Example sentences of "you can get a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Think of it — if Flemyng sacks you , you can get a job as a preacher . ’ |
| 2 | She gave us parties and disapproved of me teaching : Jennifer darling , surely you can get a job in a nice private girls ' school But when I was 14 and had awful tonsillitis she brought me lemon and honey and sat on the edge of the pillow holding my damp hand . |
| 3 | From 1 January 1991 , if you receive income support , housing benefit , family credit or community charge benefit , you can get a grant under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme ( HEES ) . |
| 4 | You can get a grant for loft insulation up to 150mm if you have less than 50mm . |
| 5 | You can get a free safety check on gas appliances and installations from British Gas if : your are over 60 years of age and you live alone or with someone who also qualifies ; you are a registered disabled person of any age and you live alone , or with someone who also qualifies ; or you receive a state disability benefit and you live alone or with someone who also qualifies . |
| 6 | It 's a beautiful valley and if nothing else you can get a close look at some ridiculous overhanging walls decorated with lean supermen ( and women ) swinging around on one finger . |
| 7 | These pockets are so voluminous that you can get a whole lot in besides — suntan lotion , midge repellent , etc . |
| 8 | You can get a fine Bonnard print for £2,500 ; a Pissarro for less than £7,000 . |
| 9 | If you wish , you can get a record sheet from the Department of Social Security to help you do this . |
| 10 | If you wish , you can get a record sheet ( form SMP2 ) from your Social Security office . |
| 11 | But the trouble with buying clothes , he finds , is that if you do it alone ( he 's single ) , you can get a bit blinkered . |
| 12 | Third , you can get a real computer for less . |
| 13 | I 'll come and put in a couple of hours , so you can get a bit more comfortable . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ If you can get a job and we can find Mrs Ross a suitable home , I think she will probably be happier where there is more life going on around her . ’ |
| 15 | It 's the only place you can get a bit of hokey-pokey , sizzling by day and guzzling by night , talk about dolce vita ! when you get your splints off come over for a week . |
| 16 | Homoeopathy takes into consideration our body and temperament ( this is what Bonnie needs ) , and you can get a list of homoeopathic practitioners if you write , enclosing an SAE , to Dr Christopher Day , Chinman House , Stanford in the Vale , Faringdon , Oxon SN7 8NQ . |
| 17 | Eating and drinking is particularly good value — you can get a 6 course ‘ Mezes ’ meal , where you get lots of small dishes of Turkish delicacies for about £3 although a good bottle of wine may set you back 70p ! |
| 18 | See if you can get a good view of these birds and count the number of toes . |
| 19 | Is there any way you can get a day off school to help look for him ? |
| 20 | See if you can get a cab , while I put my collar on . |
| 21 | ‘ See if you can get a hand-cart from Smithfield market , lad . |
| 22 | What we 're going to do is take you to the nearest place you can get a bus . |
| 23 | 1 If you can get a coach or supervisor then go for it ! |
| 24 | You can get a list from the Japanese Tourist Board in London , which for some inscrutable reason gives only half of them . |
| 25 | You can get a full list in Tokyo . |
| 26 | Starting at the crowded favoured end is all very well if you can get a good clean start , but more often than not , there is so much crowding that only a few boards get away in clean wind . |
| 27 | You can get a metric version if you wish , but despite the conversion of practically everything to metric , metric scales in fishing are as rare as rocking horse droppings . |
| 28 | Choose an easy water , where the fish are not too big and therefore fairly easy ; a place where you know you can get a lot of bites . |
| 29 | People 's babies are a great help : if you can get a baby smiling at you , its mother will often speak . |
| 30 | You can get a wife 's earned income tax relief on the part of your pension which you earned from your own contributions . |