Example sentences of "have [vb pp] get [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , to descend to crude practicalities , you are going to get very much less money for what you have done , though it is only fair to add that if you are lucky and clever enough to create a story that catches editors ' fancies then it can be anthologised time and again and in the end bring in perhaps as much as a full-length book that has failed to get wide paperback sales . |
| 2 | Celia has managed to get fresh fish today and she 's cooked it in spices , just how you like it . ’ |
| 3 | The truth is I had nothing at all in the bottle — it was empty because I 'd forgotten to get new supplies . |
| 4 | Having failed to get voluntary agreements from all the residents , compulsory purchase orders on the properties were issued , with classic insensitivity , just before Christmas 1988 . |
| 5 | She had expected to get good advice from Lovat , not a proposal of marriage . |
| 6 | As she got to the bottom Michele appeared in the hall , and said briefly , ‘ There 's nothing to be achieved by staying here , so I 've decided to get straight back . |
| 7 | You 've got to erm , I 've got to get well Dad 's got the form I can get another one he can , erm the forms have got to be in soon so she knows how many are going to be sort of on the walls you know . |
| 8 | I ca n't do it , so that I 've got to get full marks for the exam to pass , without the other two bits on it , I ca n't do that |
| 9 | On investigation , they discovered that the first agency had failed to get proper authorisation from Visa for the transaction . |
| 10 | All have made the three-year commitment to the project and , excepting the few that have managed to get various forms of sponsorship , all but the wealthiest will have to make some financial sacrifices . |