Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ooh I said , you ought to go get one of these ! |
| 2 | you may want to get advice from a local helping agency . |
| 3 | If your item of concern has been placed at the end of the agenda , the probability is that time will run out and you may want to get it moved forward . |
| 4 | Once the teething phase has passed you may want to get a new bed , rather than a cardboard box with its sides cut down . |
| 5 | He may want to get rid of her anyway . |
| 6 | It 's a good card tonight anyway and people may want to get out from the snow and have night out at the stadium . |
| 7 | These measures may make getting information off the P N C more difficult , but they do not make it impossible . |
| 8 | Encourage older children to read about vegetarian nutrition and cooking ; they may enjoy getting involved in the planning of their own menus . |
| 9 | ‘ I ought to haff got to my tree by now , ’ she told herself presently , in her lilting Welsh voice . |
| 10 | These people may need to get married — trapped — to prove that they can get out , that divorce is not impossible , to discover that they can influence and do something about the situation . |
| 11 | You may need to get the pH right for breeding and in that situation 5pH is not too low . |
| 12 | ‘ I was thinking , ’ said Rachaela , ‘ I may need to get away to London for a while , after all . ’ |
| 13 | If it still remains uncomfortable , then we , then we need to have a closer look and we may need to get the eye specialist involved if it 's refused to settle down . |
| 14 | ‘ I really ought to try to get up to the farm to fetch our Carrie down . ’ |
| 15 | What I ca n't understand , though , is why the British should want to get involved . ’ |
| 16 | Then on the question of consistency across the services , my colleague chief officers and I are very conscious of the fact that we should endeavour to get just as Mr suggests some er , er cross service er , erm common response time for various points raised . |
| 17 | ‘ You should 've got the four-inch ducts finished on schedule , ’ the landlord said . |
| 18 | Erm also as far as the husband 's back trouble was concerned , I f I felt that perhaps you should 've got a bit more information about the fact that he was going for tests next week at the hospital . |
| 19 | I thought I should 've got some er compensation anyway or something . |
| 20 | Should 've got him to do it first . |
| 21 | I should 've got a day return , it would n't , it 'll been cheaper . |
| 22 | Oh so you should 've got them for January ? |
| 23 | They must 've got the idea from that , called Dave Tanner and got him to set you up … |
| 24 | You must 've got an extra sheet than me because one of the things I was moaning about this morning erm , maybe you 've got a different |
| 25 | Yeah well by then you 'd , you 'd already messed him up , she must 've got him to sleep before she put him down in the cot did she ? |
| 26 | The response of Conservatives who followed colonial affairs in Britain was less than friendly to the NLM ; one article asserted : ‘ It is not by breakaway and territorial fragmentation that opponents of a government in power should seek to get their way but by fighting the government as a nation-wide party and finally throwing it out . ’ |
| 27 | Often they 're made to pay for their release and so must steal to get this money , ’ said Mr Santos . |
| 28 | In this latter case it is important to realise that we should expect to get true hyphenated justification or H&J as it is commonly known . |
| 29 | Those who play with fire , however archly , must expect to get their fingers burnt once in a while , and when ironic lyrics are allied to questionable public utterances and clearly provocative imagery , then it is reasonable to question the man 's motives and intentions . |
| 30 | ‘ If I am to be disappointed , I should like to get it over . ’ |