Example sentences of "he [vb past] get [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He failed to get an expected promotion and started drinking heavily . |
| 2 | And finally , thought Ian as he walked up through the Cathedral stairs from the crypt office , what does the Bishop want two of after Evensong and why did he put the phone down on me when he failed to get the odious Williams ? |
| 3 | He 'd got a small garden fork and he started taking out rough bits of grass from the edge of the drive . |
| 4 | He told me that he 'd got a good home , or he 'd had a good home , and he just I said why do n't you live there ? |
| 5 | He 'd got a marvellous set of teeth . ’ |
| 6 | He 'd got a well-developed sense of self-protection , you know , always carried a gun in the glove-pocket of the car . |
| 7 | Now that they 've gone back to school she has a bit of a job with the I 've got ta go you know , I said we 'll have so many people round talking you know she said he 'd got a terrible ! |
| 8 | Ivan fired again , short experimental bursts as if he 'd got a new power-drill from the Christmas tree . |
| 9 | He 'd got a new one where he crossed his feet , and a new version of his smile . |
| 10 | And he never forgive me for this you see because he were a big noise you know , he he 'd got a big business in . |
| 11 | So he certainly did n't pay due care to the pace and the speed and make sure that he 'd got a safe gap before pulling out . |
| 12 | But you know he 'd got a huge parlour there was nothing wrong within this one thing and you know , we tried to drill it out you know |
| 13 | But he he 'd got a little mission er on the side of the at , , I 've I went with him so I saw it . |
| 14 | Yeah At one time we could n't get Jessy to talk , he 'd got a little girl with er and |
| 15 | Do n't you remember once we went round , he 'd got a lovely garden ! |
| 16 | And he 'd say , Well and he 'd got a whole string of Lenin 's books , and he 'd reach down and pick one and turn to the right page straight away , says , This is what Lenin said , and he said , I 'll stand by this , you know . |
| 17 | But to my dismay he said he 'd got a local caddie for Birkdale , and that he 'd misunderstood me when I said I 'd caddie for him anywhere . |
| 18 | What she could have done without when she went into her office was to answer the phone and hear Jimmy Webb ring in to ask if she could do without him as he 'd got an upset stomach . |
| 19 | I just asked if he 'd got the other half of this card |
| 20 | I 've actually seen erm er been in a workshop as a participant where a chap who was excellent at this had what he did was while while the participants were doing some sort of an exercise he was actually making these tiny notes up in the top corner for himself so that when he when he came to the next sort of section that he wanted he 'd he 'd got he 'd got the odd notes just up there in the corner . |
| 21 | ‘ He sent him back to the pub ; he sat there for a while , and when he came back he 'd got the front shoes on . |
| 22 | he 'd got the silver one had n't he , then ? |
| 23 | It was quite meaningless , but at least he 'd got the required information . |
| 24 | Perhaps when she made it clear he 'd got the wrong woman he 'd be sorry … |
| 25 | Why should she take it out on him that he 'd got the wrong voice ? |
| 26 | However , for someone supposed to be very clever , he seemed to get a great deal of pleasure out of ordinary things . |
| 27 | Everyone he touched got the Black Death , you see . ’ |
| 28 | He began to get the odd feeling of doubt . |
| 29 | In the street market he managed to get a wilting lettuce for Henry and Murgatroyd , reduced to fourpence . |
| 30 | He does remember Hollar from ten years ago and that he did get a good degree ( p. 52 ) , and his enthusiasm for the fact is indicated by the emphatic nature of his approbation — " Of course you did . |