Example sentences of "[adv] it could [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To so it could accommodate more coal , erm and not have to return to base so frequently .
2 Now it could fetch many times this amount when it 's auctioned .
3 The time needed to reach a solution to a problem is much longer ( i.e. it could take several hours or even days ) than the implementation/repair ( i.e. replacing a module or a board/panel can take only 30 minutes ) .
4 Or else it could indicate genuine remorse , and , even more important , an acknowledgement of Esau 's status as the elder brother .
5 The half life of the parietal cell is 23 days in rats and presumably much longer in man and therefore it could take many months for resoluion of an increased parietal cell mass .
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