Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] get " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Do n't let her in or I 'll never get any lunch .
2 The Sergeant came barging into the Nissen hut , bawling out , ‘ Right , you bloody lot , if you have any homes to go to , get out of those pits and down to the orderly room , sharpish , or you wo n't get a bloody pass . ’
3 Make that you limit though , or you wo n't get enough nutrients or learn new eating habits .
4 ‘ Be there — or you 'll really get fucked , ’ he hissed , jabbing a manicured index finger at my face and transfixing me with lifeless black eyes .
5 You 've got to be positive , or you 'll never get out of this mess . ’
6 Do not unroll the condom when you take it out of the packet , or you 'll never get it on his penis .
7 And they do go wrong sometimes — you switch on and nothing happens , or the picture starts breaking up , or you ca n't get any sound .
8 And we 've been saying to Chief Executives , if you ca n't get the profit or you ca n't get the sales , well at least concentrate on trying to , trying to get the cash , get the debtors in , that kind of thing .
9 ‘ I hope our Mum do n't start borrowin' off of 'er or she 'll never get it back . ’
10 Sometimes this is because the perpetrator himself has repeatedly warned his victim not to say anything , or he or she will either get into trouble or be disbelieved .
11 It performs weddings and baptisms , funerals and services for people who find nothing for them in separate dominations or who ca n't get to church .
12 Sunday night was usually jam session night at the Mimosa Club for assorted trad jazzmen who were n't in regular bands or who could n't get a gig in one of the big suburban pubs .
13 Some older people who live alone or who can not get out appreciate the security of knowing that they can contact someone in an emergency .
14 ‘ Come along , Dorothy , or we sha n't get a seat . ’
15 Or we 'll not get there before the rain comes . ’
16 We 'd better do as she says or we 'll not get a cup o' tea .
17 We started with provisioning the boat at the quay ( ’ Put the bloody whisky out of sight or we 'll never get shown in Saudi Arabia ’ ) and leaving the quay .
18 ‘ Keep moving , or we 'll never get there . ’
19 Anyway , I 'm going to get ready or we 'll never get the shopping done before you go to work .
20 Anyway , I 'm going to get ready or we 'll never get the shopping done before you go to work .
21 And then , impatiently , ‘ And now do come on , or we shall never get away . ’
22 The hon. Gentleman and his hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich , East ( Mr. Snape ) suggested that , because this is the only Bill on the table , we should settle for it or we will not get anything .
23 But Coun Fraser said : ‘ Admittedly there is a county service but people in Aycliffe are not getting very much from it , either because they do not know about it or they ca n't get the benefit because the buses are n't available in here . ’
24 And it can all fall through because theirs is falling through or they ca n't get out when you want and that can go on for Can it not ?
25 And then maybe Marie and me could even get married and I could sleep in her bed , and we could be all married and that .
26 ‘ Caspar 's shut in one of those buildings and I ca n't get him out . ’
27 And I ca n't get away with tights .
28 ‘ Yes , and I ca n't get comfortable . ’
29 ‘ But they want to deport me and I ca n't get out without a ticket which will cost another £600 to £700 . ’
30 ‘ I 've bowled to him for two days and I ca n't get him , ’ he explained , ‘ so I just want to loosen up . ’
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