Example sentences of "if he could be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knowing her husband , if he could be led to believe that the royal castle of Berwick might be alienated from the crown and actually given to him for his services , he would be the more apt to accede to the arrangement , being a man of acquisitive mind . |
| 2 | The prodigal , if he could be called that , had returned . |
| 3 | He was remanded in custody for enquiries to be made if he could be sent to a probation hostel . |
| 4 | Oh I asked him to go to the insurance company and find out whether I 'm covered with them for having my aerial replaced and I wrote a letter asking if he could be empowered to sign the claim form for me |
| 5 | This would entail a sixty-mile round trip for us , but who cared if he could be freed of that perpetual pain he had suffered for so long ? |
| 6 | Even so , if he could be pushed to persuade his backers … |
| 7 | After all , he knew Mr Parnham better than she did and he did n't look as if he could be fooled at all . |
| 8 | By the time Coleman picked up the threads of the plot in February 1987 , there was still no clear plan of attack , although it was generally agreed among Hurley and his colleagues that luring Younis into a drug deal was probably the key , and that a lot of political hassle would be avoided if he could be taken , say , in international waters . |
| 9 | And even if he could be roused — which he can not — no contact could be made . |
| 10 | Everyone 's attention was fixed on him and he would obviously strengthen HE 's Executive Council if he could be persuaded to join . |
| 11 | ‘ By terms of his will , Lucas asked if he could be buried near his home , instead of in prison grounds . |
| 12 | He also showed his inexperience by asking Gerry Gomez , his captain , if he could be substituted so that he could go to the airport to meet his sister . |
| 13 | If he could be captured and dealt with , much of the danger for Scotland would be dispersed and his Scots support would dissolve . |
| 14 | With exquisite logic , Sonic Boom is on the panel , a man who could n't stop talking , I 'm sure , if he could be bothered to open his mouth in the first place . |