Example sentences of "there could [be] up to " in BNC.

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1 An active group of villagers discovered that there could be up to eighty of these heavy loads .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 At any given time during term there could be up to a thousand people on the compound .
5 A recent Department of the Environment report suggested that there could be up to 5,000 old gas works sites throughout the country .
6 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 .
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