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Meanings of committing a murder in English

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Usage of committing a murder in English
1
He had entered the flat with the intention of committing a murder.
Tainted blood
2
Your father says he cannot conceive of Dick committing a murder.
The Rose in the Ring
3
Did you think he was capable of committing a murder?
The sonderberg case
4
Do you realize, I wonder, how near to committing a murder you have been, to-night?
The Last Woman
5
AN unemployed Dublin man charged with committing a murder on Christmas night appeared in court yesterday.
The Irish Times
6
LONDON - A teenage girl was convicted yesterday of committing a murder when she was just 12.
The Irish Times
7
But still the men burst in as if he were in the process of committing a murder.
Zeitoun
8
Well, he's wanted for committing a murder!
The Shrieking Pit
9
When he stopped Stephenson from committing a murder, he would be tossing a pebble into the mythic Sea of Tranquility.
Time After Time
10
When you are committing a murder or robbing a safe you never look to see where the comic man is.
Stage-Land
11
The man was his own brother-hisvery counterpart, he knew; could he really believe him capable of committing a murder?
What's Bred in the Bone
12
As the event proves, though you would doubtless have laughed at the idea, you were then capable of committing a murder.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2
13
And yet, I'd no more think of leaving my dear little wife for another woman than I would of committing a murder.
The Helpmate
14
It was thus with the quarryman; the wretch trembled at the idea of committing a murder in cold blood, "all alone."
The Wandering Jew — Volume 09
15
Those who read the lyrics were significantly more likely to believe the man was capable of committing a murder than those who did not.
The South African
16
Men are often seized with a certain panic after committing a murder, and fly at once without attempting to carry out their original purpose.
Colonel Thorndyke's Secret
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