Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] [conj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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1 | It could be argued that if a connection with florid madness is to be revealed in biographical data this is most likely to be found in a conjunction among extreme cases : the very creative on whom most of the detailed accounts have concentrated . |
2 | It could be argued that if a claim for damages is based on a claim that a governmental body has acted illegally in a public law sense , then the damages claim should be attached to an AJR and be saddled with the same procedural restrictions as would apply to an AJR . |
3 | It could be argued that if a reduction in the number of 18-year-old girls leaving school is the source of the problem , then increase the proportion of leavers coming into nursing and all will be well . |
4 | The bishops on Lothar 's side declared that the involuntary sin of an oath thus broken could be expiated and that a speedy division would prevent further damage to the Church . |
5 | We showed that at least the British version of socialism could be reversed and that a nation could win back its prosperity and its pride . ’ |