Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But one must recognize that whatever system one puts in has only got a limited life before it becomes irrelevant , and if the payment is for achievement it must do just that .
2 If one has not got a keen interest in the overall aims and objects of a particular body , then it is unlikely that its A.G.M. will be a terrific draw .
3 Today 's event is his tuning-up race and he has not got an easy task .
4 Lyceum has just got a new logo I noticed
5 The Lyn , Oslo player has already got a similar offer from Leeds .
6 You have to work harder to get a good news hook , but it , but it , it still exists and people still are interested , provided it 's a hook .
7 " Even a Harvard man has still got an awful lot to learn from life .
8 He has clearly got a cut mouth and there are flecks of blood down his chest .
9 He has also got a good routine going with his putting now that his caddie , Fanny Sunesson , has stopped crouching down behind him before he putts to make sure he is aiming in the right direction .
10 She has also got a substantial cruising specification which includes , Watermaker , Heating to all cabins , Generator , Icemaker , Burglar alarm , TV-Video-CD player , sep .
11 He has really got a bad cold .
12 ‘ He has now got a new incentive at Forest where there have been so many changes . ’
13 ‘ There is very little computer fraud as such , but almost any fraud has now got an electronic aspect , ’ he said .
14 He has n't got a philosophical mind .
15 My husband has n't got a fixed address and he is probably hiding .
16 If he has n't got a nice home you call him a layabout . ’
17 See , he 's got all this bloody one thousand quid bloody hi-fi , has n't got a double deck
18 He has n't got a single spot yet .
19 She is not very enthusiastic about the light rail proposals , but er she sees the park and ride as an excellent idea , but as she said , it 's not exactly inviting to leave your car in er a car park which is not necessarily big enough , which has n't got a proper surface , is n't properly lit , is n't supervised , has great big notices up that say there are thieves about , and where the bus service stops at half past six .
20 They had got used to living in Brighton , and saw no reason to uproot themselves , but one of their tutors took them aside and said , ‘ Look , this place has n't got a proper research library , and it 's not going to get one .
21 I , and he said he still , he has n't got a proper cooker or anything or
22 He has n't got a pliable conscience like me .
23 Dot wanted to ask , He has n't got a wooden leg has he ?
24 Phillips too deep but Hills has n't got an easy ride here and in fact he 's given away a corner it 's good pressure .
25 Of course , we can in theory expand the business as fast as we like , but even a major player like Sainsbury 's has n't got an infinite supply of skilled bakers and bakery managers on hand .
26 Nobody in industry has actually got an absolute guarantee , I mean even the British Telecom schemes said they 'll pay , they 'll pay the rate of inflation if they feel they can afford .
27 Julia has recently got a little job .
28 ‘ Well , film work 's very precarious , of course — so I thought I 'd better get a steady job for a bit , especially when my money ran out . ’
29 No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow .
30 I says only got a pink form if you 've got a fixed penalty .
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