Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] get the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't worry , if I want him to shut up I 'll give him a dig and he 'll soon get the message ! |
| 2 | He might just get the benefit of the doubt — because his side were under such intense pressure in the last ten minutes at Elland Road that his mind was concentrated on the battle on the field . |
| 3 | While he could equally get the information from other sources , he finds that ‘ going there every week , you hear about what 's going on , which is a great help . ’ |
| 4 | He could never get the leverage to force that open , and there was no inside keyhole , of course . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Before he wrote the book he could hardly get the job because he had not published a book . |
| 7 | He 'd never get the message . |
| 8 | He was a bit suspicious I must admit when I bought him those Janet Reger nighties but I knew he 'd never get the chance to wear them . |
| 9 | I thought he 'd never get the band off the road . |