Example sentences of "he could be [adj] in " in BNC.
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1 | Was she really contemplating the possibility that he could be involved in something illegal ? |
2 | For all we know he could be involved in the murder . |
3 | They faced each other , and she found it hard to believe that he could be involved in anything underhand . |
4 | He could be vehement in denunciation . |
5 | He could be uncompromising in his opinions , persisting in his views even when in a minority of one . |
6 | Because his sentences run concurrently he could be free in two years and will almost certainly be free in a little over four years . |
7 | We pointed out that unless an appeal is lodged within 28 days of the sentencing he could be free in a little over two years . |
8 | Unless an appeal is lodged within 28 days of sentencing he could be free in a little over two years . |
9 | About 12 months ago Innes mentioned that he could be interested in a rugby league offer after the World Cup , and so it was not a surprise that he was tagged by the cheque-book boys in Britain . |
10 | ‘ He could be interested in her money . ’ |
11 | He could be charming in his behaviour , and the next moment display sheer brutality . |
12 | He could be outrageous in the most genteel Italian eaterie , as Gerald Thomas remembered for me . |
13 | He could be coarse in his conversation , but he married for love , as his own bride came from an impoverished Royalist family . |
14 | He could be shrewd in analysis , as when he told Eden that if war came ‘ the country will want [ Churchill ] to lead them ’ , but that Eden 's chances were better in peace . |