Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [pron] [adv] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | A deed planned in cold blood may appear very different to the perpetrator if he ever gets round to carrying it out . |
| 2 | I wonder why you did n't phone your lawyer before I ever got to the front door . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We do n't face the problems we have with some experimental animals , such as heartworms in dogs , which can often ruin an experiment before it really gets underway . ’ |
| 4 | Your excessively early arrival means that you can check the aforesaid dogs are not using your beautiful flower arrangements as their loo , and also run through a technical check and the autocue before anyone else gets there . |
| 5 | Well it is n't a lot , really , but I suppose it is when you 're on the gear 'cos you never get round to paying it off . |
| 6 | Janine and her mum and dad act like she never got married . |
| 7 | We were n't alone in having such ideas ; many Swedes prefer this philosophy because it also gets you away from the Germans . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's the college hero before he even gets there , ’ said Nan . |
| 9 | It 's not sales technique until he actually gets the appointment , he ca n't present anything . |
| 10 | There was no point in being a skin if you simply got nicked by the police wherever you went . |
| 11 | Everyone has their own and it 's a great shame if they never get a chance to ask them . ’ |
| 12 | It has to be said that the world would be a much better place if we just got on and did things instead of waiting for other people to do them on our behalf . |
| 13 | But I ca n't make that point cos it just gets enemies and it just wo n't do , it wo n't do any good . |
| 14 | It was on the agenda and at seven o'clock the at night they eh they adjourned the meeting cos they only got half way through the agenda |
| 15 | I suppose being realistic we could clean the car out in the evening because you only got to have the door open you 've got the interior light on |
| 16 | And you may find treating the pain in the day means it 's not so bad at night so you actually get more sleep anyway . |
| 17 | You should go for a cruise if you ever get the chance . |
| 18 | Check it out on TV or video if you ever get the chance . |
| 19 | I 'll camp outside your cottage and beat on your door night and day till it finally gets into your stupid , dense head that I love you . ’ |
| 20 | Put some movement into your hands and arms , roll gently over on to one side , and take another little rest before you finally get up and stretch . |
| 21 | I always thought I had a good appetite , but I remember being at a college feast once at Cambridge , where they had seven or eight courses and the elderly dons seemed to have less trouble than anyone else getting through it . |
| 22 | This is one of the reasons why we are saying to the government that they should consider what our competitor countries do , which is some form of temporary credit management ; some form of temporary credit controls to squeeze off this surge in demand before it really gets going and pushes inflation up again . |
| 23 | She was holding her breath when she finally got through to Tracey 's extension . |
| 24 | I thought I 'd gone before I came out of my house but I had a feeling when I nearly got to their school that I ought to have again . |
| 25 | Mention it to that man cos he maybe get it altered , tell her it do n't start , well , how , when does it start ? |
| 26 | But with such a wide-awake bird as the wheatear you will discover very little else about its private life unless you really get down to the job . |
| 27 | But with such a wide-awake bird as the wheatear you will discover very little else about its private life unless you really get down to the job . |
| 28 | Parents may be able to express their concern in the clinic while they just get angry and irritated at home . |
| 29 | It all took time and it was past midday before we finally got away . |
| 30 | Even though today 's colours , perms and styling products are kinder than ever before , hair is still subjected to a daily assault course and more often than not , needs a little more loving care than it actually gets . |