Her mother told Gina

[Bassim]

I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural.

Her mother told Gina if she again gets in so late, she is going to lock her out.

 

[teechar]

Gina's mother told her daughter that if she comes home late again, she will lock her out.

 

[Bassim]

teechar,

I am wondering about "get in" meaning to arrive home. You don't think it could be used in my sentence?

 

[teechar]

No, it doesn't work for me.

 

[jutfrank]

get in used to mean 'arrive back at home' sounds very natural to me. I'd phrase your sentence along the lines of

Gina's mother told her that if she got in late again, she'd be locked out.

 

[teechar]

Do you really think the following is very natural?

If you get in late again, you'll be locked out.

 

[Bassim]

I have used "get in" in my sentence after reading the following examples in Longman dictionary:

We didn't get in until late.
What time do the boys get in from school?

 

[jutfrank]

Do you really think the following is very natural?
If you get in late again, you'll be locked out.

Absolutely. I can almost hear my mother's voice.

Edit: Thinking about it, it doesn't make sense! How can you get in if you're locked out? Anyway, the first bit sounds very natural, to me at least.

jutfrank's mother: If you get in late again, [add consequence].

 

[probus]

Do you really think the following is very natural?

If you get in late again, you'll be locked out.

To me it is quite natural. Perhaps we are dealing with a regional difference?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's definitely OK in BrE.

What time will you get in from work?
What time do you get in from school?
What time did you get in last night?

"In" has the same suggestion of "home" as it does when we say "I'll be in for the next two hours". We know it means "home" or "at home".