Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [vb past] [pron] [adv] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse , when resentment over exploitation is recognized , how did it ever get reinterpreted as illness ? |
| 2 | John , how did you actually get interested in German history ? |
| 3 | He prefaced a book called Bringing Up Children In A Difficult Time with a ‘ Statement of an anti-permissive author ’ : ‘ How did I ever get the reputation of being an advocate of excessive permissiveness ? ’ he asked plaintively and disingenuously . |
| 4 | Oh , Christ , why did I ever get into this business ? |
| 5 | And did you w er when did you actually get married , how many years ago was it you got married ? |
| 6 | ‘ When did you ever get to give Julia Roberts one ? ’ |
| 7 | Mackay , key in hand ( where had he really got it from ? ) , had made his way to Otters ' Bay , and had walked straight in , assuming the cottage to be empty . |
| 8 | Why had he never got round to building another sonic screwdriver ? |
| 9 | Why had she ever got involved in that slanging match in the first place ? she wondered with a dark surge of anger . |