Example sentences of "get a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It ai n't funny , y'know , gettin' a steamroller to come up and suffocate me , and me in an unwell condition .
2 He 's got a ball stuck in his throat .
3 I 've got a customer coming in who wants to choose a puppy , and it must be vaccinated before it leaves here .
4 For a start , it enabled Personnel Department to answer rapidly simple enquiries such as have we got a man named Bloggs working for us ?
5 ‘ I 've got a man called Roberto Sabortini to thank for that .
6 ‘ I 've got a man trussed up here on the floor like a Christmas turkey . ’
7 It 's got a man smashing his head in and killing his dad .
8 One Sunday at the Trocadero the chief circle usher said to me , ‘ I think you 'd better come up to the back circle , Gents , we 've got a bloke behaving obscenely . ’
9 or erm , anyway I 've got a friend help me
10 A rationale after a command which can obscure what is required and encourage the child to ask questions and side track , e.g. ‘ Please pick up your toys , you 've got a friend coming and I want your room to look tidy ’ .
11 Erm I 've got a friend doing teacher training there .
12 But he said , I said it as a joke when she was asking me about my flying and I said I do n't do as much flying as I 'd like to , I 've , I 've got a wife to support and she takes all the money .
13 " I 've got a favour to ask you , " she said later in the conversation .
14 I organized that at Conway Hall now , in most reference books my agent 's name is listed , and my agent got a call saying the minute I began to read from that book I would die .
15 They 've also got a song called ‘ Creep ’ ( the next single , natch ) , which has a habit of making innocent bystanders go , ‘ Jeez , what the f— is THAT ? ’
16 At least 50 have go ‘ Loaded ’ on them , the rest have all got a song called ‘ Groovy Train ’ on them .
17 At least 50 have go ‘ Loaded ’ on them , the rest have all got a song called ‘ Groovy Train ’ on them .
18 How come I 've got a yoghurt left then ?
19 Has she got a drink knocking around somewhere ?
20 ‘ He 's in the Monday morning conference with the dealers and that 'll go on till nine , then he 's got a policeman waiting to see him .
21 ‘ I 've got a film to deliver to a chap .
22 He has n't got a mum , he has n't got a home to go to .
23 ‘ Everyone ought to go home if they 've got a home to go to .
24 They 're lucky they 've got a home to go to .
25 and he 's in inherited a family home , so he 's got a home to live in , but he does n't earn very much does he ?
26 They 've got a GIRL to do his voice , that 's what .
27 Erm I 've got a girl sitting down in the foyer .
28 She 's even got a girl to help . ’
29 ‘ But it 's got a will to live .
30 You 've got a berth reserved on the train so you 'll be able to get some sleep once you get there .
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