Example sentences of "he could be [vb pp] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | An argument for clemency toward him could be grounded in the belief that it would be a tactical error to declare Copernican doctrines heretical , because that might discourage Protestants from returning to the Roman fold . |
| 2 | Neither should he be forced to remain in hospital when he could be treated in the community . |
| 3 | At one time execution might be made against the debtor 's person , and he could be kept in prison indefinitely in default of payment . |
| 4 | The Mexican government protested against the kidnapping of Alvarez on the grounds that it had violated the 1978 extradition treaty between the two countries , and demanded the return of the doctor so that he could be prosecuted in Mexico . |
| 5 | In his late teens , there were still signs of puppy fat , and his rounded face sat under an unruly head of hair trimmed to the current style , though not especially trendy , and he could be lost in a crowd as being just another boy on the block ; unassuming and unspecial . |
| 6 | It was not likely that he could be enticed in that time , that was for sure . |
| 7 | He could be depicted in a number of animal forms including the hippopotamus and the crocodile . |
| 8 | Like every other officer cadet he had spent three weeks with every hair shaved from his body so that he could be immersed in a tank of oxygenated fluorocarbon . |