Example sentences of "[vb base] they can get [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 " . |
| 3 | He/she may well select someone whom they feel they can get on with . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ This sort of thing is happening more and more because the criminals think they can get away with it . |
| 6 | It seems that some designers of upright cookers think they can get away with dowdy styling and primitive features . |
| 7 | They think they can get away with it because the residents are new to this country and do n't know their rights . ’ |
| 8 | The police say some drivers still think they can get away with it . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 |