Example sentences of "[coord] [Wh adv] [adv] [pron] could " in BNC.

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1 In both strikes , a great deal of confusion prevailed : most people had no clear idea when they would be entitled to supplementary benefit or how much they could claim .
2 But it 's rare and it depends on all kinds of things — like how mature you both are , how much experience of relationships you have and how well you could cope with time spent apart .
3 Only she herself knew the evil thoughts she had and how effortlessly they could be translated into action .
4 As one who admires much of what WTA has done and enjoys watching the best women players compete against each other , because the entertainment value they produce can often be tremendous , I was sad to see that apparently they still do not appreciate how relatively well off they are under the present set-up and how much they could stand to lose from open warfare in the game .
5 It is possible for research to find out , for example , where people would most like to go for their holidays , and how much they could afford to spend .
6 Knowing the amount of shelf space available helps the retailer to work out how much profit each area of shelving is making — and how much it could make .
7 A theoretical stress upon biblical study , an active laity , the reunion of Christians , and a positive commitment to the service of the world in its cultural , social and economic needs , coupled with an absence of guidance as to how all this was to be done and how far one could go in these various directions , led both to a state of real popular enthusiasm but also , almost inevitably , to tension and conflict .
8 But how soon they could be made into practical ( let alone commercial ) devices is anybody 's guess .
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