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

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1 It 's got a posh name , I ca n't remember what it 's called now , but it has got a posh name too .
2 He 's signed up to go racing in America for a fistful of dollars … and few a for dollars more has got a new book out
3 One publisher , who did not want to be named , agreed : ‘ Jackie Collins has got a new book out called American Star but I can not see it doing very well .
4 ‘ He has got a big name already but it 's going to get even bigger in Italy .
5 ‘ It 's fine in the Ryder Cup , although that has got a little bit out of hand when nerves are stretched like the note of a piano .
6 has got a special thing where they will come and
7 Instead of looking directly for something one wants to get a true belief about , one can look instead for a sign .
8 Because they 'd got a tremendous struggle on , they 'd got a tremendous struggle on , they were struggling against tremendous odds , they were struggling against er er all sorts of er er of er of trickery , that er was being conducted by quite a quite a few of the er quite a few of the major powers .
9 Because they 'd got a tremendous struggle on , they 'd got a tremendous struggle on , they were struggling against tremendous odds , they were struggling against er er all sorts of er er of er of trickery , that er was being conducted by quite a quite a few of the er quite a few of the major powers .
10 No half day Saturdays , half day Saturdays , yes and then er I , I used to stay waiting for mother to come and my sister er to do the shopping in Willenhall cos they would n't shop anywhere else , and then erm my brother used to come with his cycle and er I used to carry a lot of the shopping back and my brother used to push a lot on his , on his cycle and mother and my sister used to stay down and have another walk around , but we 'd got to walk it back I 'd come back on the wagonette so or just after the buses started but er I 'll never forget the first time the bus ran it was pouring with rain and my sister was standing in front of me and she 'd got a new mac on and of course we were getting very wet and there was a scramble to get on the bus and the lady in front of her had got a bag of flour and of course the bag burst and went all down her
11 And he never forgive me for this you see because he were a big noise you know , he he 'd got a big business in .
12 I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA .
13 You 're going to get a real whipping now , and the only time you speak is to tell us you 're ready to inform on your friends .
14 Ah he said he was go he promised that he was going to bring a new disk , and then he had n't and then he did this and I thought mm I 'm not going to get a new disk out of him now it 's out of warranty and at least it 's working now and
15 And for a female it may be possible that she 's not going to get a full pension anyway , she may have er had time out , not paid contributions right the way through etcetera .
16 I 'd like to get a little sleep tonight . ’
17 Most corporate buyers we spoke to agreed that B A's doing deals much like those from other airlines , indeed Merrel-Lynch said they 'd just dropped B A having got a better deal elsewhere .
18 I 'd have got a nasty shock otherwise .
19 It 's always been my philosophy that the first bait out is the one most likely to produce a run and I will try to get a drifting float out in almost any conditions ( except flat calms ) using balloons to assist the float 's passage through calm water and into the wind lanes .
20 ‘ But then , for those things that are more filled out , to do them properly you 'd really have to get a few musicians out there .
21 God seems to get a real kick out of choosing people who think that they are useless , or who others think are useless , and using them for something important and useful .
22 My two realities were getting this thing done technically to technical excellence , which I was struggling with as I did n't know my stuff so well then , and also , managing to get a good performance out of David .
23 I failed to get a single note out of it when I brought it back to the hotel .
24 Nothing but bills as usual — she did n't seem to get a great deal else these days .
25 And they 've started to get a few things together have n't they ?
26 He liked to get a few holes in before work .
27 With the awards season upon them , J Walter Thompson were being showered with strange-looking trophies in perspex and metal alloy , and were forced to get a little man in to build them more shelves .
28 And it must be difficult somewhat for you because since you do get a good side together , then perhaps other clubs come along poaching your players .
29 I do get a social life out of it .
30 The It never changed all that much , but it did get a great deal closer .
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