Example sentences of "[be] get [pron] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The companies who thought they were buying themselves employees to stack their shelves or deliver mail are getting nothing of the sort . |
| 2 | It was possible , however that from a licensed dealer they would be getting nothing of the kind . |
| 3 | " Oh never mind , Lord Hulton , they seem to be getting them down the hill now and I 'm not in such a panic this morning , anyway . " |
| 4 | You are going to be getting them at the end of the case in any event and why should you be kept out of them ? |
| 5 | Yet when I take a taxi back to the club , the driver tells me that the Indians will be getting it in the neck soon . |
| 6 | And if Robin gets it in the neck I shall get it in the neck and I shall be getting it in the neck because of you ! |
| 7 | But he can only get a hundred pound back if he 's get it from the bank . |
| 8 | Come on you lot you know where he is get him on the phone I want to talk to him . |
| 9 | So the best thing is , is get him by the scruff of the neck and ask him what 's he gon na do about them things that you fell over twice ! |
| 10 | All that matters is getting one over the trader . |
| 11 | is getting them into the habit is n't it ? |
| 12 | The problem is getting it to the surface , and in rural areas the best way is by handpump . |
| 13 | even though she 's getting it for the technology . |
| 14 | Fortunately was interested and immediately delved into his record collection and started to play some old rock 'n' roll LP 's to get us in the mood . |
| 15 | Having decided upon a prefabricated pool , the next stage is to get it into the ground . |
| 16 | ‘ As soon as they get the ball , their intention is to get it into the box as quickly as possible and to finish with a shot . |
| 17 | What I need to do is get him out the way . |
| 18 | His special gift was to get us on the move , send us out to the butcher to buy that good piece of veal , into the kitchen to discover how delicate is the combination of veal , carrots , little onions , a scrap of bacon , seasonings and butter all so slowly and carefully amalgamated — and all done with butter and water alone . |