Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [adv] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the agreed rate of 10¢ per column inch it meant that if I could provide two 25-inch columns per day , which was relatively easy for me , I could earn about $30 per week which was $6 more than I was getting when I gave up the staff job . |
| 2 | On a good day a driver could make over $2.75 ; if he has a month of good days he earns more than a civil servant . |
| 3 | In 1984 , the Education ( Grants and Awards ) Act was passed to enable the DES to allocate directly a small proportion ( up to 1% ) of the Block Grant to support specific educational projects which the Secretary of State judged to be particularly important ; a grant could cover either 50% or 70% of the costs of a project ( 60% from 1990–91 ) . |
| 4 | Tolstikov , last year 's winner and joint favourite with South African Mark Plaatjes for Sunday 's race , could win about £32,000 to add to his appearance fee if he repeats his success . |
| 5 | But it has been long established ( Habakkuk 1953 , McKeown and Brown 1955 ) that medical knowledge of the time could not cure any important cause of death , could prevent only smallpox , and with a few exceptions remained impotent until the present century . |
| 6 | Intuitive reckons sales of the Workbench could generate around £500,000 this year . |
| 7 | The Premier League , rather than seek one major sponsor , have been looking towards the World Cup/European Championship idea of group backers who could contribute around £25m a year . |
| 8 | The head of the voting commission for northern Bosnia , for example , said the Serbs could keep only 20% of Bosnia . |
| 9 | Actually , they hold around 70% and under the plan could keep only 43% . |
| 10 | Similarly dismal conclusions come from a study for the British government by ERL , an environmental consultancy , which calculated that meeting the government 's official goal of recycling half the reusable waste in household bins could cost roughly £50 ( $10 ) a household — or twice as much as ordinary rubbish collection . |
| 11 | Replacement could cost about £5 million . |
| 12 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |
| 13 | Anita Culley , who for the last six years has co-owned Walworth Castle with her husband , said the new plans could cost around £750,000 . |
| 14 | Shannon figures it could cost around $10,000 to $12,000 and will debut in June . |
| 15 | Nigel Hawkins of Hoare Govett estimates initial dealings will see prices at between only 110p to 125p , while Robert Giles of Laing & Cruickshank believes the opening price could level around 105p to 110p . |
| 16 | Successive NFER analysis demonstrated that the most effective selection process could select only 90% of children adequately — 10% would be misplaced . |
| 17 | It is debatable whether a shareholder could proceed under ss.459–461 of the Companies Act 1985 , as amended by CA 1989 , alleging that a minority ( including himself ) has been unfairly prejudiced by those in control of the company , for their failure to call the insider to account to the company . |
| 18 | The overlord Greg Dyke , having paid a minimum of £11m a year for exclusive rights to the League ( at the current rate of inflation , the four-year , index-linked bill could soar over £50m ) , hit his audience target of eight million when Manchester United beat Liverpool thrillingly on New Year 's Day . |
| 19 | When I spoke to him that Saturday evening he said he had me in mind but the paper could pay only $15 per week . |
| 20 | Their pessimism comes amid estimates that cereal production could reach almost 190m tonnes by the end of the '90s unless action is taken , warns the European Commission , following forecasts drawn up by officials in Brussels . |
| 21 | On March 31 the Association of Lloyd 's Members , representing over 9,000 " names " , circulated figures which suggested that losses at Lloyd 's for 1989 could reach almost £1,650 million . |
| 22 | The ten inch babes from the livebearing mother could reach around 6′ . |
| 23 | The CEGB said that for Hinkley C this could total about £200 million , but ‘ since no large commercial nuclear power station in the world has yet been decommissioned , present cost estimates must be regarded as uncertain' . |
| 24 | By amortising your editorial expenditure over the extra 33 per cent of product in-fill you could save approximately £82.68 on your per-page cost . |
| 25 | The union has obtained a document produced by Lothian health board which says that trusts could save over £5m if they cut unsocial hours payments . |
| 26 | Using these maximum amounts , one Briton could save about £180 on wine alone . |
| 27 | FIVE BANKS , which could lose over £100m if money market transactions by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham are ruled unlawful , should not be allowed to appear at the hearing into their legality , the High Court was told yesterday . |
| 28 | Making non-exempt dental patients pay in full for treatment could raise nearly £200m a year ; so could charges of £10 a day for stays in hospital . |
| 29 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |