Example sentences of "could [adv] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If recognition proceeded on a word-by-word basis we would know the beginning and end points of each word , and recognition could indeed take place entirely within the lexicon as these earlier models seem to assume . |
| 32 | But he also emphasised the need for greater spending on transport and communications , science and research and development — programmes which could yet take priority over health spending under a Labour government . |
| 33 | Nor tenderness either , but more a wistful thought of a better world where such things as new beginnings could actually take place , and which he could never realistically expect to see . |