Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] [adv] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some younger son from among Leicester 's tenants , placed by a dutiful father where he could readily get advancement . |
| 2 | Chris disapproves strongly of artificial methods of rearing , even if it means that he may only get one or two fry from a brood . |
| 3 | If you ask me , he 's one of those chaps whose marriage was so close and idyllic that he 'll never get over his wife 's death : he 's just passing the time as usefully as he can . |
| 4 | The judge knew this man of old : he was the pit-bull of the legal profession , attacking any weak spots with devastating precision , and seeing him ended the Judge 's faint glimmer of hope that he might just get home in time for the football . |
| 5 | ‘ We try to give him a little less tranquilliser each time , so that he might gradually get over it , but he does n't seem to get any better . |
| 6 | She had doubts , in fact , that he would even get involved in anything as routine as an affair ! |
| 7 | Saibol 's brother , Tepilit , was ready to die because he realized that he would never get justice . |
| 8 | He turned his head away , and as the light caught his face at a certain angle Nenna realised in terror that he was right and that he would never get anywhere . |
| 9 | There were some who hoped and half expected that he would never get there , and indeed , fought viciously to prevent it . |
| 10 | It was obviously vital that he should somehow get into Vic 's shed unseen . |
| 11 | No answer , then Spencer passed out for a few seconds , only to wake to the pungent smell of burning and the sharp realisation that he must now get out of the thing . |
| 12 | I mean it was what , what and if you go through all the papers you can see that , that Robert Maxwell really saw that self regulation erm legislation being that he could finally get control through an investment management company of his pension funds . |
| 13 | " The Archbishop the next day travelling to Rochester , told his story to some of his familiars and had scarce concluded it when he was siezed with a sudden shivering and sickness , that he could scarce get to the village of Halling , a place of the Bishop of Rochester , where he had no sooner arrived by going to bed that night he died of a fit of collick " . |
| 14 | While the reports that IAK sent for the official files expressed no doubt at all , by Thursday he was complaining that he could hardly get the prisoner to mention politics , let alone discuss them . |
| 15 | Not that he 'd ever get anywhere with it , in the US , not these days anyway . |
| 16 | It is important to put a purchaser on notice that he will only get a good receipt if he pays any purchase money to two trustees or to a trust corporation ( Law of Property Act 1925 , s27 ) . |
| 17 | Since his involvement in struggling does not necessarily imply that he will actually get free , it simply places him before the getting free which he aims to realize . |
| 18 | If the patient can get into the kneeling position and then balance on one knee while bringing the other leg forward , so that he can lever himself onto a chair , he will feel confident that he can always get up , even if he is alone at home . |
| 19 | He did n't pay any tax on it , so he 'd only get one hundred and forty back — including his stake . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't worry , if I want him to shut up I 'll give him a dig and he 'll soon get the message ! |
| 21 | ‘ Sweetie , you are looking at an old moose who just ca n't figure out where he took the wrong trail and he 'll never get back up that hill again . |
| 22 | His reputation as a really nice guy will be assured , amongst two club golfers at least , and he might even get into the pro-am prize money . |
| 23 | He was just getting out of the car and he could just get back in it and move out with the same expertise . |
| 24 | How he was laughing at himself and he could hardly get the words out . |
| 25 | He doubted , to be perfectly frank , if he would ever get to use the return half . |
| 26 | As gently as she could , Ruth told her that Patrick had taken to his bed many years ago , finishing , ‘ It seems as if he 'll never get any better . |
| 27 | I 'm not hoping for a shell-casing , you know , but if he 'd just get a fucking nose-bleed or something , I 'd be a happy man . ’ |
| 28 | Nice little wind-fall … if he can ever get to it . ’ |
| 29 | He was still convinced that if he could somehow get rid of the tension in the neck then the other problems would automatically be resolved . |
| 30 | How great an attraction , he accurately predicted , would the betcherrygah prove in the parlours and drawing-rooms of the great British gentry , if he could just get it home alive . |