Example sentences of "[vb past] get a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John and Ann ( although Ann to a lesser extent ) were close contenders as they actively tried to get a tan . |
| 2 | She tried to get a reading first off the youth then off his whimpering colleague . |
| 3 | I think just to answer that the , the pitch , because obviously I looked into this , and tried to get a reduction , |
| 4 | ‘ If he tried to get a laugh and it was n't successful , I could see him bristle , ’ she said . |
| 5 | And that was the day after ( heart going bang-the-big-bass-drum 'cos I knew what they 'd say ) I tried to get a word in edgeways when they finally fixed my GCSE options . |
| 6 | Ana asked softly , and Maggie took a deep breath and tried to get a smile into her voice . |
| 7 | Well , I tried to get a video cos I wa I wanted to use this section to actually watch it . |
| 8 | I followed him down the stairs , listening to him curse and shout ; in the front hall he tried to get a jacket on over his clothes but could n't get it to fit over his hand holding the gun . |
| 9 | Again and again in the fifth and fourth centuries the other Greek states tried to get a hold on Thessaly . |
| 10 | Bullets bounced off the rock with alarming frequency as he tried to get a look at the situation . |
| 11 | The Portsmouth defence creaked but it never cracked as Andy Mutch and Sean Taylor tried to get a goal . |
| 12 | Just as their main interest was in the ways of life of people as seen by the people themselves , so they tried to get a sense of the past into their work by using life-histories . |
| 13 | Swindon Town tried to get a grip but everyone of their chances slipped away … |
| 14 | Their first stop was Munich , where Wolfgang tried to get a job with the elector , but was refused . |
| 15 | He tried to get a job but he could n't . |
| 16 | Anne wondered if Ella knew just how queer they were but only said , ‘ I think it would be better all round if Cormac tried to get a job . |
| 17 | We tried to get a rubber that rubs , rubs ink out but you ca n't get one very well can you ? |
| 18 | He tried to get a post at the British Museum , and was most indignant when it went to George Children , a friend of Davy and thus possessing superior patronage . |
| 19 | I tried to get a lift from every vehicle that passed , but Oliver only stuck out his thumb at cars he really wanted to ride in , and sometimes even scowled at drivers whose cars he disapproved of . |
| 20 | We tried to get a balance between a Test side and a one day side from the squad . |
| 21 | Yesterday , after that tearful reunion with my suitcase , I tried to get a negro hand-slapping thing going with Felix . |
| 22 | He tried to get a fix on it . |
| 23 | ‘ Every single letter , every telephone call and every signature helped to get a reprieve . |
| 24 | In the end , to please her , I promised to get a job in six months ' time . |
| 25 | I 'm sure he was , but the last few years when I knew him he 'd gotten a lot of respect from people and he was n't having to struggle any more , and I think he knew the people loved him and he liked that . |
| 26 | And he 'd got a boy who did stutter and he always used to go to granddad before er he when he came to school , before lessons and he 'd give him this pebble and he 'd say , now you can put it in your pocket . |
| 27 | I knew he 'd got a boy , but |
| 28 | Last thing was they 'd er they 'd got a fancy |
| 29 | She knew we 'd got a clue , even if she did n't know what it was . |
| 30 | He knew then he 'd got a chance of winning . |