Example sentences of "they get a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When pilots from a big , flat site visit a hill site , they are at risk and often make absolute fools of themselves unless they get a very thorough briefing and listen to what local pilots and instructors have to say . |
| 2 | They may get to one of these people if they get a record deal without a manager , and if their record is a mega hit , but that is very unlikely . |
| 3 | Under pressure from the federal government and the eastern states — some of which threaten to go to the federal constitutional court unless they get a better deal — the pfennig-pinching westerners are now ready to put up an extra DM15 billion ( $10 billion ) over the next four years . |
| 4 | But when they get a little older , they will cover their bodies up and the boy shall never again see his sisters ' beauty . |
| 5 | So difficult are they , in fact , that the debate usually begins and ends at the level of aphorism , with lots of commentators wringing their hands and saying that something must be done , while doctors , administrators , and others scramble to make sure that they get a bit of the action . |
| 6 | Neutralizing involves giving the employee work where their weaknesses can not cause problems and where they get a chance to use whatever strengths they possess . |
| 7 | However , there are some products which are likely to be of particular interest to older people and some areas where mechanisms are needed to ensure they get a fair deal . |
| 8 | Now they say that even when they get a new manager , they could not return to the traditional pattern of advice workers advising and the manager doing the rest . |
| 9 | If they win they get a cut of the amount awarded . |
| 10 | If they get into a sweat and stop still too long the sweat will stop suddenly and they get a chill or a headache . |
| 11 | Every British academic complains of this problem , but the Germans have it worse because they are almost 30 before they get their degrees , and can not expect an academic job until they get a doctorate and a further qualification for academic teaching , called the habilitation . |
| 12 | ‘ They are let out of a greyhound-style trap and can cover more than 100 metres in a matter of seconds when they get a whiff of food , ’ says Michael , 52 . |
| 13 | The rest of the team try to throw the ball to their catcher and if they succeed they get a point . |
| 14 | They get a hit and … gone . |
| 15 | I 'll tell you … you 're jealous , because they get a lot of money and you do n't have any ! |
| 16 | It 's the same here , but they do all get listened to and they get a reply . |
| 17 | They do all get listened to and they get a reply . |
| 18 | Once the children break into an idea in language , once they get a sense of a distinction , they quickly ‘ turn around ’ on their own usage and make remarkable strides towards linguistic understanding . |
| 19 | Which means that , no matter how often the little tanning researchers are in and out of the water , they get a safer start to their tanning programme . |
| 20 | When it comes to sex talk in the classroom boys , both girls and boys reckon they get a raw deal . |
| 21 | BEER drinkers could pay an extra 10p a pint — to ensure they get a full one . |
| 22 | The five hundred locals who live there are better off than any of us , because they get a percentage of the profits . ’ |
| 23 | I mean , they get a room packed full of people half-fainting from heat exhaustion and half-shocked from seeing party types walk around in Halloween Dr Seuss hats , and what do they do ? |
| 24 | Erlich , rookie Fed , had demanded of the local police that they get a man up there , up to the nests , that they get each of the nests down , that they sift each of the nests on the very long chance that the storks had lifted a fibre of torn clothing to bind a nest wall . |
| 25 | The adventurers can defend themselves or they can flee , but in this case if they flee they get a second Fire Ball on the way out . |
| 26 | This is regarded as a Good Thing by Orcs who are universally content with their lot , being ultimately happy to meet their end in battle so long as they get a chance of a good fight . |
| 27 | It is a lot easier these days , so make up a little cocktail of compatible systemic insecticide and fungicide , plus a drip or two of washing-up detergent to achieve a good wetting , in a small bowl , and swish the two leaves of each cutting in the solution so that they get a good wetting and protective coating . |
| 28 | True , they do not get any cash , but they get a big chunk of valuable stock and , most important , they get to leave the Unix business and stop supporting the big white Unix elephant . |
| 29 | Not so much now 'cos they get a bit scared — but used to quite a bit . |
| 30 | ‘ They think they just point the camera and they get a work of art . |