Example sentences of "[pers pn] could get out " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ I could get out more if there was a car . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I stopped just behind you but before I could get out of the car you were well away . |
| 3 | They had both been so kind , caring and helpful during the whole of Nigel 's illness — staying with him so that I could get out to shop and have a break , taking him to his hospital appointments because their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable for him , and in dozens of other , smaller but no less important ways . |
| 4 | I did n't want to wear glasses , and I was thinking how I could get out of it but finally they brought in a bunch of pairs of glasses and I was trying them on in the mirror , and I tried on a pair and I thought , ‘ Gee , these do n't look too bad ’ . |
| 5 | By the time I could get out of the Press-box into the open air , the rain which had been the cause of the stoppage was barely perceptible . |
| 6 | All I could get out of 'im was this gymnasium Billy was interested in . |
| 7 | We had another seventy miles till London and at least another fifteen until the next junction where I could get out . |
| 8 | I got the distinct impression that he was n't actually too keen on slowing down so I could get out , let alone stop . |
| 9 | If you had a nice job on the railways maybe I could get out and about a bit . ’ |
| 10 | Cos there is not erm , what I can do and arrange with Loretta and that is that er we could probably , mom and I could get out there early to you , and Beth I suppose as well , and erm perhaps go for lunch or something |
| 11 | Some were tearing at the glass , others struggling with the doors , but none of them could get out . |
| 12 | ‘ Her carriage was the only way she could get out . ’ |
| 13 | George moved so she could get out of the chair . |
| 14 | For the first time , Susan intuited that if she really made a point of it , she could get out of her Public Service . |
| 15 | Before she could get out of the car , though , he began to drive off again . |
| 16 | Realising that there was nothing more she could get out of him , Folly signed mechanically , and the man gave an exaggerated sigh of relief . |
| 17 | You could get out more , it would be good for you , darling . ’ |
| 18 | Next time , you , your daughter , your grand-daughter or just a neighbour is pregnant , you could think of the thirty-odd years that the NCT has spent safeguarding the interests of parents and babies , and you could get out your cheque book . |
| 19 | ‘ Nor did you , when you could get out of it . |
| 20 | If , if er if you were on a case er well if you could get out for a , for an hour in the afternoon for a walk , but that was about all . |
| 21 | ‘ All you ever cared about was what you could get out of us ! |
| 22 | For me , though , the pleasure and amazement was in seeing how many bits you could get out of those once-neatly-assembled packages . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I was n't going anywhere near that car again once we could get out , ’ she said . |
| 24 | If we could get out of paying for local government , many people would be far happier . |
| 25 | That was all we could get out of Tex . |
| 26 | Both girls were keen cyclists and since they lived near the road they could get out and about . |
| 27 | Such mercenaries were specialist fighters , owing no firm allegiance , men who fought for pay and what they could get out of war . |
| 28 | Maggie did want to look and Felipe reluctantly stopped the car so that they could get out . |
| 29 | Students should be encouraged to identify for themselves how this information would be used and what they could get out of it . |
| 30 | Before they could get out of the car , Sophie 's client came down the path to open the gate . |