Example sentences of "they [vb mod] get [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The meetings were considered successful , and doubtless those who came to take part in them would get a double benefit from the fine air and the healthful scenes around that beautifully situated city . |
| 2 | He claimed that Iran badly needed TOW anti-tank missiles and in return for them would get the American hostages being held in Beirut released . |
| 3 | This week for 24 hours they 're refusing to cook , shop or even help the kids with their homework because , they say , they should get a regular Government wage for all the time and effort they put into the home . |
| 4 | They should get a nasty shock when they meet our eyes . |
| 5 | Now he says that someone who does n't hold much property can prove that they 're educated they should get the extra votes too , but you do n't seem , you do n't have to prove that you 're er educated if you 're rich you just get the votes anyway because that 's a good . |
| 6 | It was arranged that they should get the express train from Hanover in order to open at the Folies-Bergère on the very evening of their arrival . |
| 7 | Plus they 'll get a Super Nintendo Scope light gun . |
| 8 | So they 've got to book the flight but they might book it nearer the time when hopefully they 'll get a cheaper flight . |
| 9 | A new board is voted in on the promise that they 'll get a better deal . |
| 10 | Writing in the Labour Sunday newspaper , environmental journalist Tran Trong Thuc , suggests : " Officials fear they 'll get a bad reputation among foreign investors if they reverse their decision " . |
| 11 | Fortunately for the police complaints department , skins seem to regard this as part of the normal way of life , in the same way they might get a good hiding from their old man to make them toe the line at home . |
| 12 | Beasant 's goalkeeping spared Chelsea another drubbing at Crystal Palace on Boxing Day and so long as their strikers remain on target they could get a decent result today . |
| 13 | Only in Rome did both parties feel they could get a final judgment that would be respected . |
| 14 | Some of the crew were against this because they thought they 'd get their watches stolen ( I ask you ) and some in favour so that they could get a closer look at the women ( I ask you ) . |
| 15 | Some took a pride in their work and explained that by using the override they could get a better product . |
| 16 | she were gon na look at that place at er Audrey 's brother 's got it same as Walter 's , er second hand stuff to see if they could get a little bit of something , start him off , like , you know |
| 17 | It is ‘ very cold , very handsome , and very dull ’ : ‘ Who 'd live in such a great , overgrown place as this , ’ Lady Glencora asks , ‘ if they could get a comfortable house like Matching ? ’ |
| 18 | While at the hostel they could get a free pass to visit any cinema or theatre so a decent life was possible on the half pay rehearsal salary . |
| 19 | Only some large religious or political issue would induce people to take the very considerable step involved in emigration if they had any established position to keep them in England — younger sons , the poor , and those with nothing to lose might easily be more ready to travel , if they could get the financial backing needed , or were willing to go as indentured labourers . |
| 20 | Make sure your children ca n't reach the back of the TV or video — they could get an electric shock . |
| 21 | It has got to the stage where it would be cheaper for stockholding booksellers themselves to buy the books from these cheaper sources — they 'd get a better margin than ordering them from the publisher . |
| 22 | even if the church was And they 've cut all the side , the other side , Church Street they 've cut all the hedge of the church down there and dumped all the grass inside , no not the grass , the branches , inside well you 'd think they 'd get a blooming lorry or a van to take it all down the blooming tip would n't you ? |
| 23 | If they walk in there they 'd get a right haul , they 'd have the lot . |
| 24 | But it was so costly so they said they 'd get a second hand one . |
| 25 | People who come to see the Chiltern Brothers knew they 'd get a real show . |
| 26 | They 'd get a thick earole in a minute . |
| 27 | They 'd get a short sentence for shoplifting , clean themselves up , get out and then be in again within six months — young women . |
| 28 | ‘ I know , but she phoned for her results — she was surprised to get me , she seemed to have hoped you 'd be waiting by the phone — and when I told them you 'd gone , her mother took the phone and was in quite a tizz and had a word with Mr Fry and then said they 'd get the next plane home . |
| 29 | They 'd get the full commission on the ticket |
| 30 | Into these , just a crate , and they used to get the old pigs and they used to shove 'em in there , shove the trap down , and they used to load them on the ships , they went back to Poland . |