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 .
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