Example sentences of "[vb past] get [art] " in BNC.

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1 Wimbledon got got the right royal rave .
2 What happened was this : Micky stopped getting the lines , turned round in confusion , then presumably saw someone in the wings pointing a gun at him .
3 In the UK it is easy to form the impression that if you tried to get a closer look at something like this someone in a uniform would break both of your legs .
4 John and Ann ( although Ann to a lesser extent ) were close contenders as they actively tried to get a tan .
5 ‘ I tried to get a £1,000 overdraft from my bank , but they tried to make me take out a lot of loans .
6 He tried to get a fix on it .
7 And that was the day after ( heart going bang-the-big-bass-drum 'cos I knew what they 'd say ) I tried to get a word in edgeways when they finally fixed my GCSE options .
8 I tried to get a better grip but to my horror my fingers began to run down the door like melting plasticine as I watched from my perilous vantage point .
9 Their first stop was Munich , where Wolfgang tried to get a job with the elector , but was refused .
10 Just as their main interest was in the ways of life of people as seen by the people themselves , so they tried to get a sense of the past into their work by using life-histories .
11 Then we tried to get a pair of shoes , also a standard model .
12 Instead , the administration first tried to get a $16 billion stimulus package through Congress .
13 She tried to get a reading first off the youth then off his whimpering colleague .
14 I tried to get a lift from every vehicle that passed , but Oliver only stuck out his thumb at cars he really wanted to ride in , and sometimes even scowled at drivers whose cars he disapproved of .
15 Again and again in the fifth and fourth centuries the other Greek states tried to get a hold on Thessaly .
16 I followed him down the stairs , listening to him curse and shout ; in the front hall he tried to get a jacket on over his clothes but could n't get it to fit over his hand holding the gun .
17 Bullets bounced off the rock with alarming frequency as he tried to get a look at the situation .
18 He tried to get a job but he could n't .
19 Anne wondered if Ella knew just how queer they were but only said , ‘ I think it would be better all round if Cormac tried to get a job .
20 He tried to get a post at the British Museum , and was most indignant when it went to George Children , a friend of Davy and thus possessing superior patronage .
21 Yesterday , after that tearful reunion with my suitcase , I tried to get a negro hand-slapping thing going with Felix .
22 Ana asked softly , and Maggie took a deep breath and tried to get a smile into her voice .
23 ‘ If he tried to get a laugh and it was n't successful , I could see him bristle , ’ she said .
24 The coefficient of correlation value is good , considering that we tried to get a mathematical relationship from a physiological response .
25 I think just to answer that the , the pitch , because obviously I looked into this , and tried to get a reduction ,
26 Swindon Town tried to get a grip but everyone of their chances slipped away …
27 The Portsmouth defence creaked but it never cracked as Andy Mutch and Sean Taylor tried to get a goal .
28 We tried to get a balance between a Test side and a one day side from the squad .
29 Today I tried to get a whole tin every day , it 's just because it happened .
30 We tried to get a rubber that rubs , rubs ink out but you ca n't get one very well can you ?
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