Example sentences of "they [vb base] get a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Most of them seem to get a power trip from their ritualistic behaviour .
2 They tend to get a lot of children cutting through their grounds .
3 At least they want to get a cross-section .
4 They do get a bit jealous sometimes and I wo n't deny that they are not exactly ecstatic when another interview with me occurs ’ .
5 They do get a copy of this , do n't they ?
6 Clearly they have no power to do so , even if somebody asks them to , somebody from outside for instance , erm , and , and also when they do get a fire certificate , is there a display for it ?
7 But I know you said there was a big erm tariff against it , but on the other hand they do get a lot of more benefits from it , like er well , the erm the price that 's paid for a lot more , and , and it gives a lot more employment .
8 The thing is they do get a lot from the daughter do n't they ?
9 Even if they do get a job on a scheme , it 's very , very difficult if you 're sleeping in different places every night , or in a hostel , to get to the job on time .
10 Yes , nineteen thirties before they start getting a band .
11 Er but as far as I 'm concerned if it comes in in week four , that 's fair enough , but things after that then they start to get a bit upset
12 That 'll help and also for any the other coordinator unless they 've got a problem because er
13 Erm I 've got a note , or I had a note to write to the admin at the university and I have done , erm saying that Derek 's been approaching people , apologising for not writing beforehand and saying that Derek 's been approaching people and if they 've got a problem they should write back P D Q.
14 I think it 's a stigma that a lot of men feel they ca n't show that they 're depressed or they 've got a problem so they 'll pick up a ph , a phone .
15 They 've got a problem at the minute where the electrics are n't very good .
16 G. is pleased with the response at the company — not only do they report as soon as possible when they 've got a pollution , they let him know about the progress they make : ‘ I 've got them so well trained now they 'll be phoning half an hour before they have a discharge . ’
17 The decorators at Peter 's works cos they , they erm tradesmen they 've got a colour card .
18 possible , I suppose it , the waters always there and they 've got a wall at the back
19 ‘ Do you know they 've got a Jew in the partnership now ?
20 They 're like that , and then they 've got a shuttlecock the shuttlecock used to er have er like a a cork thing and then there used to be feathers round .
21 Well there 's no use moving in till they 've got a lounge carpet cos if they go in they 'd just have to move everything to get it in
22 they they get an allowance for somebody to clean and if they 've got a cleaner , I mean , they should have sacked them a long while ago !
23 The next time through we have them picked up and lo and behold they 've got a suitcase full of heroin .
24 But theirs is bigger , they 've got a pottery room , they 've got careers education there
25 Okay look what they say and if they 've got a diagram of .
26 I get people calling me up saying erm they 've got a memory call problem and er , I 've deleted a number of files off the disk , and the problem did n't go away .
27 Yup , they 've got a Verve .
28 They 've got a crow in that cage there look .
29 Erm and er , they say , you know , therefore they do n't feel that they 've got a voice .
30 I mean , they 've got a cook . ’
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