Example sentences of "he [modal v] get [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And better he should get the hard lesson now , than later .
2 he must get a huge audience every Sunday night , I know we would
3 He 'll get a good reaction from our fans because the people appreciate everything he did for the club , ’ Rush said .
4 Dave will , he 'll get a free lunch .
5 ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true .
6 He might get a different report from our gunners .
7 Jenjin told Rostov that Burun had broken Nogai 's wrist during an argument five days earlier , and that it had just been suggested that if his plan went ahead he might get the other one broken as well .
8 Forester had an idea of how he might get the additional information , but it would have to wait until tomorrow .
9 But he might get the wrong person for his needs , possibly due to vacation , sickness , or the respondent may misunderstand the question , indeed , may well be unaware that certain information actually exists .
10 ‘ There 's loads of them at the Standard , ’ said Cooper , persuasively , so persuasively in fact , that we ended up at 7.00 am outside Holborn Tube with a banner declaring Flirting for London , handing leaflets to men and flowers to women , so he could get a good photograph for his story .
11 One of them wrote to Jarvis 's mother to tell her he could get a good price for Cambridge School .
12 From here he could get a good view of the counter desk .
13 ’ You 've got it wrong , Fuzzy , ’ he finally said , when he could get a defensive word in .
14 Yeah , he could get a straight , and get sixteen .
15 As he was wondering whether to climb up to it , to see whether he could get a clear view ahead , he heard a movement behind him and turned to find Hawkbit at his shoulder .
16 He could get no real grip on the situation , and the more he pondered , the more confused his thinking became .
17 Great ; he could get the little bastard without having to get up from the floor .
18 David Beaton poulticed it every time he could get the old man to stay at peace long enough , but as soon as it started to heal Eachuinn would be up and about , restless , until the deep puncture festered and broke out again .
19 He hoped it would be his last sharp-end posting ; that he 'd get a nice political appointment with the chance to make a lot of bucks .
20 And he 'd get a little bit on his building society , would n't he ?
21 And sometimes , when there were visitors and raksi to drink , he 'd get the red bitch to sing — a mournful , wailing dirge that made us fall about with laughter .
22 He 'd get the whole yarn about the blackmail , perhaps even Laura Channing 's name or telephone number .
23 This time , after I 'd hung up , I laid the phone down at an angle to the receiver tits so he 'd get an engaged tone if he tried again .
24 In the second-half he appeared to be on a mental walkabout , at one point kicking direct into touch from a free-kick , forgetting that he would get no territorial gain .
25 But then , a week later , she had a visit from a strange man enquiring for her father , and who , after being told of his demise , informed her he had been asked to sell the property for which he had felt able to assure her father he would get a good price , seeing that land around was scarce .
26 Tate , who admitted assault , was told he would get a five-week sentence when he next appeared to fit in with his break from the ship .
27 After this was over he would get a full medical check .
28 He also bribed Lennie to stay with him , when George said that if Lennie was good he would get a little puppy to pet .
29 There was no chance at all that he would get the upper hand .
30 Accordingly his mother told him that he would get an extra sweet at lunchtime and another after tea for spending longer with his toys .
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