Example sentences of "'ve [verb] get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she got to the bottom Michele appeared in the hall , and said briefly , ‘ There 's nothing to be achieved by staying here , so I 've decided to get straight back . |
| 2 | Two of us in a great mass of strangers , and various things to do that you 've got to get right , like follow signs and collect your luggage ; then you get looked over by the customs , and no-one particularly cares who you are or what you 're doing there so the two of you have to keep one another cheerful … |
| 3 | You 've got to erm , I 've got to get well Dad 's got the form I can get another one he can , erm the forms have got to be in soon so she knows how many are going to be sort of on the walls you know . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose we 've got to get used to rich people coming along with their decorators ’ , she said . |
| 5 | You 've got to get used to these things . |
| 6 | So you 've got to get used to advocating with just an ordinary table , and how do you do that ? |
| 7 | er yo just remember we 've got to get washed . |
| 8 | I ca n't do it , so that I 've got to get full marks for the exam to pass , without the other two bits on it , I ca n't do that |
| 9 | Later on , in a pub , Mr Smith chats to a friend : ‘ Of course we 've got to get stuck in , at least to some extent , because the alternatives make the mind boggle . ’ |
| 10 | pet , I 've got to get ready . |
| 11 | I think first of all , I think we 've go , what we 've got to get clear that smoking is an adult pursuit |
| 12 | Making a sound in his throat , he turned his head away , then said , ‘ Funny thing , but neither am I ; yet I 've had to get used to it ; ’ and on this he went out , leaving Millie looking at the big fat woman and feeling she must make conversation : ‘ It 's a beautiful morning , ’ she said . |
| 13 | When you 're arguing about the money to be spend on repairs , and for example the reason why we 've had to get strict budgetary control on the amount of money which is being spent on repairs , is because that money all comes out of tenants ' rents , and it 's basically a balance — if we want to increase the erm numbers and the standard of repairs that we offer as a landlord , then it has to be met by a further increase in rents , and we think we 've got the balance about right at the moment . |
| 14 | In erm our situation dedicated persons on the front lines have found themselves overwhelmed by increases in human needs and dwindling resources with which to meet those human needs and so we 've tried to get innovative and do something about it . |
| 15 | That 's right , just looking at the er the tables that I 've managed to get faxed to me from the Football League today . |