Example sentences of "and get [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he speaks an aside to us , in his own person , it is in verse : He continues in their prose , but when he wants to express his respect for them and offer his services , he moves up to verse : ‘ I 'll show thee the best springs ; I 'll pluck thee berries ; /I 'll fish for thee , and get thee wood enough ’ ( 160f . ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Go and get 'im . |
| 3 | Let me hold Ben while you go and get 'im . ’ |
| 4 | Ended up we had to get her and the kids out of the house and get them somewhere to stay the night . |
| 5 | When the sales were on , ‘ he 'd put his hand in his pocket and gave my mother sovereigns — ‘ Go and get them all something . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You can live quite cheaply in Miami , so once you 're out there on one job , you can contact other UK clients and get them to send the gear over and keep you busy for a few weeks . |
| 7 | He did not attempt the removal of the pyjama jacket , but suddenly stood up and began to pull the red trousers down and get them off ; and it seemed that Patrick , shifting very slightly , assisted the operation , his eyes now moving in awareness of what Marcus was doing . |
| 8 | As soon as she could , she resumed the normal pattern of her life , getting up at 7.30 a.m. to prepare breakfast for the older children and get them ready for school . |
| 9 | ‘ I used to ring places up and try and get them gigs . |
| 10 | Write these down and get them properly agreed with your boss . |
| 11 | Get your hands away from there and get them down by your side . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm going to phone home and reverse the charges and get them to come and fetch me . |
| 13 | They 'll only phone Mum and Dad and get them to come and take me back . |
| 14 | One idea I developed with my daughter , and find is very popular with all children , is to sing the wrong words of a nursery rhyme and get them all to shout out the right ones . |
| 15 | Encourage these drug lords to stop the drug traffic and get them to use the money constructively . |
| 16 | ‘ We will need a Company car to meet them on arrival and get them to Quinn at the apartment , ’ said Odell . |
| 17 | Because that 's the way you develop players , give them a chance of first-grade football and get them used to operating in the big time . |
| 18 | I also heard that a party of girls from Bishop 's Home orphanage school in Rangoon had got stranded at Katha and I was able to send a telegram to Jack Cardew of the Burma Railways asking him to extricate them and get them on a train to Myitkyina . |
| 19 | A vague statement to the effect that you would ‘ call the staff together and get them to sell more effectively ’ does n't carry much conviction , whereas an outline staff training programme coupled with precise incentives suggests that you know what you are doing , and is a great deal more persuasive . |
| 20 | Ian McMillan , Martyn Wiley and David Harmer work regularly in schools giving readings and workshops ; they also work with teachers and get them to write poems . |
| 21 | It has been there for two weeks and can not be released because the 3,500 troops promised by the United Nations to secure food convoys and get them moving have not arrived . |
| 22 | And , and , you know , they 've got paid youth officer 's working in Harlow , now they are , there are , they 're over they 're over stretched it 's true and , but we , I mean what were doing here is actually supplementing there service and were not meeting all , we would n't of erm meeting all the demands , but the important thing I think is that were continuing to erm , you know , were trying to do something about it , and one of the things that were trying to do as officer 's in the Local Government Unit is work with Leisure Services and get them to put more resources into doing things for young people . |
| 23 | Perhaps somebody in the EMI top management will rattle a few cages in their American office and get them to take note of Mr Lewis 's efforts for the British market . |
| 24 | It is all too easy to blame the unions , to argue that they must know perfectly well that the effect of excessive wage settlements is inflationary but that they nevertheless still seek and get them . |
| 25 | I 'd like to take this skull to the British Museum one day and get them to test it . |
| 26 | Well , she would take down all these curtains when there was time and get them to the launderette , but meanwhile … |
| 27 | But unlike the local community , which would have had to organize , collect signatures for a petition , demonstrate and lobby in order to make its views heard and get them noticed , the company needed to do very little . |
| 28 | " Go and get them up here . " |
| 29 | So what you 're going to do with your casualty that 's swallowed poison is , is sips of water while they are conscious , do n't forget nothing by mouth once anybody is unconscious , and get them to hospital as quickly as you can . |
| 30 | This time , I 'll try and make up minutes and get them out , cos it helps I think . |