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

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1 I must get straight back to the hotel ’
2 I must get used to my disappointment as other men have . ’
3 I must get ready for supper ; our lodgers will be coming in presently . ’
4 So we 're gon na catch every traffic light on red now there was something I wanted to go into Wisbech for but I ca n't think for the life of me what it was , I must get stuck into this Christmas shopping again , really must so much to do and such little time to do it in oh he 's , he 's put that car down five hundred pounds , that price of that car was , that he got for sale on it seven , seven , nine , five ,
5 I 'll try it at the Oldham game — I might get live on national tv …
6 Oh , I better move out the way , I might get squashed .
7 The ‘ Let ’ rule has stood since 1880 without too much fuss and I think I might get annoyed if I saw the fifth set in a Wimbledon final decided by a serve which simply hit the net and ‘ died ’ on the receiver 's side .
8 ‘ Do n't like the sound of that , ’ said Joe , ‘ it could mean I might get damaged and laid up myself .
9 ‘ You never know , I might get lucky .
10 If they were plain , I might get fond of them and no longer notice , but they stayed inescapably plain and I , despite my best efforts , stayed stubbornly unenchanted .
11 Sonya asks him , ‘ I do n't understand : how will things be for you , how will you marry and have children ? ’ — of course thinking about his estrangement from human kind ; and he replies ( Dostoevsky 's italics ) : ‘ I 'll get used to it . ’
12 But I 'll get used to it .
13 ‘ Oh no , ’ I replied quickly , ‘ I 'm sure I 'll get used to it soon .
14 I 'll get used to these things in time . ’
15 ‘ Do n't say any more — I 'll get conceited ! ’
16 I 'll get bored just lying here .
17 Do n't say it like that , do n't let your voice get drippy or I 'll get upset . ’
18 Total costs will be in the region of £2,000 — I 'll get firm quotes when you let me know if these specs are OK
19 Then I 'll call a district meeting where I 'll get other branches together erm shop stewards and that , and I 'll pass this information , I 've let them know there 's such a thing as .
20 PAMELA : [ unwillingly ] I 'll get undressed if you lock the door and let me have the keys in my own hand .
21 I 'll get undressed , ’ she muttered and stalked off behind a bush .
22 ‘ We 'll go out and eat , ’ she said quickly , ‘ I 'll get ready , ’ and she twisted away to the bathroom , which also served as her wardrobe , and slammed the door to leave me alone with McIllvanney and Bellybutton .
23 Oh I 'll get ready to go to the club .
24 I 'll get soaked … ’
25 And of course he came here , he , and one day and he says , could I gi give this place as an address and I 'll get social security ?
26 The other thing is I need er we need to monitor the source of er informations reg information regarding the cordless phone promotion so I 've devised a form which I 'll get faxed yeah in other words , where did they find out about the promotion .
27 Maybe I 'll get motivated ma$ana .
28 I 'll get ill I 'll die , he 'll have to do another resurrection job .
29 I 'll get fresh ones . ’
30 I was panicking — I 'll get stuck between the paper and the wall — I 'll disappear !
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