Example sentences of "to get a [det] " in BNC.

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1 Obviously you can not know in advance which type of mat will be used at a particular tournament , so you should do your final training on any type of mat , just to get used to the feel , and then try to use any free time you may have on the actual competition areas to get a little practice in beforehand .
2 She is also on the books of Premier model agency , ‘ to get a little money til I find a proper job ’ .
3 I 'd like to get a little sleep tonight . ’
4 After a slow first hour I started to get a few better fish , roach and skimmers .
5 It 's just a desperate attempt to get a few votes ’ .
6 I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling …
7 It is therefore useful to get a few adults to help calm down the too lively children .
8 ‘ 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 .
9 If you are lucky enough to get a few rays of sunshine , you are still faced with the possibility of playing on frosty fairways in sub-freezing temperatures and having to pack your clubs away by 4pm when visibility declines .
10 The women were to be seen hanging around in the yard talking quietly or trying to wash to get a few more rags to the pawnshop .
11 He liked to get a few holes in before work .
12 I only wanted to get a few comments about Froggy .
13 We formed an act and started to get a few dates .
14 Gives me the chance to get a few things done . ’
15 Anne managed to get a few days off work during his ten-day leave , and as he had few relatives to visit , they were able to spend blissful hours alone .
16 We 'll have to have to get a few of these in Radio Orkney I can see .
17 Even if it IS about money , again a player should not have to leave Leeds if he does nt want to just to get a few bob extra .
18 ‘ I 'll admit that — er — I do seem to need to get a few minor items in my life sorted out , ’ Laura told her friend nonchalantly .
19 Hereford saw off the Doncaster attack but missed good chances to get a few more goals … 2-1 top marks to Greg Downs and his men
20 ‘ Bruce Rioch is trying to get a few of the old lads back to play .
21 which would give him a good break really to get a few things done .
22 And they 've started to get a few things together have n't they ?
23 Oh you 're bound to get a few bum ones are n't you .
24 I 'll er I 'll try to get a few things , make a few bob you know ,
25 Anyway , I 'll I 'll put in the note anyway , because that 's the , thank you because I , I feel I 've got to get a few prices to find out
26 And I said to our Joe we got to get a another lock for that door .
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