Example sentences of "[verb] they [modal v] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patrol leader Captain David Hall said : ‘ We 're letting them know they can get food without instability . ’ |
| 2 | Students in trouble will know they can get help where they see the sign . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , how did they know they 'd get the Admiral ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In the mid-seventies , porn magazine publishers , notably the arriviste David Sullivan , found they could get away with far more explicit pictures of women than before . |
| 6 | ‘ I can guarantee they 'll get inside . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | My friends are Liverpool fans and they say they can get me tickets for the KOP , but no way am I standing with a bunch of idiots . |
| 9 | But after a four month lay-off the people who have to open them can get rather out of practice , so they 've been sharpening their skills against each other . |
| 10 | Personal computer makers are likely to face continued pressure to keep prices low for the foreseeable future , former Compaq Computer Corp chief Rod Canion told Reuter in an interview : ‘ Anybody that wants to be successful in the computer business better be prepared to be very aggressive and have a lot of aggressive competition — in that environment , you can predict pricing pressure is not going to ease up ; ’ Canion , now chairman of the Houston-based consulting firm Insource Management Group , says that in his time at Compaq , customers were willing to pay a little more to ensure they got quality and performance but that as the market changed , they believed they could get quality , performance and low price , and now , ‘ that will never change . ’ |
| 11 | He says they can get rid of the conditions that cause crime and that must more jobs , more hope and less despair . |
| 12 | Only in Rome did both parties feel they could get a final judgment that would be respected . |
| 13 | They figure they can get a thousand out over three years . |
| 14 | She could n't quite remember when it was that she 'd realized Georg took it for granted they 'd get married as soon as she was old enough . |
| 15 | So I 've said they can get stood on . |
| 16 | Banks made provisions of up to around 70% against total third-world loans , and assumed they would get tax relief as if they had actually lost money . |
| 17 | I hope they will get used to that because it is indispensable that some people should make more money . |
| 18 | I think most of the issues that have been raised tonight already , are ones for the police authority and I hope they will get on with their job . |
| 19 | The person has promised they will get in before the end of the week . |
| 20 | I can see they 'll get it from that quarter and before very long . |
| 21 | They 'd get erm let's see they 'd get that . |
| 22 | She 'd thought at one time that it might be serious , be love or something weird like that , she 'd even thought they could get married . |
| 23 | If they get that going they 'll get two hundred and fifty for that . |
| 24 | people have been treated quicker , so that per cent no its not how can they say no its not ? , they would n't lie because if they lie they 'd get really done would n't they ? |
| 25 | They might be used to big crowds in the Lenin Stadium , but it 'll nothing like they 'll get at Anfield . ’ |
| 26 | The greater proportion ( 33 per cent ) of people said they could function on a minimum of six hours ' sleep , though many claimed they could get by on five hours ( 23 per cent ) and four hours ( 20 per cent ) . |
| 27 | I do n't believe they could get lost coming round here not with all the back fields on fire . |
| 28 | Stefan Holland and Teresa Brain have been told they 'll get just two hundred and ten pounds to make the place habitable . |
| 29 | At last , however , the Radio One crew were told they might get 10 minutes maximum down at the Disney Studios where Madonna as rehearsing for her world tour . |
| 30 | And if they thought that she was going to invite Colin and Yvonne in for a drink when they arrived they would get a shock . |