Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] get a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After playing catch-me-if-you-can for so long , it looks as though Sun Microsystems Inc is only going to get a month 's headstart over the pack of Sparc-compatible builders which will be gunning for its superscalar Sparcstation 10 market — if US firm Pinnacle Data Systems Inc , Columbus , Ohio , has its way . |
| 2 | Andy says he was all set to get a place in the final until he was shunted on the second-last lap . |
| 3 | " We 'd maybe better try to get a rope on him . " |
| 4 | Can can I just say that I think it 's interesting that Mao 's sort of targeting the local tyrants and the erm the evil gentry I mean because you could , you could ar argue that basically the landlords are only trying to get a return erm which is , which is equal to what they can get if they invest all their money in or you know erm or whatever or big cities |
| 5 | So the idea is that you obviously need to get a job pretty quick |
| 6 | She reached for the back of Nina 's ripped jacket , but only managed to get a handful of hair . |
| 7 | Now , I only have to get a Fender ‘ Eric Clapton ’ signature , a Marshall 30th Anniversary Limited Edition amp and a Bob Bradshaw rack ! |
| 8 | However , in second-half Wanderers raised their game and at the end of the day they just failed to get a point . |
| 9 | Punishments generally seemed to get a lot more severe whilst I was there . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | What sort of timescale are you looking at to move , really just waiting to get a buyer on yours or |
| 12 | ‘ I 've just got to get a picture of this , ’ he muttered . |
| 13 | er one that occurs to me , no , no speaking on it myself , the jury might be interested , sometime I just like to get a feel of what a brochure looks like , not divided as it obviously has to be here , could , could we see a couple sometime , not , not now |
| 14 | But Cambridge keeper John Vaughan somehow stretched to get a hand to the ball on the goal-line . |
| 15 | I was just saying get a move on cos we 've got to go to Paul 's |
| 16 | He could easily have got a foot stuck and he would have drowned . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 18 | okay just the coffee that 's lovely she 's just gone to get a book for some homework . |
| 19 | Squeeze it tight and you might just manage to get a hard-on , you miserable little rat ! ’ |
| 20 | Swallow explained ‘ They had a low-key attitude to the region and had just wanted to get a foot in the door . |
| 21 | I just thought get a life ! |
| 22 | We 're not picking on you we 're just trying to get a conversation going here like , but it 's very hard when you just sit there and say nothing . |
| 23 | ‘ I was just trying to get a couple of thoughts together , ’ she said . |
| 24 | Over the two day event I understand nearly 20,000 people attended the show and at times my car was four or five deep , people of various different ages just trying to get a glimpse or take pictures . |
| 25 | I would just love to get a job and then go on to do my advanced driving test . ’ |
| 26 | Firstly , look at a few maps of zodiacs already published to get a feeling for them . |
| 27 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 28 | Bodie said , ‘ I just wanted to get a look at you before they spirit you away . |
| 29 | This may do the trick , but if you are unable to find a fitting of the correct size , you would be best advised to get a plumber in to fit a new stopcock which will involve turning off the water at the water company 's stopcock outside your house . |
| 30 | We just need to get a letter set up on the stand alone system . |