Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't 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 | You could n't get a regular parrot to do all that stuff . |
| 3 | You could n't get a regular job , or he could n't anyway . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's simple , ’ he says , ‘ they could n't get a legal worker to do the things that we would . |
| 5 | We could n't get a straight reply — she 'd only answer in sign language . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | These puppies are thriving in the warm environment , their owner says you could n't get a better start for young bird dogs . |
| 9 | Davenport asked for a move last month because he could n't get a first team chance . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | There 's a map in the first opening of the Spanish Welcome/Bienvenido booklet ( could n't get a Scots one ) . |
| 12 | He just could n't get a decent length to putt to fall , and I felt it was getting to him . |
| 13 | And anyway , you could n't get a decent table up those stairs , they 're too narrow . |
| 14 | I wanted one for er saying granddad one from the kids and I could n't get a decent one |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | They could n't get a red one . |
| 17 | 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 ] . |
| 18 | The Daughter 's left wrist was either broken or sprained , and she could n't get a proper grip on her needle . |
| 19 | You could n't get a speaking part ? ’ |
| 20 | internal business shuttles but a lot of them are long haul passengers who could n't get a direct flight to their nearest regional airport and with the nineteen ninety three directive liberalising the E C erm or European Union Airways , more and more passengers from the North and the Midlands are going to take a shuttle to Europe not to Heathrow , they are going to fly from Ringway or East Middlesbrough t to Europe and catch a long haul from Charles De Gaulle or Frankfurt and indeed Amsterdam which you probably know is now advertising itself as Britain 's third airport . |
| 21 | ninety eight , I think it was for two dozen , what happen we did n't have much choice you could n't get the two dozen boxes |
| 22 | But he could n't get the better of Martyn , who turned one goal-bound shot from the 22-year-old onto the post minutes before Osborn jumped in to stun the 21,123 crowd with only his second goal of the season . |
| 23 | Because the police could n't get the right person , the next best was going to have to do . |
| 24 | I could n't get the right bolts . |
| 25 | The first time I ever got it I what do you want me to do and he said right run across there and I 'd run now punch it , and I 'd be punching the you 'd be jumping and turning round , I could n't get the right one , and finally punch it and the would be coming , said quick hit that and I was getting all sort of |
| 26 | In the second half , they were on top again , but just could n't get the first goal , which was always going to be vital in such a close battle . |
| 27 | And what sort of stuff did you get off the black book that you could n't get the other way ? |
| 28 | but I could n't get the political parties . |
| 29 | Could n't get the damned thing erect long enough . " |
| 30 | He could n't get an immediate break-down of where the money had gone so asked to see the manager . |