Example sentences of "they could [verb] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A consultant had advised them that they could earn £10.5m more from their current activities , and that there was a potential additional revenue of £25m to be made from the campus by expanding into calendars , hot dogs and more . |
| 2 | In attack , the archers could break up either those massed in defensive position or , as at Agincourt , they could disperse cavalry which had begun to charge , leaving the frightened and wounded horses to turn upon their own side . |
| 3 | ‘ Order froze the world , Ari , and those who set themselves up as leaders of society used everything they could to control people around them . |
| 4 | They could reach $45 billion-50 billion during the first half of 1991 , if the ‘ bills ’ are paid promptly . |
| 5 | ‘ Why should investors risk money when they could obtain 20% returns from assured tenancy schemes with non-recourse loans and guaranteed by the bank ? ’ added Mr Taylor . |
| 6 | Why should investors risk money when they could obtain 20% returns from assured tenancy schemes with non-recourse loans and guaranteed by the bank ? |
| 7 | People kept asking if they could see upstairs.It 's a constant challenge to restore the house . |
| 8 | She had thought they could have fruit for dessert but the bananas looked a bit black and sorry , and there were only two ( bruised ) peaches left . |
| 9 | Reduce debtors to 63 days sales ( £1,095,890 divided by 80 x 63 ) = £863,013 , a reduction of £232,877 ; at 14.5% ; this would be worth £33,767 £50k plus £33k = £83k or , if they chose to , they could have £232k cash to put to better use |
| 10 | A new round of fare increases on British Rail have come into force , and commuters are warning they could force people off trains and into their cars . |
| 11 | Although the Dons have to sell to survive in the Premier League , they have been alerted they could get £1m-rated Andersson — he scored against Germany in the European Championship semi-finals — for nothing . |
| 12 | I thought they could stick fish and weed on to their bits of tie dying , use the tie dying as a |
| 13 | Ministers were invited to look at ways in which they could help people in responding to or coping with grief . |