Example sentences of "get [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But , says Frank , ‘ a few weeks before I got to see a specialist I passed what looked like a bucket-full of blood into the toilet .
2 We got to see a man . ’
3 ‘ 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 . ’
4 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 .
5 ‘ If you promise not to tell anyone , ’ Margaret said , when she finally got to see a doctor , ‘ I nearly had it done the old way , you know , with a knitting needle , then I lost my nerve . ’
6 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
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 to know a lot of interesting things about your way of life and your education system — and we found many similar things . ’
9 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 .
10 Got to carry a knife to protect myself .
11 Can I just say from a practical point of view , primary classes are fairly static sort of places , you 've got the teacher in the class all day , and if they say well let's have a micro in our classroom today that can be done , whereas a secondary teacher tends to wander round the school with a load of books under one arm and a bag of equipment under the other arm , and they 've also got to carry a micro round or move a micro from one classroom to another — it 's physically difficult , so in practice the primary teachers seem to find it easier to fit in with micros .
12 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 .
13 Yes , I 've got to post a card for Ruth .
14 You 've got to drive a truck over it , and even then it bends , but does n't break .
15 ‘ I 've got to see a man about a job , ’ she said .
16 ‘ That 's why I 've got to see a man about a job . ’
17 Oh I 've got to miss a go anyway have n't I ?
18 Ah , I 've got to miss a go have n't I ?
19 ‘ You 've got to hit a ball straight with one of 14 clubs at golf .
20 You 've got to hit a ball .
21 ‘ My illustrations have got to include a couple of castles , ’ she explained .
22 ‘ I suppose you 've got to catch a train back to Brighton now ? ’ he 'd say hopefully .
23 We 've grown up with it , there 's got to come a time when we say ‘ put a halt to it ’ , but er I do n't know what we 'll do then
24 Let's put this away , I 've got to find a space first
25 Oh I 've got to find a space to get to a newspaper , to do the bingo numbers
26 We 've got to find a way to make it OK to buy a Buick . ’
27 ‘ Then we 've got to find a way into the cab and get him out like that , ’ said Masklin .
28 ‘ I do n't know how we 're going to arrange things , but we 've got to find a way . ’
29 ‘ 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 .
30 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
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