Example sentences of "they [vb past] to get [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Instead they decided to get money from GLEB and the trade unions to do a proper feasibility study — one which would deliver an unanswerable case for investment .
2 But eventually they managed to get hold of some pieces to suit the new look : two Bauhaus chairs , a bent-arm chair in black by Mario Botta , a halogen light by VeArt from Italy and a huge black refrigerator by Zanussi , designed in Italy by Pezzatta .
3 Between them all , they managed to get Liam to the house , the twins being much amused by all the palaver .
4 Yes they had to get lights for for working .
5 They , they had to get ice you see
6 And er there were well they had to get water up from the from the bottom t ladder in pails and three men er with pails trying to and of course they could n't fight it .
7 and er , anyway , they had to get photos and they said well we do n't think this is her , but we 'll come back
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