Example sentences of "gets a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ensure that cutlery which has been cleaned using chemicals gets a thorough washing before going back into the dining room . |
| 2 | It gets a bit crowded when Camilla 's boyfriend is here , but they 're on holiday at the moment . ’ |
| 3 | ( Memphis is the only city which gets a mention outside this range ; appropriately , considering its high profile in the mythology of music ! ) |
| 4 | Elaine gets a lot more help than many disabled people , and some would say she is lucky not to be in residential care . |
| 5 | Binoche expects the painting to fetch about £30m , but the figure depends on whether it gets a French export licence . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A home-owning pensioner over 75 who does not qualify for income support gets a mere 50p a week extra rate . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But What Gets a Record on the Playlist ? |
| 10 | The union often gets a bad press , and there are good reasons for this . |
| 11 | DOUBLE FEEDING GETS A QUICKER RESPONSE |
| 12 | There she gets a lot of love and care . |
| 13 | At least the Dodge gets a proper set of circular analogue instruments . |
| 14 | At least , this is the case for the driver , who gets a sexy wrap-around binnacle containing all the controls , dials and readouts he needs . |
| 15 | Thus it is that the new 3-series gets a modest extra inch of legroom and stays conspicuously smaller than the far from roomy 5-series . |
| 16 | A perennial favourite , the polka dot gets a new lease of life in bold emerald green and brilliant white . |
| 17 | It 's just at night it gets a bit noisy . |
| 18 | She still gets a bit funny sometimes , and wo n't go out at night , even if there 's a party or summat . |
| 19 | Marie gets all excited when she gets a good idea — suddenly she 's all full of energy and she ca n't sit still . |
| 20 | I like it when Marie gets a letter , cos I never get one — except my giro cheque . |
| 21 | The only character who shows any internal conflict or dramatic progress is Sohy who gets a glimpse of Westernised freedom ( symbolised by the abandonment of her veil ) but who can not easily shake off a lifetime of enslavement . |
| 22 | Cricket : Yorkshire puddings face a championship bout Frank Keating gets a sneak preview of the war of words between two battling Tykes . |
| 23 | Her oldest son then gets a white girl pregnant , and the baby has to be aborted , as Government rules allow under these circumstances . |
| 24 | It was n't so much as how to achieve a new social order , but how can I ensure that my son or daughter gets a better job than I did . |
| 25 | It was n't so much as how to achieve a new social order , but how can I ensure that my son or daughter gets a better job than I did . |
| 26 | Michael Druiett as the Herald , formally introducing the piece and explaining how the smell-cards ( courtesy of Givenchy ) will work , gets a winning tone of voice from the very start . |
| 27 | It says it wants a fairer system of awarding contracts and also seeks to ensure that the taxpayer , via the Treasury , gets a proper return for the use of a scarce resource . |
| 28 | The team doctor , Daniel Rodriguez , gets a life ban for submitting a fraudulent medical certificate detailing Rojas 's ‘ injury ’ ; and Fernando Astengo , Chile 's vice-captain who led the players off the pitch in the Maracana , has been suspended for five years . |
| 29 | A commuter from Crayford on Network SouthEast 's Sidcup line , Mr Constable pays about £700 a year for his ticket but rarely gets a seat . |
| 30 | Bryan Robson , captain of Manchester United and England , gets a CBE alongside Finlay Calder , the captain of the British Lions ' rugby team . |