Example sentences of "[verb] they can get " in BNC.

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1 Patrol leader Captain David Hall said : ‘ We 're letting them know they can get food without instability . ’
2 Students in trouble will know they can get help where they see the sign .
3 My friends are Liverpool fans and they say they can get me tickets for the KOP , but no way am I standing with a bunch of idiots .
4 He says they can get rid of the conditions that cause crime and that must more jobs , more hope and less despair .
5 They figure they can get a thousand out over three years .
6 So I 've said they can get stood on .
7 Tomorrow they 're hoping to reach round 5 by winning at Cambridge and Mickey Hazard reckons they can get to Wembley .
8 Children are very quick to spot this and will take advantage of the situation — and once they know they can get away with anything , you will lose their respect .
9 Such abuses were seldom reported , thorough investigations were rarely held , and " the few perpetrators disciplined or prosecuted usually get little more than a slap on the wrist and most know they can get away with it unchallenged " .
10 If they know they can get special deals .
11 One of the reasons why they 're having such a hard time with trying to privatise the Health Service is because the British public actually feel they own it , they feel a part of it , they feel it 's theirs , they know where the hospitals are , they know they can get treatment and they do n't abuse it .
12 Let's hope they can get that one off !
13 Supermarkets have found they can get around licensing restrictions by selling in bulk .
14 Many men find they can get the same sort of pleasure by using sex toys like dildos or butt plugs up the bum .
15 this is why they were so excited about this one they found in the Lock , in the , in er Loch Ness , because it was in such superb condition and they actually reckon they can get it flying again .
16 It figures they can get a thousand out over three years .
17 He/she may well select someone whom they feel they can get on with .
18 Now I feel they can get stuffed … ’
19 I suppose it 's their way of saying they can get at me whenever they want .
20 ‘ Comedians should n't feel so bloody important , should n't think they can get away with just standing there .
21 I do n't think they can get away with it with little girls but they get away with it with little boys .
22 Do they think they can get it up to fifteen ?
23 And I do n't suppose they can get them now .
24 Daily facing threats ( and worse ) from people who think they can get away with anything , just because they are physically stronger than you , is a miserable way to live .
25 ‘ This sort of thing is happening more and more because the criminals think they can get away with it .
26 It seems that some designers of upright cookers think they can get away with dowdy styling and primitive features .
27 They think they can get away with it because the residents are new to this country and do n't know their rights . ’
28 The police say some drivers still think they can get away with it .
29 ‘ I am very upset that the council think they can get away with sending out a liability order before magistrates have even considered the case , ’ said Mr Jones , a part-time council security man for over five years .
30 ‘ The real problem to be tackled is inadequate powers for the police and the public being messed about by the court system , as well as an escalation of the number of people who think they can get away with crime , ’ said Mr Marwick .
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