Example sentences of "you [modal v] not get [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sort of secretary you could n't get hold of at Harris , Harris and Overdene . |
| 2 | Because I could n't er i mean Chris was one minute he was on the phone , the next minute you could n't get hold of him . |
| 3 | And you ca n't get compensation for that . |
| 4 | Washing-up Liquid : If you ca n't get hold of bleach you can use diluted washing-up liquid instead . |
| 5 | And they th , they not only leave the country , they 're up in space , you ca n't get hold of them , in fact , he 's not at work . |
| 6 | And you ca n't get hold of any of them . |
| 7 | In some high crime areas you ca n't get cover without a lockable garage so you may have to rent one . |
| 8 | If you ca n't get help with the cost of dental treatment |
| 9 | If you ca n't get help with the cost of wigs and fabric supports |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | And install a cattle trough which is , as far as we ho as far as we believe , vandal-proof , in that it 'll be a self-filling c er cistern filled cattle trough which the , the erm the , the ball float is actually contained in a erm a metal box so you ca n't get access to it . |
| 12 | A ninety day account you ca n't get access to . |
| 13 | Yeah but you ca n't get speed on on water turbines that you can on er steam . |
| 14 | You do n't have anywhere to wash your clothes or even yourself sometimes , so you 're dirty and your clothes are dirty and you 're not eating properly so you 're more liable to illness and this sort of thing , so that you 're not likely to keep a job even if you get it , and you ca n't get accommodation without a deposit , and so you need several hundred pounds in order to get accommodation . |
| 15 | You ca n't get material like this any more . |
| 16 | It 's best to finish work on a Friday because you ca n't get pension for any day of retirement that comes before your first payday . |
| 17 | Well firstly the bill did n't have that rough a passage in the House of Lords , because there are only two basic amendments , er that we 're dealing with in the House of Commons that matter , and one of them is the one you 've just mentioned , the answer to it is this , er I 've had a lot of criticisms of giving B R the untrammelled right to bid , er right from the outset their criticisms to do with the danger that you would n't get competition for the franchises the private sector would be afraid , and incidentally this is not a sell off it 's it 's a way of getting the private sector into British Rail with all the advantages that brings , they would be afraid that they would face subsidized and unfair competition , above all , perhaps , British Rail ge=management would feel if they were bidding against their employer that would be a real discouragement to bid , and we 've a lot of evidence er that they feel that and that there are many who do wish to bid in management/employee buy outs , so what we 've done in the amendment is we 've preserved the right for British Rail to bid , but we 've dealt with those criticisms and worries which have come from a lot of quarters not least from within British Rail itself . |
| 18 | At this she cut herself a narrow wedge from the pie , and when her mother turned round from the oven and looked at her plate , she remarked , ‘ You wo n't get fat on that . |
| 19 | If you can not get hold of one , make smaller muffins in an ordinary bun tray and bake for only 10–15 minutes . |
| 20 | If you can not get hold of dental dams , you can cut open a condom instead ( use the non-lubricated or flavoured varieties ) ! |
| 21 | If you can not get hold of ripe red tomatoes , add one tablespoon of tomato purée to the soup to improve its colour . |