Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] get a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was down to the practice ground in the gloom for Jack and myself but I managed to get a message to Sally to meet me an hour later than planned . |
| 2 | ‘ But I managed to get a shilling for the horsehair chair , with the bed thrown in . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ This course is made for me from tee to green but I 've got a lot to learn on the greens , ’ he said . |
| 4 | But I 've got a station and porters , and some milk churns . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ This is all very fascinating , ’ said Wilcox , looking at his watch , ‘ but I 've got a meeting in here in about five minutes ' time , with my technical manager and his staff . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been on telly just about non-stop for 12 months , but I 've got a few ideas I have n't had time to work on . ’ |
| 7 | But I 've got a feeling that there 's a small group of players out there who will probably play a Chandler 555 for the rest of their lives , and you 'll have to play one yourself to find out why . |
| 8 | ‘ But I 've got a lot to make up in the slalom events . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But I 've got a good caddie , who grew up here and is very good with yardage and club selection . |
| 10 | I was about three then , but I 've got a new one now . |
| 11 | I 'm not trying to sound humble , but I 've got a small house because it 's all I need . |
| 12 | But I 've got a good idea about one thing : that little miss upstairs knows more than she lets on . |
| 13 | ‘ But I 've got a little job to do . |
| 14 | I can easily walk to do shopping and so on , but I 've got a couple of suitcases here now , and I certainly ca n't manage those . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Nothing yet , but I 've got a team working around the clock so it should only be a matter of time before they come up with the answers . ’ |
| 16 | Yes but I 've got a thousand members in my , I 'm district secretary , I 've got a thousand members at least |
| 17 | But I 've got a job to do . ’ |
| 18 | Just but I 've got a sore back as well . |
| 19 | ‘ I said , ‘ Forgive me , madam , but I 've got a blasted son myself , and I know what they 're like . |
| 20 | ‘ As to who did the wrecking , we have to wait to hear from Fox , but I 've got a search organized for Alfred . |
| 21 | But I 've got a good sense of design , and I like the contact with customers . |
| 22 | It 's very nice of you to ask me — erm — but I 've got a lot to do when I get back to England — erm — I 'd like to have a lie down … and there 'll be piles of washing … and I have n't got a hairdresser … ’ |
| 23 | Adam may have fallen for your charms , but I 've got a clear head and I 'm immune . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ But I 've got a very heavy suitcase . |
| 25 | But I 've got a letter here Mr Chairman . |
| 26 | And if a builder gon na go down there you say , Well look I 've got one down here but I 've got a prime slot |
| 27 | I I 'm I say you must excuse me going on at such a pace but I 've got A I 've got another meeting quite shortly and B you 've got some little mo I think M Michael 's looking to take over . |
| 28 | ‘ Granted , I ca n't point to a place on the map and say this is where we are , but I 've got a pretty good idea . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ As I told you , I did n't go out much when I worked in London , but I 've got a silk dress which I wore on the few times I went to the opera . |
| 30 | Do n't know if she 'd be what he and Mr Sheldrake want , but I 've got a niece who 's just leaving school . |