He might be sleeping. He may even be dead. He could just be resting.
Te might be unconscious. Te must have been hit with the plant pot. Te could be seeing stars.
The plant pot must have fallen from the window. The wind could have blown the window open. Someone might have thrown the plant pot at him.
He can't have been killed by the plant pot. He might have been shot.
This man must have shot him. He must have had a motive. But he can't be dead! (With appropriate intonation.)
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