had been in the pub and could vouch for each other , and the wives , who had been watching telly at home and could n't , but who seemed knowledgeable , when pressed , about a number of ITV programmes . |
| 21 | Burying her face in Luke 's chest to hide her blushes , Perdita asked him if he knew the Spanish for Super Tampax , and if they could stop for some on the way . |
| 22 | No successor could hope for such an earth-moving tenure as that . |
| 23 | The military importance of the islands in safeguarding the Soviet fleet 's access to the Pacific , together with the potentially rich fishing rights , the past Soviet stance on the issue , and the precedent which it could set for those wishing to revise the Soviet Union 's post-1945 boundaries , were all cited as reasons for the Soviet government 's reluctance to surrender the territory . |
| 24 | ‘ I could die for that ceiling , ’ he says . |
| 25 | He shrugged indifferently , making her immediately regret her stupidity ; she really could die for some good hot food ! |
| 26 | ‘ You could die for this ! ’ he said . |
| 27 | Nor did it seem apparent to all that the war fought at sea , the damage which might be inflicted upon enemy vessels and morale , and the consequences which victory at sea could have for those who lived in areas close to coasts , were all part of a wider war which could not be restricted to the fighting on land . |
| 28 | There she could call for any food or liquor she wanted , so long as she had the wherewithal to pay the inflated prices demanded by the Sponging House keeper . |
| 29 | Oh yes , you could pay for that . |
| 30 | The Spanish could pay for such things out of their gold and silver ; the English could not afford such things , and ran fairly frugal colonial administrations , whose pay was often in arrears whether it was supposed to be paid by the English government , the colonial taxpayers , or the company which had a charter to operate in the region . |