Example sentences of "she [modal v] get a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She should get a smack then , should n't she ? |
| 3 | Mister , you should tell her she should get a doctor . ’ |
| 4 | She might get a pound or two for that lot . |
| 5 | If the Hunterston guide can also prove she 's the best in Britain , she 'll get a brand new Vauxhall Astra . |
| 6 | If we all give her a little of our pastry , she 'll get a lot , and we 'll have some left as well . |
| 7 | So I I I mean , but I do n't know whether to take it today or you know because she 'll get a lot of things given her today . |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe she 'll get a nibble herself — from the big fish . ’ |
| 9 | she 'll get a punch . |
| 10 | Maggie had developed a raging thirst and wondered if she could get a drink at the Commemorative Hall . |
| 11 | Obviously , she could get a tridsnap of his fantasies of femininity . |
| 12 | The tall dark girl got off the London train and as she passed through the barrier at Stowerton station she asked the woman collecting tickets where she could get a taxi . |
| 13 | If only she could get a look , see what they were up to … |
| 14 | She said no , she said , he told her if she wanted to go to the expense of a wig , she could get a wig and she wear it when she went out , but when she comes in the house she must take it off , she must not wear that wig |
| 15 | she could get a bus to Bath , but how would she get home again ? |
| 16 | Mary wanted Rufus to drive her all the way back to London but he said Colchester was his limit and she could get a train from there . |
| 17 | That 's why she 's asked me to do it , but like I said to mum you know , I 'm not gon na say to her , oh yeah I 'll do it whenever you want , I 'll say like they 're gon na do this extra course on Wednesday nights and she said , like unless she could get a baby-sitter she could n't go which is the reason I 'm doing it . |
| 18 | From here she could get a glimpse of the houses : ‘ luxury ’ newly-built bungalows , double garages , big picture windows , young trees , landscaped gardens with lawns so smooth and green they could have been carpets . |
| 19 | I was scared she 'd get a cold ! |
| 20 | She 'd get a scolding from Victorine and from Madeleine as well most likely . |
| 21 | I knew she 'd better be told , otherwise she 'd get a bonnie fright when she was stopped at the paydesk and accused of shoplifting . |
| 22 | She 'd get a move on once she was up from the harbour . |
| 23 | She told him she would get a friend in the trade to look after the repairs , but when nothing happened Michael got the job done on his own comprehensive insurance policy with AGF . |
| 24 | So somebody had told her to apply and she would get a grant , to help towards her special diet . |
| 25 | A friend wrote requesting to have his salary allotted to the widow " and that she would get a person to do the business " , but Barratt could see no way for the widow to be of service . |
| 26 | She would get a brooch made of it |
| 27 | A fucking pin to kill you , but he wished , this tumbling day , Winnie in the room , that she would get a move on . |
| 28 | But he stopped that when there was speculation that she would get a cabinet post if he won . |
| 29 | ‘ But now she will get a lot more than that . ’ |
| 30 | I do n't know what will happen now , I suppose she will get a lawyer and I will be shafted . ’ |