Example sentences of "[to-vb] that [pers pn] got " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good to get your card the other day and to know that you got safely home from , even if concerned by the cost of the visit . |
| 2 | The emphasis was now to be increasingly on service , given to and paid for by the state , which assumed the right to appoint its commanders ( this was made easier by the fact that all accepted the state 's money for service in war ) and to demand that it got the best available in return for its money . |
| 3 | The committee is very pleased with attendances ‘ this term ’ , which seems to indicate that we got it right … at least some of the time . |
| 4 | It 's been mentioned , I think it was Councillor mentioned about the , he was pleased to see that we got two million pound in interest receipts against the eight hundred thousand that was envisaged . |
| 5 | One , to protect the members ' you know , interests in each department to see that they got the , a , a time limit you know , to go onto the scheme , that the consultation took place . |
| 6 | So she watched him closely , and she tried to read the signs , and when he seemed to be wanting something special she did her best to see that he got it . |
| 7 | The objectives give us a way of er measuring at the end of the course whether the course has achieved for you what you wanted from we 'll come back as I said to those this afternoon and and just review them to see that you got out of the course what you . |
| 8 | There could hardly be a better reminder of what they were up against : a regent in Scotland with whom they were now at war , but whose political skills they recognized , and whom they regarded with respect , acting for their sovereign in France who so far failed to rule that she got a foreign monarch to tell them off . |
| 9 | ‘ PopCon has been doing research all over the world to establish that the majority of prospective parents would prefer a son to a daughter , and many would be prepared to undergo minor medical procedures to ensure that they got their wish , including the abortion of a female fetus , ’ Dorothy told a hushed audience in a room at a secret address in North London . |
| 10 | My mother insisted on accompanying me to the tailor to ensure that I got something sensible . |
| 11 | I was able to arrange that U Khin Zaw , working in the Burmese section of the BBC , should return to be in charge of broadcasting , and in the meantime to ensure that he got some experience of the drama , music and talks departments . |