Example sentences of "to get [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er you used to get recalled for all sorts of things , often a distur family disturbances . |
| 2 | But other gang members warned my kids that I was to get slashed for grassing . |
| 3 | Blabbermouths are finished in the fringe City if they are stupid enough to get noticed for it . |
| 4 | Graham 's production , performed on a mock-up apron stage , included wistful music written by Johnny Dankworth and slapstick comedy , which gave Crawford the chance to get noticed for what he did best . |
| 5 | They 've actually started now , they 've got a committee , of course I do n't know how long it will take them to get going for them , but |
| 6 | The Christian is a soldier in training needing to learn how to get equipped for battle . |
| 7 | Initially the aim is to get called for interview , and this is the hardest part . |
| 8 | She said , " Did you decide not to get arrested for any reason , Bert ? " |
| 9 | How many are you going to get charged for ? |
| 10 | You 're going to get charged for the amount going through will be a hundred electrons per second times sixty seconds . |
| 11 | However , it is a painless way to get started for the novice and will quickly introduce the user who is already familiar with the earlier version to the new features . |
| 12 | She 'd been about to tackle that obstacle earlier in the evening on her way to get changed for dinner , when Michele had appeared and , despite her objections , carried her up . |
| 13 | In a wedding photograph , the interesting faces are not those of the bride and groom , but of the encircling guests : the bride 's younger sister ( will it happen to me , the tremendous thing ? ) , the groom 's elder brother ( will she let him down like that bitch did me ? ) , the bride 's mother ( how it takes me back ) , the groom 's father ( if the lad knew what I know now if only I 'd known what I know now ) , the priest ( strange how even the tongue-tied are moved to eloquence by these ancient vows ) , the scowling adolescent ( what do they want to get married for ? ) , and so on . |
| 14 | ‘ You see , we had n't intended to get married for a long time yet — there being so many drawbacks , ’ she began . |
| 15 | ‘ She and Gary had everything to live for and were working to get married for a life together . |
| 16 | ’ Maria only seems to get married for the sake of being free . |
| 17 | You do n't want to get paid for doing it and them still not do it . |
| 18 | The exporter does not expect to get paid for his goods for 12 months so he is given a credit note — a standby letter — from the importer 's bank . |
| 19 | A lot of people say I 'm bloody lucky to get paid for being at home sick ! |