Example sentences of "get [pron] [adj] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get another star , thing is he does n't actually , I can remember them cos he can read them , I do n't know whether she 's got them wrong for the test it 's a bit of a really is n't it eh ? come on |
| 2 | ‘ We 're getting her ready for the skid pan . ’ |
| 3 | Get you fit for the dancing . |
| 4 | B no erm the , the clerical erm staff on the erm , shall we say the traffic side increased a bit because er there was mo more and more demanding work but the ticket office , they went down , erm I have mentioned perhaps before that they had the two box system and there was about eleven , twelve , thirteen girls in there and their duty was to check a box that had been used one day , stock it up with tickets , get it ready for the day after . |
| 5 | Now there 's a word that covers that and that the the choice of words based on on getting it right for the audience particularly in terms of jargon is what is called wordsmith . |
| 6 | About one o'clock in the morning he 'd be at it , getting it ready for the neighbours to collect the following day . |
| 7 | Now relax with a drink , Slick , and get yourself ready for the girls . " |
| 8 | It then had to be washed and hung up to dry before my bucketful was " sold " to someone who got it ready for the shops . |
| 9 | See if we can get her ready for the dancing . |
| 10 | 'Cos I 've been told , I 've got to get you ready for the photographer . |
| 11 | " Everyone else is busy at the moment , so why do n't we try to get something fresh for the pot . |