Example sentences of "it could [vb infin] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was successful and at the time of Down 's death it could accommodate 200 patients . |
| 2 | In the late 19th century , besides the usual rural trades , it could boast ten grocers and drapers , eight tailors , a tea vendor and 14 dressmakers . |
| 3 | It could take fourteen weeks to complete the gruelling journey on foot from London to Rome in the Middle Ages . |
| 4 | Fire chief Hugo Ernst said it could take four days to retrieve all the bodies . |
| 5 | Before 1 January 1926 it could take three forms : coparcenary , or tenancy in common , or joint tenancy . |
| 6 | THE United Nations dealt a new blow to the starving millions in Somalia last night by saying it could take three weeks to stop bandits raiding food supplies . |
| 7 | It could take three years or even more , depending on the exact nature of the change and , of course , the priority given to it . |
| 8 | It seems to have originated in the personal computer segment about the time Compaq proved it could supply 286 machines that were comparable to IBM 's … and do so in a more timely fashion . |
| 9 | Once Dai succeeded in getting Bernard 's semi-automatic printer in full working order it could produce 5,000 metres of cloth per week . |
| 10 | It could produce 50,000 cars a year in a deal with the Russian state controlled motor company . |
| 11 | Yorkshire Water has calculated that at the busiest time August Bank Holiday it could have 50,000 people using it . |
| 12 | The idea of using two microphones appeals to me because it could stimulate two ears . |
| 13 | Unions are hoping it could persuade one company to have a change of heart over plans for a pay freeze for some of it 's workers . |