Example sentences of "[vb base] they [vb mod] 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 .
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