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

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1 Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over .
2 She insisted she 'd got a lovely man for me .
3 But to my dismay he said he 'd got a local caddie for Birkdale , and that he 'd misunderstood me when I said I 'd caddie for him anywhere .
4 So on that very depressing note , er I 'll leave we 've got a few minutes for questions or objections if anyone wants to , we 've got some head shaking .
5 If wished the dealer will then work to get a good price for the car , the benefit of which is passed on .
6 In fact , they seem to get a good price for their equity , because they only sell when they sense that investors feel lucky .
7 Try getting a single room for two pounds a week .
8 In the street market he managed to get a wilting lettuce for Henry and Murgatroyd , reduced to fourpence .
9 As teenagers tend to get a bad name for being moody , rude and irresponsible — to name but a few choice descriptions often used — I 'd like to tell your readers about my teenage son .
10 And I said to our Joe we got to get a another lock for that door .
11 If Wilko does go and we do get a hefty fee for him who would you like to see at the club ? ?
12 What do you , what do reckon , do you think they 've got a good case for their ten points ?
13 " They 're always stealing something or other and they 've got a good eye for a thoroughbred . "
14 my Lord , no , er if you have a good reason for preventing someone who is capable of being a competitor , eighty five applies but you can only exempt , if you 've got a good reason for preventing someone who is incapable of being a competitor then eighty five one is inapplicable .
15 ‘ I 've got a new idea for the fall , ’ he said .
16 And ou and going back to Mr Heselton , he has said i , I 've got a negative factor for him at the moment in terms of minus eight fifty , but let let me let me take the figure which is actually quoted in the County Council 's table of nine fifty dwellings .
17 ‘ Boy , am I ever glad I 've got a front-row seat for this .
18 I 've got a cracking idea for training — you 'll love this one .
19 Whereas the least grown-up people I know , although they 've got a tremendous value for society so bless them anyway , are ‘ artists ’ .
20 Certainly strong , solid colours are usually the most popular — though I 've got a definite weakness for greys , and there is a big demand for quality coloured horses .
21 I 'll ring you as soon as I 've got a definite date for this .
22 Right , I 've got a wee show for you right .
23 But erm most of the things that you will be de now the thing is about properties , that if you 've got a second property for example , or erm you know that 's not your primary residence , you would be liable to capital gain on a disposal , so if you 'd bought the house for ten thousand and you sold it five years later for twenty , then the gain er on that would be the twenty er the ten thousand that you 'd gained , less any indexation from nineteen eighty two , and they would then er er look at that as an allowance to use against it .
24 Smart and cas , cos you 've got a small body for , have n't you ?
25 PLUS , we 've got a great competition for you .
26 I 've got a brilliant cure for that actually .
27 Erm we 've got a convalescent club for members and I think people made more use of that and then there was a time when I remember er you see , even the death , there was a death grant .
28 Yeah but I ca n't see how they can say anything as long as you 've got a legitimate receipt for it .
29 ah , ah they 've got a better crowd for that day ai n't they dad ?
30 ah , ah they 've got a better crowd for that day ai n't they dad ?
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