Example sentences of "case can [be] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 There were other polled cattle in Ireland throughout the ages : the ‘ maol ’ ( hornless ) types are referred to in traditional cattle-raiding stories which in some cases can be traced back to the fourth century , and remains of polled cattle have been found ( along with small , horned Kerry types ) at archaeological sites dating back three to four thousand years .
2 The cases can be carried out in any order and entirely selectively ( there is no ongoing storyline ) .
3 A better case can be made out for its subject being Salmo salar : the Atlantic salmon , than for Orpheus !
4 However , a case can be made out for cyclically adjusting such figures so that the long-term trend of unemployment may be observed .
5 The most that can be said is that a good case can be made out for so doing ; law-abiding spectators would probably be sympathetic , depending upon the outcome .
6 A case can be made out for the 1918 election as a Unionist victory rather than a coalition victory .
7 Despite recent insights then , a respectable case can be made out for some form of intervention in some natural monopoly cases .
8 I believe that a formidable case can be made out in support of Lord Simon 's conviction that ‘ the concept of ‘ crime of basic intent ’ is a useful tool of analysis ’ .
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