Example sentences of "get [verb] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I got given a crate of this , it 's Château Margaux , by the small , fat and lecherous owner of one third of Singapore . |
| 2 | ‘ Now look , Connie me pet , it 's bleedin' cold in the parlour , ’ complained Archie , ‘ and , anyway , I got to see a bloke about a job . ’ |
| 3 | There 's no decent men in it and there 's no nudity of men it , even when he 's in it all you got to see of him was waist-high , you got to see a clips of his bum . |
| 4 | Er got to arrange a meeting at Pocklington cos she lives at York so we , I go through to Pocklington have a lunch and then return |
| 5 | ‘ We got to know a lot of interesting things about your way of life and your education system — and we found many similar things . ’ |
| 6 | We were on the ground floor of the flats , and we got to know a lot of them as neighbours as well as some of them as clients . |
| 7 | ‘ When I was still involved in commercial work , I also used to foster kids ’ , he says , ‘ and , consequently , got to know a lot about the care system . |
| 8 | ‘ We got offered a lot of European dates after Reading , ’ says Gordon , ‘ but we backed off to rehearse and then went to America . |
| 9 | ‘ And then , blow me , I got offered a job at Radio One . |
| 10 | very smart answer to that but erm I 've got to carry a shotgun in one hand and handcuffs in the other and still deal with en e eventuality , I just ca n't do it . |
| 11 | Yes , I 've got to post a card for Ruth . |
| 12 | You 've got to drive a truck over it , and even then it bends , but does n't break . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've got to see a man about a job , ’ she said . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's why I 've got to see a man about a job . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ My illustrations have got to include a couple of castles , ’ she explained . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's a new situation that we have got to handle and , somehow , we have got to find a way of breaking out of this low growth , and trying to find a way of getting our economy going again . |
| 17 | We 've got to make the best of a bad job we 've got to find a way of training both C P O's |
| 18 | At the moment our whole economy is based on natural found hydrocarbons — oil , petrol — as these begin to run out , then we 've got to find a way of making these or substitutes for them , and this is what chemistry is all about , making new compounds or making old compounds in new ways . |
| 19 | ‘ Then we 've got to find a way into the cab and get him out like that , ’ said Masklin . |
| 20 | ‘ But you must remember it 's only provisional pole and I 've got two young tigers either side of me that will be going much quicker tomorrow so we 've all got to find a bit of speed . ’ |
| 21 | For example on the building that we 're talking about shifting , first of all we 've got to find a site for the thing , then we 've got to get planning permission , then we 've got to get the actual permission of the owner of the land , then we 've got to make sure that erm electricity 's laid on , that there 's water laid on , that there 's some sort of toilet or other facilities and so on , and when you add all that up it 's quite a complicated sort of series of bureaucratic procedures you 've got to go through and it 's not a question of , you know , of people saying to us as Councillors well , you know , do this for us and we can magic it out in six months out of thin air _ there 's an awful lot of paperwork that 's got to be gone through and an awful lot of people to see and an awful lot of red tape , really , to get through first — I mean just to make sure that the thing 's safe and complies with health and safety standards — and that 's something which you have to get across to young people and if they 're involved in the actual discussions on this and involved in the organisation , they begin to see the complexities and they 're less inclined , I think , to automatically assume that erm people are n't on their side and do n't want to listen . |
| 22 | For example , on the building that we 're talking about shifting , first of all we 've got to find a site for the thing , then we 've got to get planning permission , then we 've got to get the actual permission of the owner of the land , then we 've got to make sure that erm electricity 's laid on , that there 's erm water laid on , that there 's some sort of toilet or other facilities and so on , and when you add all that lot up , it 's quite a complicated sort of series of bureaucratic procedures you 've got to go through , and it 's not a question of , you know , of people saying to us , ‘ Well , as councillors , well , do this for us , ’ and we can magic it out in six months out of thin air . |
| 23 | Secondly , with the weight of tourist traffic going into Nepal , I think the government has got to accept a share of the responsibility . |
| 24 | Er what we have got to do you see a as I have said we really got to designate a duty to a position |
| 25 | I 've got to write a story on this . |
| 26 | If I 've got to write a comment for a start |
| 27 | ‘ I 've got to write a report on you and your daughter , how your relationship is , ’ he said . |
| 28 | basically so am I , I 've got to write a news in the next few days so I 'll see in early February tell him about the ideas , I 've also been in touch with another lobbying firm , I say been in touch but it 's quite easy because |
| 29 | You have got to create an image of your own . ’ |
| 30 | Well we 've got to select a number of themes to support a given objective . |