Example sentences of "she could be [vb pp] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Her eyesight 's not too good now , ’ she continued , as though that might somehow render her mother 's behaviour less odd , as though by mere words she could be converted into a harmless , ordinary , ageing old lady , just like other people 's mothers . |
| 2 | They — whoever they were — had underestimated her if they thought she could be cowed into submission by threats and violence . |
| 3 | She could be married abroad , in which case her kingdom was likely to become subordinate ; or she could be married into a native aristocratic house , which would inevitably provoke rivalry , jealousy and faction . |
| 4 | She could be ordered into the witness box if the The Sun fights a libel case being brought by the Life Guards tank commander . |
| 5 | If Fearon fancied she could be lured into a loose-box for a quick romp in the hay , he was wrong . |