Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , one of them may get more information out of it than the author realised he was putting into it . |
| 2 | Another group went to talk to the ‘ Educated Youth ’ ( i.e. young people who after leaving school in the city go to work in the commune and learn from the peasants ) — after 2 or more years in the country , a few of them may get the chance for further training or education before they are assigned to their jobs ( there is no such thing as applying for a job here ) . |
| 3 | Of course she does n't know what my life was like for six years or so , although I may get round to telling her , in time . |
| 4 | ‘ If I climb up I may get him , ’ Penny said to herself . |
| 5 | ‘ I rather hope I may get those concerned to invite me to do you in the Authors and their Work series — though I have n't done anything about it — I might then like to quote a bit or two out of a letter ( e.g. about Ivy ) , but I devoutly hope you will be able to censor the thing for yourself ’ — for there was still hope , or I was allowed to think so . |
| 6 | I need to be able to see the path ahead in order to plan my route well in advance , or else I may get myself into an awkward position . |
| 7 | God willing , Pa says , I may get to have a double helping tomorrow . |
| 8 | I gu my guess is if I ask the audience I I may get an answer I do n't like here . |
| 9 | I may get a mention . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I want to visit my old school friend Nellie Musgrove , who lives in the Via Botteghe Oscure , ’ said Daisy firmly , ‘ so I may get Edwin to take me along there . |
| 11 | Anyway , who knows , I may get the odd half-hour just to pop down the gangway and explore those fascinating little shops down there . ’ |
| 12 | tt oh , I said to Billy I said instead of getting one of them plastic ones , I may get one of them wooden ones , just , you know sort of like dear the wooden ones |
| 13 | I may get a . |
| 14 | ‘ I ought to get some sleep , ’ he said , but the coke had taken hold , it was lifting him , and he had such a good seat at the circus , he did n't really want to leave . |
| 15 | He said I ought to get myself a lawyer . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I ought to get the Niagara Falls Award for bawling . |
| 17 | " I ought to get back to Peach . " |
| 18 | ‘ I ought to get back to work . ’ |
| 19 | I ought to get started . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I just felt I ought to get out and fill my lungs with some good clean exhaust fumes . |
| 21 | ‘ I ought to get these keys to the garage . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Thank you for the lunch , Rob , ’ she smiled , ‘ but I ought to get back now . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I ought to get up , ’ she says . |
| 24 | Carol says I ought to get up early and help you put the turkey in the oven . |
| 25 | But I 'm not sure I ought to get involved . |
| 26 | All Americans go Eh Nine o'clock tomorrow I 'm going over to Kate ten thirty that gives me a bit of lee-way I 've got a at ten I thought it was ten thirty I ought to get some money out really You 're not going into Woking tomorrow morning are you doing your quiz ? |
| 27 | I ought to get some vegetables today I suppose . |
| 28 | And I said , well I do n't know either , I think I ought to get some , er my , my bill , you know , detailed |
| 29 | ‘ Forgive me , Dorothy , I must get back to my office . ’ |
| 30 | First of all , I must get to a bus stop that serves Heathrow , which means heading towards Kensington and the Bayswater Road . |