Example sentences of "[v-ing] to get a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she sat there for about 'arf an 'our , listenin' to the singin' and so forth , and then , just as she was beginnin' to get a bit bored , this Billy Graham comes on to the platform . |
| 2 | ARE YOU DYING TO GET A SUNTAN ? |
| 3 | What she going to , what she applying to get a degree ? |
| 4 | At home Perdita behaved more atrociously than ever before , storming round the house , refusing to get a job and screaming at Violet and Eddie when they returned bronzed from a month in LA with Hamish and Wendy . |
| 5 | ‘ Nick Serota and I are lobbying to get a curator for the collection , ’ Mr Wheatley tells me . |
| 6 | I 'm going to get a policeman , right now ! ’ |
| 7 | I says Well I must admit it is yes I you know I He said I 'm going to get a policeman if you 're not careful . |
| 8 | He says I want a poli I want my bloody b furniture back tonight , otherwise I 'm going to get a policeman . |
| 9 | She told viewers : ‘ I 'm just being told that Princess Di and Prince Charles are going to get a separation . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm going to get a taxi . |
| 11 | When I read the first six words of that I thought , good Lord , we 're going to get a bit of policy here and but no , no , none of it . |
| 12 | We 're going to get a bit of John back but I 'm never going to have a husband again . |
| 13 | When are we going to get a Society for the Prevention of Birds or , failing that , at least a society for the prevention of seagulls and starlings ? |
| 14 | cos they think they 're not going to get a response I mean it , it , it ca n't get much er , ca n't get very much going on this . |
| 15 | ‘ I got caught writing on a bus ; I was arrested and charged and told I was going to get a caution . |
| 16 | The prosecution was so adamant they were going to get a conviction . ’ |
| 17 | I 'm going to get a drink okay . |
| 18 | Two important non runners there in the twelve fifty , number seven Far Senior and in the two o'clock number thirteen the I would n't say old timer but Panto Prince anyway shame he 's not going to get a run . |
| 19 | Nutty stopped Midnight and brought him into the centre and Nails thought he was going to get a rest , but she immediately sent him off in the other direction . |
| 20 | It gets a little more difficult when eight-year-olds who 've seen me handling Dawn wander up and say they 're going to get a barn owl and train it . |
| 21 | ‘ Yeah , I 'm going to get a bike soon . |
| 22 | He was not going to get a bike because he would n't be able to reach the pedals , but I would n't have said anything even if I could have , because nobody expects people to tell the truth to women and , besides , that 's what friends are for , as they say . |
| 23 | We 're each going to get a ticket . |
| 24 | yeah so you see I 'm going to get a brand new motor bike when I get my redundancy |
| 25 | ‘ I thought my friend was going to get a hiding . |
| 26 | Captain Apgood and the prints he had made were n't even going to get a mention-in-despatches . |
| 27 | Like my dad — he really annoys me : when he 's watching ‘ Top of the Pops ’ , if a singer is a bit overweight he goes , ‘ She 's not going to get a hit , not with legs like that . ’ |
| 28 | I wondered if I was going to get a word in edgeways some time . |
| 29 | Or are you just going to get a change of gear and go off again on your merry way ? ’ |
| 30 | Say from me , next time you take prep , say well Lizzie 's going to get a tan now . |