Example sentences of "get [adv] an [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So I got down an entry , eating it .
2 While he was doing a little more manipulation of the bones before the plaster set , she got ready an injection of antibiotic and he took it from her with a nod of approval .
3 So I think she 's got quite an impression of Trevor now .
4 Now you 've got quite an area there — two acres , is it , two and a half ?
5 She was far too quick-witted to complain and endured silently , but she managed to extract a promise of a new hat and a new dress from him , before getting up an hour later to tidy herself and prepare supper .
6 I even made sure we got there an hour early in order to take everything in .
7 ‘ I might get only an hour , or perhaps only half a game from him .
8 I might go for a stroll to get up an appetite — the exercise 'll do me good . ’
9 That 's right , cos it 'll be an hour , well to get there an hour before anyway wo n't we for the ferry ?
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