Example sentences of "[modal v] get a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We must get a man in , ’ she declared . |
| 2 | I learned afterwards that Mrs McLaren was in the habit of getting up and going to bed so early that night was confused with day ; and having an idea that she must get a message to the man who did her garden , she had gone out before it was light , lost her way , and fallen into the brook , where she was found by a man walking to work . |
| 3 | I must get a grip on my mind . |
| 4 | I must get a grip on myself , she told herself firmly . |
| 5 | I suppose you must get a thrill out of it , but if you really knew anything you 'd go to the police . ’ |
| 6 | I suppose you must get a thrill out of it … stop imagining things about me . |
| 7 | Because they must , I mean even though Mark 's are good suits , I mean they must get a lot of wear . |
| 8 | We must get a light from the Baba Yaga . " |
| 9 | I had 2 letters ( one about taking some more apparatus sessions ) and a cheque from Nan , so must get a reply off to her . |
| 10 | Right , next one is poison must get a move on cos we 're running a bit late so as we 're going to poisons later I 'll just go on to say here that there 's four ways poisons can get into the body . |
| 11 | ‘ I must get a move on too , ’ declared Travis , and while he delayed to exchange one or two pleasantries with his cousin , Leith hotfooted it out of there . |
| 12 | personally an and from er and the rest and he , he 's gone to this area and he 's looked and he , he 's seen and he may have interpreted this , or wanted to interpret it so that when his report went back that the , he was saying that we must get a move on to the people in the Party saying that we need to get involved now , we need to be in all these areas , we need to be helping things develop and , and being a part at the front . |
| 13 | We must get a doctor . |
| 14 | He must get a doctor . |
| 15 | I must get a card , it 's Ken 's birthday soon . |
| 16 | If you 're going to use a professional printer , you must get a package that supports separated output . |
| 17 | That 's it you must get a commitment on the phone . |
| 18 | Seventh , but one of the most important , Gerstner must get a handle on IBM 's debt — ‘ Make sure you really understand why IBM 's debt has ballooned in the past five years , ’ advises Smith . |
| 19 | We must get a balance between commitments and resources , and we 'll only get that when we have a full scale review of Britain 's defence obligations , both present and future . |
| 20 | And you must get a photograph of that . |
| 21 | Erm I remember er thinking one day , erm I must get a photograph of that er building which was clearly a erm er a coal office or similar , I 'll go back at the weekend and get that . |
| 22 | However , having said that , CEEFAX reckoned that Speed and Pemberton are out for tonight and state that Rocky and Hodges should get a look in . |
| 23 | ‘ You tell those guys they should get a life ! |
| 24 | Beeney should get a chance , if not the youth keeper ( Pettinger ? ) , he looked good and confident at crosses . |
| 25 | ‘ It was funny that me , a woman with all these kids , should get a part because someone else was having a baby ! |
| 26 | If one pays for a pint of beer , one should get a pint of beer . |
| 27 | It is right that when one pays for a pint of beer , one should get a pint of beer . |
| 28 | If you want to experiment at home , it 'll cost you far less than in a salon but you should get a friend to help put the rollers in to get perfectly even curls . |
| 29 | The pound has steadied and the High Street should get a spending boost when home owners receive the full benefits of the building society cuts in the New Year . |
| 30 | since this lot came to power , is forcing people to make a decision as to whether they should get a prescription or whether they should not . |