Example sentences of "[vb base] they [modal v] get [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 ? |
3 | Children are very quick to spot this and will take advantage of the situation — and once they know they can get away with anything , you will lose their respect . |
4 | Such abuses were seldom reported , thorough investigations were rarely held , and " the few perpetrators disciplined or prosecuted usually get little more than a slap on the wrist and most know they can get away with it unchallenged " . |
5 | six or seven times when I walked down Tesco on a lunch time on my own , they 're always at the end one , so I suppose they could get in and out , but they 're lovely kids some of them |
6 | If all goes well I reckon they 'll get through by midnight . |
7 | That 's really what both parties believe they will get out of this contract . |
8 | He/she may well select someone whom they feel they can get on with . |
9 | ‘ I guess they 'll get round to dragging it off to the junk yard , ’ said Billie , her arm linked through his as they made their way back towards the car . |
10 | So tha tha at that time , I mean they might get as much as three pound for mooring one ship up . |
11 | ‘ Only I think they might get just a bit mixed up . ’ |
12 | Shelley said , ‘ I think they 'll get on well . ’ |
13 | Daily facing threats ( and worse ) from people who think they can get away with anything , just because they are physically stronger than you , is a miserable way to live . |
14 | ‘ This sort of thing is happening more and more because the criminals think they can get away with it . |
15 | It seems that some designers of upright cookers think they can get away with dowdy styling and primitive features . |
16 | They think they can get away with it because the residents are new to this country and do n't know their rights . ’ |
17 | The police say some drivers still think they can get away with it . |
18 | ‘ I am very upset that the council think they can get away with sending out a liability order before magistrates have even considered the case , ’ said Mr Jones , a part-time council security man for over five years . |
19 | ‘ The real problem to be tackled is inadequate powers for the police and the public being messed about by the court system , as well as an escalation of the number of people who think they can get away with crime , ’ said Mr Marwick . |
20 | The point is you do n't do these children any service by letting them getting away with it , cos they think they can get away with it . |
21 | oh you should n't let them , er , and the , the thing is somebody else argues on their behalf then they think they can get away with it more |
22 | Well , I think they must get out , I mean they ca n't live like that . |