Example sentences of "we [modal v] get a " in BNC.

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1 We may get a reaction from them , in a day or two . ’
2 We may get a mate in the hope he 'll transfer his attentions . ’
3 If the width of the slits and the spread of the bullets are appropriately chosen we may get a profile like this : with a hump at a point on the detector equidistant from the two slits .
4 The weather reports indicate that we may get a light snowfall some time over the next few days .
5 they can be rung through to you but p erm will need to be warned that we may get a flood of phone calls
6 Well I guess we may get a we may get ourselves a waste disposable unit .
7 Even if someone were to leave the Department , or drop dead-even if you were to , what 's the expression , take out a contract on one of us ’ — he laughs to show that this is a joke , displaying a number of chipped and discoloured teeth , set in his gums at odd angles , like tombstones in a neglected churchyard — ‘ even then , I very much doubt whether we should get a replacement .
8 But Scotsman Billy said last night : ‘ My wife wonders if we should get a gun .
9 ‘ If we have plenty of top Aussies playing , we should get a few thousand London-based Australians coming to the games and the chances are they 'll bring an English mate , ’ he said .
10 I mean , I , I was very much got the impression from her I , I 'm sorry I did n't get a name , the chap I was speaking to , but erm it , he , he was very distinct that we should get a letter from I S and that have conformation and , and , er and send it on , you know , that , they all should also should get a copy , so it , it strikes me we should perhaps write a write to I S and perhaps send a copy with a covering letter to British Section
11 There was a brief stunned silence , and then the entire family went into fits of laughter ; after which my husband remarked that the wine was n't cold enough and maybe we should get a new fridge .
12 " We should get a doctor , " said Rossmayne when he had laid Virginia on a couch .
13 ‘ If we should get a second chance , that is .
14 ah ha , maybe we should get a licence for this
15 Bonnie do n't you think we should get a few more people to go to .
16 We must get a doctor .
17 We must get a man in , ’ she declared .
18 And then a minute later , he said , " We must get a double bed immediately . "
19 We must get a light from the Baba Yaga . "
20 We must get a good Virgin again .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 Sorry about lunch , we 'll get a sandwich . ’
24 We 'll get a square meal , then we 'll see the family .
25 You do n't know when we 'll get a day like this again .
26 Chana Orloff , who was sitting next to her husband and Modigliani , was a little worried by the grandiose gesture , but the men shrugged and said : ‘ We 'll get a good meal ’ .
27 We 'll get a call in the next few minutes . ’
28 LOZ was revelling more than most , and after the club closed he dragged sexy woolly hat-wearing NME hack SIMON WILLIAMS around the streets of Islington looking for a pot-bellied old man clutching a bottle of champagne as it was ‘ the only way we 'll get a drink at this time in the morning ’ .
29 I 'm actually also hoping to get , someone who was erm concerned at the campaign to come to the meeting , cos I think it would be very useful to have someone who 's been through it and to say how , how they tackled it , so I think it should an interesting meeting , hopefully we 'll get a few , you know interesting people to come along and we can spend from that meeting campaign .
30 Maybe , maybe we 'll get a coordinator who will just say I 'll book the seats for you
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