Example sentences of "the [noun sg] gets a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winner gets a bottle of Metusalem Oloroso sherry , reputed to be one of Winston Churchill 's favourite tipples , which recently won a trophy in Wine magazine 's annual international wine challenge . |
| 2 | Many would-be newspaper lensmen might assume that before each job the photographer gets a very precise brief from someone like Dermot O'Shea , and that all they have to do is to go off and get the shot . |
| 3 | Each January the Association gets a transfusion with the payment of the annual subscriptions , but our corporate health is not all that it could be . |
| 4 | There has been a lot of this kind of partnership in recent years and there is no doubt that there is some mutual benefit but the benefits are unrelated for each party — the college gets a resource that it can use , the donor a warm sense of public spirit , a tax deduction or some publicity . |
| 5 | In return for holding the party , the agent gets a fee or commission ( a percentage of the price ) on goods sold . |
| 6 | And that was last summer and that was the next summer and the girl , one of the gir the people that was in the car gets a letter |
| 7 | The trade winds die … and the Queen gets a soaking |
| 8 | • if you buy , get good quality to ensure the child gets a good sound |
| 9 | Khat has to be fresh in order to work , so the shop gets a delivery every day . |
| 10 | The purchaser gets a licence to use either or both products , provided that both are not used simultaneously . |
| 11 | Once you 've established that you have the interest of around a dozen parents ( the number can be bigger or smaller , although a circle can be rather unmanageable if too many people are involved ) , decide on a system of allocating sitting ‘ jobs ’ so each parent in the circle gets a fair share . |
| 12 | credit card or trading check which can be used only in specific shops ) ; or it is unrestricted , where the borrower gets a loan of money which he could in practice use for whatever he wants ( even if he has in fact arranged to use it for some particular purpose ) . |
| 13 | After all , almost everyone who completes the race gets a free , three-day keepsake . |
| 14 | Some changes may come in the ‘ bottom-up ’ review now bubbling through the Pentagon ; others could be brought in when the organisation gets a new boss . |
| 15 | Well the velocity gets a bit less , |
| 16 | ‘ I hear that anyone who rings up Elizabeth Bowen in the morning gets a pretty sharp retort . |
| 17 | The first person from each team that calls out the answer gets a point for his or her team . |
| 18 | Now this is where the meal gets a little bit French because I have sauce to deal with . |
| 19 | Now watch your step ; the path gets a bit steep further down . ’ |
| 20 | If the test is failed the adventurer gets a cold for D3+1 days . |
| 21 | What does make living for Jesus at school a lot easier is to know that you are not alone ; that there are other Christians who agree with what you believe and who can maybe encourage you when the going gets a bit tough . |
| 22 | We will strengthen the regulation of the utilities , enforce standards through our Consumer Protection Commission , and ensure prices are cut or other action taken where profits are excessive so that the customer gets a fair deal . |
| 23 | I hope that , the hon. Gentleman will welcome these tough targets and recognise that they mean that when the time is right , these matters are reviewed and the customer gets a better deal because we make sure that he does and that the regulators do their job excellently . |
| 24 | In other words , if the country gets a bee in its bonnet about some failing in schools , teachers will remedy the situation — hardly a sophisticated theory ! |
| 25 | So the Inland Revenue gets a bonus the company gets a claw-back and the members get nothing at all . |
| 26 | But from this weekend the public gets a chance to see the old phrase turned on its head . |
| 27 | Rounding the east side of the island the sea gets a little choppier in the tideway but we have a grandstand view of a gannet being robbed by a great skua . |
| 28 | In spite of all the anxieties about finance , then , governors can make a valuable contribution and can help to see that every department or area of the school gets a fair share of the limited resources available . |
| 29 | For that investment the member gets a stake in the club and in the freehold , and thereby has a say in how it is run . |
| 30 | More cunning still is the practice of launching a brand of E with good stuff , so that the manufacturer gets a healthy reputation , and then distributing more dubious material , often brought in from other areas . |