Example sentences of "to get [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first he tried bribery , sending his agent Megabazos to Sparta to get them to create a diversion in Greece by invading Attica . |
| 2 | He still maintains that he believes this , and makes a great show of sending off a manuscript to publishers down in London , trying to get them to publish a book expounding this view , but I know he 's just mischief-making again , and gets most of his pleasure from his acts of stunned disbelief and then righteous indignation when the manuscript is eventually returned . |
| 3 | When the police tried to get them to accept a re-route through an entirely Catholic area , they abandoned the march altogether and confined the event to a rally which was held in the open air in a car park in Foyle Street . |
| 4 | It was nearly impossible to get them to accept a surrender . |
| 5 | time that took to get them shod a halfpenny cheaper ! |
| 6 | When I first joined Fleetwood Mac , Mick ( Fleetwood ) kept trying to get me to use a pick , but fingerpicking is the only way I can do it . ’ |
| 7 | You want him to get you to make a pizza , you know how you buy these pizzas , nothing to them , brilliant pizza |
| 8 | I told her about you , and she said to get you to write a romance into your murder , then everyone 'll read it . |
| 9 | They had already tried to get him to mount a rescue mission using his ship . |
| 10 | THERE was a time when it was easier to get a stockbroker to buy you lunch than to get him to give a sell recommendation for a share . |