Example sentences of "got [pron] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We got ourselves a new ball park , ’ said the man from Detroit .
2 He also got himself a new caddie , Froggy Davies .
3 I got you a wee ball of your wool for your mittens .
4 This … . madam of ours — ‘ s got herself a greasy Spaniard .
5 It was often said that her new-found reputation was a bubble that would burst once people realized it was just the raunchiness of her work that got her a wide readership .
6 And when the time come , they got her a new kidney , and it never took .
7 Her agent — perhaps he was n't the best in the world — never got her an American tour which , again , might have made all the difference .
8 and er he would n't keep out , so , so in the end the caretaker got him a little chair
9 ‘ I got it a little wrong , ’ says Eva .
10 ‘ When I came down to London , I finally got myself a decent bass , a Fender Mustang , then started changing pickups to get a raunchier , more distorted sound .
11 I do n't think he meant me harm , but somehow I hit the corner of the wardrobe and got myself a black eye and one or two other bruises … ’
12 So , impressed by him , I got myself a bass guitar .
13 I got myself a larger size and even they seemed to be pretty neat .
14 ‘ You gone and got yourself a posh accent , just like Mrs H herself . ’
15 The Fish got us a good position at the back of the club , where we stood on wooden beer crates holding on to each other as the floor seemed about to crack open with heat and stomping .
16 I think the oldest one we 've got is something like got us a Roman coin , they .
17 I 'm not changing my tune , Councillor Wyle knows that in the past I have actually offered to go with them when they 've made erm , visits to the minister , and when he said , we we we tried , but we never got anywhere , and on various issues I 've said , well perhaps if we got us an all party delegation , at least we could have done no worse .
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