Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] get a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If she had married before she died , the sister would only have got a small legacy . |
| 2 | " We 'd maybe better try to get a rope on him . " |
| 3 | I think that er probably from what I hear , is the readier of the two er for a severer test , I think still somewhere short of full match fitness certainly , but er I know that er Mick can scarcely wait to get a hundred per cent , and have him bidding for contention . |
| 4 | I mean h he under he says this is , you know a very nice house and he would n't normally expect to get a room for twenty five pounds in a house of that character . |
| 5 | ‘ Someone in his financial position could easily have got a doctor 's certificate to pull him out of tournaments but to his credit he never even considered it . ’ |
| 6 | He could easily have got a foot stuck and he would have drowned . |
| 7 | Squeeze it tight and you might just manage to get a hard-on , you miserable little rat ! ’ |
| 8 | I would just love to get a job and then go on to do my advanced driving test . ’ |
| 9 | We could n't possibly have got a production company of this size to come to the Everyman . |
| 10 | You will not see vast amounts of fat lost in a day , but you will come to understand how your behaviour relates to your body weight , and you will also avoid getting a horrendous shock when you step on the scales . |
| 11 | Because I ca n't I honestly have got a I do n't know what 's happening . |
| 12 | ‘ But then , for those things that are more filled out , to do them properly you 'd really have to get a few musicians out there . |
| 13 | I ca n't really manage to get a a . |
| 14 | They fear that bankers may now reckon to get a better return by selling off firms ' assets quickly than by keeping debtors alive . |
| 15 | This worked as a part of the discourse he was involved in ( the interview ) even if he did use a grammatical construction which might well have got a red line through it if he had written it as part of a school essay . |
| 16 | If wished the dealer will then work to get a good price for the car , the benefit of which is passed on . |
| 17 | He had already consumed more than one bottle of wine on his own , Alyssia managing to sip so slowly through her one glass that she was still stone-cold sober , and fully aware that at this rate her lift home would be out of the question and that she would more likely have to get a taxi . |
| 18 | I think I 'll actually have to get a sub see my wage cheque . |