Example sentences of "[vb mod] not get [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If the help of foreign governments was even suspected , the rebels might not get money from Congress .
2 Although many boatmen 's wives acted as crew they were not recognised as such and could not get compensation for injury or sick pay .
3 I could n't get hold of Desmond Ingard , then I remembered Andrew Stavanger , whom , I must say , I trusted a good deal more .
4 Yes yes of co of course I was , but i could n't get hold of Dr and I thought well we 're gon na have to try it this way anyway at some stage .
5 Dr. Marten shoes were most frequently seen on younger kids who could n't get hold of suedehead shoes .
6 Nature was blooming and burgeoning , but poor Karen could n't get gravid for love or money .
7 It 's quite funny really because er I used to go off I had an agreement with the headmaster at that particular time and he 'd h I 'd been a full time teacher with him , and he needed somebody desperately , that was the only reason obviously he wanted me back , and er I said Well look I can come back but I ca n't get back in order to go to the assembly at first .
8 Washing-up Liquid : If you ca n't get hold of bleach you can use diluted washing-up liquid instead .
9 They ca n't get hold of batteries .
10 ‘ Now that they ca n't get hold of cocaine they 'll just crash out . ’
11 Reportedly it ca n't get performance from 16-bit Windows applications running on NT , and admits there 's no real point in trying to do it .
12 If it 's impossible to placate them or reason with them , if they insist on making your life a misery , if you ca n't get help from friends or a higher authority , then you must turn the tables on them — and fast .
13 But the PNC can not get hold of Suffolk files .
14 Even the SIB suffers ; Mr Large has been unable to establish a new retail financial regulator , the personal-investment authority , because he can not get agreement from banks , building societies and life insurers .
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