Example sentences of "[noun sg] could [be] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FEARS were expressed last night that Cheshire County Council could be £10m short of cash to care for the elderly . |
| 2 | Thus in our example above , where we calculated the unit price at 75p , the bid price could be as low as 64p while the offer price could be 86p . |
| 3 | Britain 's tax burden could be 15% lower as a share of GDP than the rest of the EC 's . |
| 4 | As discussions proceeded , the sale of the land became tied to the payment of Hamilton 's pension , for the Charity Commissioners decided that if the land could be sold for a chief rent of £58 10 0d [ £4 per cent of its market value ] , then the pension could be £125 — but £50 of that would have to come from the salary of the new Headmaster ! |
| 5 | The cost of replacing all the pipework that poses a danger of lead contamination has been put at £1,000 million by the WRC and a committee apparently advised the DoE that the cost could be £405-£2,000 million . |
| 6 | If the interaction time could be lengthened. the spectral linewidth obtained would then be reduced , allowing greater accuracy , if no systematic effects become significant . |