Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] not get [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can not speak the language , so they can not get work and they need help . |
| 2 | If you can not get hold of one , make smaller muffins in an ordinary bun tray and bake for only 10–15 minutes . |
| 3 | If you can not get hold of dental dams , you can cut open a condom instead ( use the non-lubricated or flavoured varieties ) ! |
| 4 | If you can not get hold of ripe red tomatoes , add one tablespoon of tomato purée to the soup to improve its colour . |
| 5 | The simple fact remains that , if we can not get agreement , we may consider taking unilateral action in the United Kingdom . |
| 6 | Even the SIB suffers ; Mr Large has been unable to establish a new retail financial regulator , the personal-investment authority , because he can not get agreement from banks , building societies and life insurers . |
| 7 | ‘ It is very sad to see up to three million people on the dole while we can not get applicants for good jobs in our industry , ’ he added . |
| 8 | June described the depth of her frustration when she could not get Robert to respond to her words . |
| 9 | When they could not get gold for their dollars after 1971 ( the US gold stock fell by only $2½ billion over the whole period ) , they only acquired these dollars because they were prepared to sell their own currencies in order to prevent them rising further . |
| 10 | When they could not get money from the machine they beat her with sticks . |
| 11 | This has an immediate effect on the workload at the CAB where claimants often go when they can not get satisfaction at the Department of Social Security . |
| 12 | Neal Blewett found just forty-eight " predominantly middle-class " constituencies in 1910 , while Michael Kinnear found seventy-five in 1921 ( and Kinnear 's figure is certainly an understatement , for he could not get figures for divided boroughs outside London , many of which certainly would come into his category , so the real figure may be more like ninety ) . |