Example sentences of "[vb mod] not get [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 well I do n't know how they work it , but I should n't get a bad one , it should be okay , I mean my dad 's gon na give me money anyway , so , I mean if I , London City so Phil was saying one of the best in the country he says that , so hopefully if they , they give me an offer , the others should as well
2 One problem with this kind of editing is that you may not get a clean cut at the points where you stop and start .
3 If you invest here , your money may lose its value , your products can not be reliably priced for trade across Europe ; you may face high transaction costs ; and you may not get the full benefits of a single market . ’
4 If he did , he might not get a satisfactory answer .
5 and you know what happens , I mean I , and therefore you er there , there might be a problem within in that you might not get the necessary mass mobilization support from the land reform because of the , of the possible consequences .
6 Of course , it could simply mean that winter foetuses might not get the same diet as others .
7 I could not get a straight answer from the hon. Member for Livingston about this .
8 He was wearing a grubby trench coat with the collar turned up so I still could not get a good look at him , but there was no mistaking his dimensions .
9 Endill could not get the strange figure from the library out of his head and had soon forgotten all about his plan to escape .
10 He will remember that we also had difficulty over the Tombs report when again we could not get the necessary information .
11 He tried to escape the cross-fire by getting the two offices separated but could not get the new rules approved .
12 The section in John Cleare 's World Guide to Mountains and Mountaineering ( Webb & Bower 1979 ) is suggestive but by no means comprehensive , and I could not get the extant Alpine Club Guide Selected Climbs in the Dauphiné and Vercors .
13 You could n't get a regular parrot to do all that stuff .
14 You could n't get a regular job , or he could n't anyway .
15 ‘ It 's simple , ’ he says , ‘ they could n't get a legal worker to do the things that we would .
16 We could n't get a straight reply — she 'd only answer in sign language .
17 She made up her mind , as she followed Marco into the cab , to see if she could n't get a better deal out of this Hannah Soo .
18 It 's just because you 're the poor fish my daughter married ; but then the unfortunate girl could n't get a better catch in her particular sea . ’
19 These puppies are thriving in the warm environment , their owner says you could n't get a better start for young bird dogs .
20 Davenport asked for a move last month because he could n't get a first team chance .
21 By the time she was 10 , she weighed 11 stone and wore a special tunic at school because she could n't get a uniform big enough to fit her .
22 There 's a map in the first opening of the Spanish Welcome/Bienvenido booklet ( could n't get a Scots one ) .
23 He just could n't get a decent length to putt to fall , and I felt it was getting to him .
24 And anyway , you could n't get a decent table up those stairs , they 're too narrow .
25 I wanted one for er saying granddad one from the kids and I could n't get a decent one
26 Former Detective Superintendent George who was in charge of the Birmingham pub bombings investigation , Detective Constable Terence and Detective Sergeant Colin were told last week of the judge 's view they could n't get a fair trial .
27 They could n't get a red one .
28 I was split between boxing and football when I was 16 and , at one stage , I wanted to turn professional boxer and thought that , as I was on Norwich 's books and I could n't get a pro boxer 's licence till I was 17 , anyway , I 'd play football for twelve months and then steam into boxing [ he was a double ABA junior finalist ] .
29 The Daughter 's left wrist was either broken or sprained , and she could n't get a proper grip on her needle .
30 You could n't get a speaking part ? ’
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