Example sentences of "get [adj] things " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they were making a tally , they got little things , you know , like . |
| 2 | Yeah but that 's got specific things on . |
| 3 | Children have sometimes got personal things to say , like , ‘ We 've got owls in our barn ’ or ‘ My uncle 's got 'em on his farm ’ or ‘ What are they doing in my friend 's shed ? ’ |
| 4 | One of those no we ai n't got no earphones on , if you got one there , it 's got little things you can ha , like you 've got . |
| 5 | What has it got little things on the bottom ? |
| 6 | What is it , have they have they got little things like little |
| 7 | ‘ Hear you 've got great things going on over there . ’ |
| 8 | In the meantime she 's got other things on her mind — and they wo n't involve wearing a skirt either . |
| 9 | He 'd got other things to do if they did n't want him on his terms . |
| 10 | He 's got other things on his mind . " |
| 11 | So again if we look at all of these things across the top we 've got other things influencing across here when you go on holiday you , each of you in this room , you 'll probably have some idea beforehand of what you want to get out of that holiday . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I 've seen all I want to here , I 've got other things to do . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But I 've got other things to do , love , everything does n't stop , just because your friends come round . |
| 14 | Because of the technical problems , because of the time that people had to give to do it and because they have got other things like induction meetings to go to . |
| 15 | They 've got other things to think about . ’ |
| 16 | No , they 've obviously got other things on their plates , at the moment , have n't they , that they perhaps feel is more important |
| 17 | You do n't really need to , but it 's , there usually is n't time to cover it , cos you 've got other things , but it gives you a much better feel for it if you , if you see the other side of the picture all the time . |
| 18 | Erm and we are fully aware that some people have got other things |
| 19 | ‘ Virginia 's got other things on her mind , ’ said her father , with a thoughtful glance in his daughter 's direction . |
| 20 | Some animals are flush with water , but have got other things to worry about . |
| 21 | Gently he said , ‘ So I 've got other things on my mind , Gaby . ’ |
| 22 | And then but also with the poor peasants I mean you , you 've given them a , enough land so that they , they still ca n't meet subsistence , given them some land but not enough , but you know because they 're resourceful and they 've got other things that they , they do n't need to have enough land to give subsistence , they 'd rather go and do something else and make it up . |
| 23 | oh darling can I go to the toilet , I 've got , I 've got other things to do |
| 24 | Now you 've got other things going on tomorrow er something 's happening at lunch time is n't it ? |
| 25 | It was these incredible , unique sights in the cave which made me enjoy my trip so much , though everyone gets different things from the sport . |
| 26 | Bill Saltman is a fantastic character — the kind of quirky , tiresome man who actually gets extraordinary things done ; the kind of man who is so implausible as the director of the New Jerusalem that you feel he really might just possibly bring it off . |
| 27 | He blamed the delays on ‘ the realities of getting practical things off the ground ’ , but insisted that the Government was sticking to the original target figure and they were making ‘ excellent progress ’ . |
| 28 | Just minding me own business and I get fucking things thrown at me , timesheet ripped timecard cut . |
| 29 | But when I see managers present their ideas in just this sort of well-if-you-don't-like-it-that's-all-right way , I can understand why so many are so ineffective in getting new things done . |
| 30 | well er he 's still getting certain things in like doors I think and er , what have you , but er , and then he 's going for the D I Y sort of stuff now , I think he 's stocking that |