Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] get a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I may get a mention . ’
2 I must get a grip on my mind .
3 I must get a grip on myself , she told herself firmly .
4 I must get a card , it 's Ken 's birthday soon .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 When I played , people who heard what I was doing and liked it recommended that I should get a Precision , which I eventually did , but I could n't seem to get enough of my own playing character to come through with it .
8 I probably could , but I should get a bit of support from the script-writers .
9 I should get a cup of tea now should n't I .
10 They said it was out of date and that I should get a Parrot jacket like the one Adam Faith wears on telly .
11 I do n't really think that I should get a lot of pleasure out of going to watch croquet tomorrow .
12 ‘ I 've worked for fourteen years in this business and I 've been given to understand that I should get a partnership one day . ’
13 I was right , as the answer was that I should get a reply ’ as soon as possible ’ .
14 ‘ I 'm keeping my fingers crossed that I might get a bit of it to strengthen the squad . ’
15 Last year 's holiday was great , last year , and I might get a bit of enjoyment out of looking at the photographs , but I 'm still paying for one again this year !
16 I might get a smile out of him
17 So , I might get a call by half past two but I doubt it .
18 Now I might get a king .
19 Then I might get a couple of little soaps or something .
20 So I might get a phone call from somewhere , you know .
21 I tried to write a speech last year and I made a right mess of it , so this year I 'm gon na speak from the heart , because I might get a boo like the leader of the council here , I install water meters .
22 Now I might get a place there , this time .
23 A curate at St Luke 's , an older man from the West Indies , almost persuaded my parents to let me go out to Codrington College in the West Indies , but my headmaster was firm against this , expressing the hope that I might get a scholarship to an English university .
24 I might get a headache later in the afternoon . ’
25 and I 'm going to get a medium fries , I do n't like small fries , I 'll get a cheese burger I think
26 I 'll get a taxi . ’
27 If you care to take shelter here , in this doorway , I 'll get a taxi . ’
28 If I could just use the phone , I 'll get a taxi . ’
29 I 'll get a taxi . ’
30 At least I 'll get a ticket for the Republic match — I 've got one of the special tickets !
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