Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] would get [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It comprises a cash alternative worth up to 23p a share and 43p per preference share , but irate shareholders say they would get more money — 46p a share — if the company went into voluntary liquidation . |
| 2 | If there were difficult legal points to be resolved he would get legal aid . |
| 3 | When I stayed with my husband and children at the Holcombe Hotel in Oxfordshire on the Great Escapes scheme this summer I was told I would get free accommodation as long as I stayed for two nights and paid for dinner and breakfast at a cost of £33.20 each per day . |
| 4 | He 's always been a gentle little soul , very loving and friendly with everyone , but as he had to spend 3–4 hours every day on his own at home , we thought we would get another dog as company for him . |
| 5 | Independent political analyst Andrew MacMullen 's opinion : ‘ I doubt he would get any insurance cover on keeping his seat . |
| 6 | You see , he knew he would get more income in the long run from returning your hat than from keeping it and selling it . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd have turned it down without asking except I thought you might be interested — ah — because … ’ he shrugged , unable to find a tactful way of saying that this was the best offer she would get all year . |
| 8 | From your point of view , the ex-Soviet non-Union is now the world leader in creative accounting , and you could work there for London 's own Euro-institution , the Bank for Reconstruction and Development — but I think you would get more value from Hong Kong . |