Example sentences of "there [vb mod] [be] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman who became a man 20 years ago says there may be up to 60 transsexuals living in County Durham . |
| 2 | Regardless of the pit closure programme ta erm we 're in full flight erm at the end of the day we could be looking at a situation with four pits remaining in Nottinghamshire er and to that extent there 'll be up to four thousand miners still reliant on the services of , should er remain open . |
| 3 | Over six days there 'll be up to 150,000 shots … scattering more than four tons of lead pellets . |
| 4 | Trying to mentally recall a map of the island , the Doctor did n't think there was anything of importance further along the line inland , but he wondered what there might be out to sea … . |
| 5 | An active group of villagers discovered that there could be up to eighty of these heavy loads . |
| 6 | It was reported that he had said the Government ‘ had fallen flat on its face in dealing with the situation ’ , adding that law and order did not exist in this country at the moment ; that there could be up to five million illegal immigrants in Britain ; and that judges should be able to impose the death sentence on anyone convicted of an offence carrying more than a fifteen year sentence . |
| 7 | It is estimated that the basin would have become no deeper than about 5 km , and as today Mare Imbrium is of negligible depth there could be up to about 5 km of infill . |
| 8 | At any given time during term there could be up to a thousand people on the compound . |
| 9 | A recent Department of the Environment report suggested that there could be up to 5,000 old gas works sites throughout the country . |
| 10 | As many as 64 MPs have lined up to criticise his management style and union leaders say there could be up to 6,000 job losses at the corporation , which employs about 20,000 people . |
| 11 | The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimated that there would be up to 100,000 repossessions in 1991 — a staggering 120 per cent . |
| 12 | From the dozen or so per week when the band is in the studio , there will be up to 100 per week as they go on the road . |
| 13 | There will be up to places available daily , from 9.30am-12.30pm Monday to Friday , except for Wednesdays . |
| 14 | At the height of the summer season there can be up to 42,000 people soaking up the sun in Benidorm , so the litter problem can be awesome . |
| 15 | In Open events there can be up to 36 fences — a combination of natural hazards such as water , rails and ditches of up to four feet six inches high ; hedges of up to six feet high and specially built fences like steps and tyres . |