Example sentences of "they [verb] get the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh yes , well you see they 've got the names |
| 2 | Yeah they 're accepted and the the language developing is developing more quickly than that so they want to get the stuff into dictionaries |
| 3 | The Inland Revenue does not need to prosecute because they have powers to exert penalties similar to a fine , and basically they want to get the money back . |
| 4 | and then we carried straight on again but I wanted to get it done today , I did n't want to go back again weekend they want to get the carpets down inside and they 've got all the carpets there in the house , I mean it 's twenty eight foot long , twelve foot wide so erm we got the carpets in down and we 've got it in the house and it 's too big |
| 5 | seven o'clock , well I thought I 'd come a bit earlier forget that they want a tidy living room , they want to get the toys out of the way , they want to present themselves in the best possible light so they 'd be more forgiving if you 're late than if you 're too early to be on time . |
| 6 | Perhaps they expect to get the club services free of charge . |
| 7 | Local authorities had their fingers burnt before when they tried to get the software up and running and then found that the Government were changing the rules . |
| 8 | they tried to get the score moving as best they could … but Derbyshire had different ideas … |
| 9 | We arrived at their home in Bruton , Somerset , only to find that they 'd got the date wrong and were n't prepared for us . |
| 10 | The the Jolly George er was a ship that was loaded with arms er to send to Russia , to for our the use of our troops in Russia , and the sailors refused to sail it , and there was quite a to do about this because they 'd got the steam up and it was ready to go but they never went . |
| 11 | But there was no stopping Swindon once they 'd got the second . |
| 12 | Instead they 'd got the Pope and an article about a highly paid journalist , Simon Winchester , eating a dog for dinner . |
| 13 | Well no , that was another thing more or less as I was coming out the door they 'd got the news thing on and this was Australia the new prime minister , I do n't know his name , he 's running down I did n't hear it properly but I heard the gist of it , erm and it |
| 14 | An ’ then , within a few years , they 'd got the babby an' she 'd given up teaching . |
| 15 | Well , they 'd got the skeleton that wanted a big brass lock but er oh you know , lovely and er it was more trouble getting the thing through the pan to get er the case than putting the insides in it , if you follow what I mean . |
| 16 | so the talk amongst the locals was how were they going to get the runs … |
| 17 | ‘ How the fuck are they going to get the stuff up the Thames without the river police tumbling them ? ’ |
| 18 | Many of the musicians were unused to working with dancers and once when the band was out of tempo , the Girls started singing as they danced to get the music synchronized . |
| 19 | Like my father I love books and solitude and I flee from publicity , the brutality of the media , interviews where they try to get the interviewee to say things he does n't really think , as though to catch him out . |
| 20 | They said they went to get the food at Waitrose , and I heaved , and I said , I do n't want to see |
| 21 | i mean they did get the guys . |
| 22 | It is perhaps fortunate from our point of view that we can pin ourselves , in so far as we are talking about an inset , to the actual deposit copy of Ryedale District Council , when they did get the matter right , but no body apart from them , sir , did so . |
| 23 | On the other hand , when they do get the opportunity to strike they are lethal . |
| 24 | Overall , even if they do get the paper they want , it does not follow that they get the political coverage they want . |
| 25 | They 're living independent parallel lives , as it were , and you need to take into account housing erm and I imagine that this is a if you take the elderly , for example , one major concern is the number of old people , particularly widowed women who live alone — increasingly ca n't cope , they go into care , private nursing homes if they 've got the wherewithal , geriatric hospitals . |
| 26 | It 's probably where they 've got the dartboard and that in there . |
| 27 | Yes , whether they can actually , whether they 've got the skills to silver serve , if your menu requires that it 's silver served then , then , yes clearly you would need to consider that . |
| 28 | They 've got the ability to score from 70 metres out , as they showed against Scotland , so why not go for it ? |
| 29 | Whether or the , they 've got the ability to cook what you 've put on the menu . |
| 30 | Five , they 've got the girls , they 're going to school now are n't |