Example sentences of "could be made for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case could be made for such a ritual being enshrined in the legend of Lady Godiva of Coventry , riding through the city on a white horse ( fig. 13.1 ) , though this idea has been dismissed by Hilda Ellis Davison in her otherwise full and admirable account of the legend . |
| 2 | The authors note that no corrections could be made for other confounding variables that might lead to miscarriage in women who smoke and they caution against overinsterpretation of the apparent effect of one single variable in IVF-ET . |
| 3 | Two is the obvious number , but in certain circumstances a case could be made for one prisoner or three prisoners . |
| 4 | Tapes could be made for specific campaigns , for use in education , or simply to cater for communities of interest too small to be considered by the broadcasters . |
| 5 | Perhaps , for instance , a case could be made for discouraging risks that might lead to a person 's loss of employment , if their chances of gaining another job were remote . |