Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] not get " in BNC.

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1 But I could just not get to sleep that night , and she was only a baby at the time , she could n't sleep .
2 I 'd rather not get into it . ’
3 The fund will give businesses a chance to develop which might otherwise not get off the ground . ’
4 In our depth interviews , for example ( Appendix II , section 5 ) , there was the man in trouble with the court already who could therefore not get HP — and who bought the settee he wanted with a trading check instead ( even costlier to repay ) , though he doubted his ability to pay it off and was still making payments through the court ; and the woman with so many debts to pay off , afraid of the ‘ loan man 's ’ visit because she finds it so hard to say no to his offers .
5 Sometimes you 'd maybe not get a steamer for maybe maybe six weeks if the wind was to the South East .
6 If we feel that something is going to be an ethical consideration , then we will probably not get involved in the project …
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