Example sentences of "be get [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards he went by way of St Basil 's Terrace , looking as Sophia had done earlier at the newly done up houses with their prettily painted front doors and rather self-conscious window-boxes and bay trees in tubs , when a woman 's voice called out behind him , ‘ Good evening vicar — been getting fish for pussy ? ’ |
| 2 | In those days , I think the Home Office and the Foreign Office were full up and we were getting people from universities and some of them were pretty useless , heads full of all sorts of knowledge but no common sense . |
| 3 | And when we were getting people from outside coming there and some of them quite militant they were going to sit and lay across the road . |
| 4 | By 1929 , 5% of the American population were getting 33% of all personal income . |
| 5 | SO Lady Thatcher is getting £80,000 for an after-dinner speech . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Hawarden High is getting £70,000 towards its £1.55m scheme and Flint Cornist primary also gets £70,000 towards a £1.17m scheme . |
| 7 | The s working at the centre I I can tell you that one of the especially being the activities officer which is what I am , one of the biggest problems with the centre , is not being able to put things on , it 's getting people to be interested in them . |
| 8 | And at BA 's annual meeting last week , chairman Lord King said : ‘ Our business is to get people into planes and fly them . |
| 9 | ‘ The purpose of this event is to get people to ‘ network ’ a lot more , ’ explained , HTFS product group manager . |
| 10 | The repeat of this metaphor emphasises the fact that the priest is leading people to believe that the church 's only duty is to get people to ‘ join its ranks ’ . |
| 11 | He said he was to get £30,000 to £40,000 for his role , and added : ‘ I went down the A82 via Fort William before I was stopped by police at Doune . ’ |