Example sentences of "could [vb infin] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 2 | ‘ With most criminal kidnaps you could expect a long wait . |
| 3 | Yet when one starts to look at the overall picture a little more deeply , will the obvious strengthening of what will be nine single Championship weeks , be anything more than a move which enables the rich to get richer and actually sets into motion what could become a long term contraction , rather than expansion of the sport , especially if the much-needed revival in the world economy takes longer to become bullish than some of the optimists have been forecasting . |
| 4 | In the candle-light I could see a long table , in the middle of which was a large yellow shape , with hundreds of insects feeding off it . |
| 5 | It was a very clear day and we could see a long way . |
| 6 | The house seemed to stand in a field near the top of a hill , and they could see a long way . |
| 7 | And erm you could see a long distance with it like that you know , especially if you could see a fox from er about a mile and a half , you could see right going along the rocks in the mountains . |
| 8 | But they could have a long wait . |
| 9 | Charles behaved rather like a landlord who could take a long view of the future and expect his possessions to provide him with an income in the fullness of time . |
| 10 | Andrew played back sections so that we could take a long , hard and critical look at our technique . |
| 11 | ‘ Just tell it the way it happened and try not to get sidetracked , ’ said Melissa , thinking that this could take a long time . |
| 12 | Courtesy of these NME shows , you too could join a long queue for a booth in which Cliff or Dusty or Adam Faith sold kisses for two bob a time . |
| 13 | Lukanov presented to the National Assembly on March 29 , 1990 , a package of crisis management measures and first steps towards a market economy , to last until a new government formed after the forthcoming multiparty elections could produce a long term economic strategy . |
| 14 | If applied on an institutional scale it could abolish the deficit of cadaveric transplants and could go a long way towards solving the moral problem that continues to exercise me and my colleagues . ’ |
| 15 | The feminine touch in the car showroom could go a long way towards clinching a deal , the Retail Motor Industry Federation said yesterday . |
| 16 | That could go a long way towards avoiding car payments . |
| 17 | We will have more success at slowing world population growth if we see it as problem of enabling women in poor countries to have control over their own reproduction , which some carefully targeted development aid could go a long way towards achieving . |
| 18 | Two per cent insanity could go a long , long way . |
| 19 | This election could go a long way to sorting that out . |
| 20 | The specialists had said that if she was careful , she could live a long time . |
| 21 | It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours . |