Example sentences of "[conj] get the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally , these people rated ‘ accuracy in transmission of concepts ‘ , or getting the message over , as the most important , and ‘ fast fingerspelling ’ as the least important . |
| 2 | Quarrelling might well increase in frequency if each child observes the other being reprimanded or getting the parent even temporarily — to take his or her side . |
| 3 | ‘ Or injury , or fire , or loss of limb , or getting the sack . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 've never had any intention of resigning , or getting the sack for that matter , even though I 'm bottom of the league and 57-years-old . |
| 5 | We have received a request from the N.E.B. for copies for all the examiners , and we were delighted to agree , and in turn asked the executive to consider financing this , or getting the office to supply copies . |
| 6 | If I 've got to turn out drawers or turn out the airing cupboard or get the kitchen tidy , it 's a relaxation for me and I like it , or just going through some interior decoration books or moving the furniture round — I 'm a great mover of furniture . |
| 7 | or get the Gamelan |
| 8 | Old extras never die or get the sack , |
| 9 | You can do the work yourself , use a ‘ network installer ’ , or get the work carried out by a contractor . |
| 10 | She had a commode in her room , but she just could n't use the commode or she 'd urinate on it — she just would n't take the lid off or get the hang of this thing at all . |
| 11 | They will be forced to borrow from the Bank , as lender of last resort , or get the Bank to rediscount ( buy ) bills of exchange . |
| 12 | Scratch your back , or get the paper , or the get the post in , or take the dog for a walk or then , shall I ? |
| 13 | Or you gon na take the car or get the bus ? |
| 14 | I know it 's a standing joke with Leeds fans about Batty 's getting the ball and running around 8 players before he passes the thing ( or gets the team into total schtuck by giving it away ) but it does get a bit tiresome . |
| 15 | The County Council 's view has always been , before you face that hurdle , let's agree or get the principle accepted and then we move as quickly as we possible er as we possibly can towards a preferred erm location . |
| 16 | Well , that got the bastard really enraged . |
| 17 | Well it it Apparently there is a clause in Lee 's insurance er that got the solicitor , |
| 18 | It was the chappies that got the trouble for for making a bad mould . |
| 19 | Coping with stilts was one of the more popular activities … although getting the hang of it was n't easy : |
| 20 | If you are scoring the tests yourself , rather than getting the computer to do it for you , then always do so at the same time of day — otherwise there would be variability due to time-of-day effects upon your scoring ability . |
| 21 | Because if you 've got your back garden flooded with foul water , you 're not really concerned about anything else other than the d than getting the blockage cleared . |
| 22 | There 's almost no time left to play with the aircraft — and no need , because the flying program is devised so that getting the feel of this big personal fighter/business aircraft comes naturally . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ I know that getting the sack is an occupational hazard in football , but it 's the first time it has happened to me and it hurts . |
| 24 | In practice , however , the BBC knew that as its audience share fell , the case for a compulsory fee would become weaker and that getting the fee raised at the regular three-yearly review would be trickier ( no government was going to win votes by raising the licence fee , even during the years of monopoly ) . |
| 25 | It would be foolish to suggest that getting the vote had no beneficial consequences for women . |
| 26 | There are few really good parts knocking around and it 's the parts that get the award more than the performances , I think . |
| 27 | When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago . |
| 28 | When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago . |
| 29 | As one of the company 's newer businesses we have to work much harder to establish the working methods and systems that get the job right for the customer . |
| 30 | I may be being a bit paranoid , but if there is any bother , it will be the ones decked out as Leeds fans that get the trouble . |