Example sentences of "they [vb base] get [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frayed laces make tying very difficult ( and they tend to get into a knot ) , so put a little nail varnish or some tape on the ends or buy some new , novelty laces ! |
| 2 | Some mares will actually stand and paw at a paddock fence because they want to get to a stallion that is a couple of paddocks away — consequently they are likely to cut a leg or rip off a shoe if the bottom wire of the fence is too close to the ground . |
| 3 | Another reason may be , again , that they have very little precise notion of what they want to get from a particular text . |
| 4 | The roads are bumpy and uncertain and when they do get on a half decent stretch , they get pulled over by the police : they 're not supposed to be on it . |
| 5 | The villagers occasionally dress up in their lederhosen , and give it all they 've got with a few thigh slapping , foot stamping numbers . |
| 6 | They often agree to intercourse because they feel they must or they think they 've got to a certain age where they have to do it . |
| 7 | They 've got to a adjust the tie backs , they have n't put the tie backs up yet because they 've got to come down a bit , I just hung them up to let them drop a bit . |
| 8 | She 's sort of got with children then because this erm testing , they 've got to a school work outside |
| 9 | green , they 've got like an orangey |
| 10 | As you can see we 've got three children who will be going to the school and I do n't want them to think they have to get in a car every time they travel anywhere . |