Example sentences of "[vb past] to get a job " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their first stop was Munich , where Wolfgang tried to get a job with the elector , but was refused . |
| 2 | He tried to get a job but he could n't . |
| 3 | Anne wondered if Ella knew just how queer they were but only said , ‘ I think it would be better all round if Cormac tried to get a job . |
| 4 | In the end , to please her , I promised to get a job in six months ' time . |
| 5 | Beno was fined five pounds and told to get a job more suitable to his talents . |
| 6 | After this she managed to get a job in the National Health Service , where the majority of speech therapists are employed . |
| 7 | Wendy managed to get a job as a receptionist in a dental surgery to begin with and will keep applying for one of the hygienist training courses . |
| 8 | I decided to put all these experiences to positive use and managed to get a job with a charitable trust in London which works with women ex-prisoners . |
| 9 | So I wrote him a letter , told him I 'm here , I ca n't get a job , so he managed to get a job for me . |
| 10 | Luckily I managed to get a job with a small fit-up touring company — playing small theatres in the provinces , living in digs , away from the spotlight and very badly paid . |
| 11 | Because she spoke the language she managed to get a job as nanny to the fifteen-month-old son of an English couple who were living in Venice . |
| 12 | And they had addresses and I ran around , I went to get a job at the pit , which er I had no more sense so I 'm glad now that I did n't get on . |
| 13 | Then I 'ad to get a job ; that 's when I saw a notice in a shop window about a Brixton fam'ly wantin' a maid , so I went after it . |
| 14 | He hoped that anyone over the coming weeks who failed to get a job because of not being a union member would write to the Government and explain the facts . |
| 15 | If we were to get married , I had to get a job , and to get a job I had to finish my Ph.D . |
| 16 | So that he had to get a job elsewhere — somewhere much better , ’ said Pickerage . |