Example sentences of "could [verb] long [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Herrtage , chief officer at Cambridge University Veterinary Hospital , said dogs could survive long periods without food if they had water . |
| 2 | At an early age he developed a remarkable memory and could recite long passages from the Scriptures by heart . |
| 3 | The Fen country around Coton was very flat , with water-filled dykes instead of hedges , and few trees , so that one could see long distances without the view being obstructed — ‘ right to the horizon , ’ Cheryl reported excitedly to her mummy in one of her letters home . |
| 4 | Without ACET 's practical support at home they could spend long periods of time in hospital unnecessarily . |
| 5 | I walked the glen many times , and looked back on the few trees , lying far in the hollow , that grow near the place where the massacre is said to have begun ; while on either side were deep rock-lined , tree and fern-fringed chasms , leading into seclusions and bleak mountain summits , one could spend long hours exploring . |
| 6 | His routines were organized so as to facilitate this intellectual process : weekends were reserved for Colombey , where he could take long walks and mull over problems ; workday schedules at the Elysée were strictly adhered to ; he insisted on absolute punctuality and an atmosphere of unruffled calm . |
| 7 | The Akrokorinth has its own water supply , the Peirene spring , which meant that the inhabitants could stand long sieges . |
| 8 | Like several such places it was a quiet little charity school until the railways came and boys could travel long distances to school and the Victorian needs of parents turned it over two decades into a modern and reputable independent school . |