Example sentences of "to get something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Word now is that the fanzine is trying to get something about Lennie Lawrence off its chest ( or rather , onto it . ) |
| 2 | I 'd like to get something on her — she 's always spreading rumours about other people . ’ |
| 3 | He thought you might like to get something on paper before you talk to him about it … |
| 4 | That 's what I said to that Ann , be able to get something on that somebody says that they have n't said it and be able to play it back to them . |
| 5 | They are crippled by the number of people it takes to get something on the air , whereas in print , I mean it 's still a lot of people if you 're doing a daily paper , but one reporter can write a story and get it on the air , or get it in print . |
| 6 | The president , according to the constitution has the executive power that executive power depends to a large part on the willingness of congress to provide the legal framework moments in which there is harmony and cooperation between president and congress tend to be exceptional rather than er a regular feature of the American system and if er the president manages to get something through congress , you can bet that very quickly the president will face some defeat in congress shortly thereafter to remind the president that the United States does not have , contrary to the popular press , does not have a presidential system of government . |
| 7 | ‘ Look , sonny , it sticks out a mile that you want to get something off your chest but you 're scared to hell what will happen to you if you do . |
| 8 | So I 'll get one should we get , er , should we do you want to get something between us ? |
| 9 | Now if you understand that , if you 're actually targeting , you want to get something into a national paper or local paper or something , you need to think at about your particular item you want to get across and think ‘ What sort of angle could actually be useful for that particular outlet ? ’ |
| 10 | I 'm going to get something at the pub on my way home . |
| 11 | ‘ We 're going to get something at Nick 's . |
| 12 | He signalled to the waitress , then said : ‘ If you change your mind we might be able to get something at the airport . ’ |
| 13 | He had been trying to get something for Dorothy 's headaches . |
| 14 | Trying to get something for nothing . |
| 15 | Trying to get something for nothing . |
| 16 | But then you had to get something for your £225 fare for the flight from Britain to Durban . |
| 17 | Just as the poor could not expect to get something for nothing , so the rich did not expect to get nothing for something . |
| 18 | If they are trying to use me to get something for the museum , then I shall think of something else . |
| 19 | ‘ Do remind me to get something for Mother before then — a potted plant or something growing . |
| 20 | Also I 've got to get something for the boys ' dinner first … |
| 21 | yeah I 've got a lot of relations , I 've got twenty , twenty seven er grandchildren , that includes the great grandchildren , twenty seven which I have er to get something for all at Christmas it 's a pantomime I 've got stuff here and everywhere sorting out for them , cos my little grandson tonight is coming round to wrap them up for me so I got to mind I have n't , leave his present in the way otherwise he 'll know what he 's got yeah he 's got , I got a tape for him , he wanted a tape called Madness so I 've got him a tape for it so I 've had to put that out the way so he does n't wrap that up , no he comes and does them up for me tonight , and a friend Ian will help him as well , so you know it 's , it 's great really |
| 22 | she 's been trying to get something for the mother of the bride . |
| 23 | And we 've tried to get something for everyone , we 've got 2 classical music concerts , for instance , the Johannis Piano Trio , and then a specially sort of brought together rainforest orchestra , where professional musicians all over the county can come together to create a programme . |
| 24 | Put a tried and tested American management development technique together with English county cricket , and you might expect to get something of a cultural googly . |
| 25 | If someone really works hard to get something to my attention , it will be heard that much quicker . |
| 26 | Hope to get something to you for your birthday , but do n't despair if it does n't come on the day . |
| 27 | I 'll have to get something to erm |
| 28 | ‘ hope to get something by it ? … |
| 29 | It reveals the desperation of kids to get something from rock . |
| 30 | He came through the gate to get something from his desk . |