Example sentences of "they could get a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tour thick skin needs to be in good working order when someone tells you they could get a jumper cheaper than yours at the ‘ Cheap Jack ’ shop in town . |
| 2 | ‘ When they could get a word in . ’ |
| 3 | Who would pay a small fortune to come and spend a week in a draughty Highland hotel miles away from the slopes , when they could get a package holiday to somewhere snowy , romantic and convenient in the Alps for half the price ? |
| 4 | She did n't know whether they could get a mortgage or not . |
| 5 | According to these employers it was teachers who needed WE more than pupils , so that they could get a picture of what engineering was really like ( as opposed to media misrepresentations — strikes , redundancies , etc. ) and so put across a ‘ good image ’ of engineering , hopefully attracting the ‘ brighter pupils ’ into the industry . |
| 6 | These old barges — well , they could get a quotation for fire , I suppose , but not against flood or storm damage . " |