Example sentences of "they could [verb] you [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are earning more money and you hav n't got enough points , they could move you from a specialist department to a police station . |
| 2 | The military blocked everyone in on campus and the police announced that they could shoot you without asking questions . |
| 3 | ‘ Would ye , ’ Rab asked ; he thought it the daftest question , ‘ if somebody tells ye they could fly ye on a kite ? |
| 4 | They could get you into trouble , could n't they ? |
| 5 | but then they could hit you on the head if they saw you 've got it with you . |