Example sentences of "[pers pn] manage [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I managed to get a shilling for the horsehair chair , with the bed thrown in . ’ |
| 2 | How she managed to find a smile for Ivo when she saw him waiting for her in the foyer , she did n't know . |
| 3 | She was visibly interested in social programmes , in women 's affairs , in medicine , in leper colonies , and she managed to develop a reputation for compassion . |
| 4 | At last he managed to whisper a request for water , but the magistrate refused angrily . |
| 5 | and he managed to get a ticket for a week |
| 6 | So I wrote him a letter , told him I 'm here , I ca n't get a job , so he managed to get a job for me . |