Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] get you " in BNC.
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1 | Now listen to what we 're going to do now , we 're going to mummy 'll get you some dinner in a minute , are you hungry ? |
2 | Will you stay here and Mummy 'll get you a sweater to put on . |
3 | Well read this one then Mummy will get you some breakfast . |
4 | The stormproof Night Rider bike light will get you seen . |
5 | No they 're not no come on we 'll have the lid off that thank you , you can go down , mummy can get you some clothes to wear oh |
6 | There , Nick , your Mum 'll get you a nice little kitten . ’ |
7 | Two years ago , Master Solper could get you anything ; a piece of cloth from the napkins used at the Last Supper , a hair from the beard of St Joseph , part of a toy once used by the Baby Christ . |
8 | ‘ Flattery will get you nowhere , ’ she managed to quip , her anger diffusing into the familiar shadows of response . |
9 | ‘ And flattery will get you anywhere tonight , ’ she retorted as sexily as she could . |
10 | Flattery will get you everywhere . |
11 | Anxiety will get you nowhere , wrote Harsnet . |
12 | The spirit of 1992 and European unity could get you on a freebie to the Himalayas . |
13 | If it 's a simple puncture , your tubeless repair kit may get you back on the road again , but if it 's a major rip , or any other sort of fault , the machine 's likely to end up on a trailer . |
14 | Go on then , Daddy 'll get you some . |
15 | My grandfather taught me necessary skills : how to tip my tea into my saucer and blow waves across it until it was cool enough to drink ; how to cut an orange in half crossways and pack a sugar lump into each half and then suck out orange-juice and sugar together ; how to walk along the crazy-paving garden path without stepping On any of the cracks or a tiger would get you ; how to butter the loaf and then clutch it to your chest and then shave off paper-thin slices ; what saint to pray to when you woke up at night and saw the devil moving behind the curtains . |
16 | Timidity in pop will get you nowhere , but it makes for great listening . |
17 | That quip could get you recommended to the witless corps , brother , ’ the speaker put in , ‘ Oh , I was only pulling her leg . |
18 | It 's my view that no amount of learning to use influential and assertive behaviour will get you status if you do n't believe that you 're worthy of it . |
19 | Avoid the aliens , a super long jump will get you over the other two . |
20 | Your body burns alcohol more slowly , so a little drink can get you seriously sloshed , and you stay that way longer . |
21 | A copy of this magazine could get you free goodies from exhibitors , so bring it along . |
22 | " T'missus will get you some hot water . " |
23 | The return flight will get you into Gatwick at 9.30 pm and the price is £149 . |
24 | But if you do n't do that , any road 'll get you there . |
25 | At Home : A good wash and brush will get you back to the groove |
26 | There is a saying , although it is accepted by smokers as being mildly humorous , ‘ Dope will get you through times of no money , but money wo n't get you through times of no dope . ’ |
27 | ‘ Do n't peep or the Bogey Man will get you ! ’ |
28 | Inspector : Sarcasm will get you nowhere . |
29 | CATHERINE Self-pity 'll get you nowhere . |
30 | But drinking is a different , more personal matter , and a bottle of Scotch will get you a friend for life . |