Example sentences of "getting [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cobbett indicates that , at least in Kent , the working class was not yet reconciled to exchanging a cottage on earth for a mansion in heaven : ‘ they appeared to me to be thinking much more about getting houses for themselves in this world first : just to see a little before they entered , or endeavoured to enter , or even thought much about , those ‘ houses ’ of which the parson was speaking ; houses with pig-styes and little snug gardens attached to them , together with all the other domestic and conjugal circumstances . ’ |
| 2 | In fact , until recently few had any serious trouble getting support for research , but now times are getting a bit harder and the peer review system may be more seriously worked to handle the greater volume competition . |
| 3 | You should be feeling confident , bold and assertive now making this an ideal time for meeting your boss or bank manager and getting support for a new idea , concept or venture that you 're sure is a winner . |
| 4 | My earliest memories of being abused are of going into a neighbour 's house when I was five or six and getting money for what he made me do . |
| 5 | She said they 're getting money for nothing ! |
| 6 | Bubbles , 63 , wife of newspaper owner Lord Rothermere , was getting tablets for a variety of ailments from at least four doctors in London alone , the inquest was told . |
| 7 | They spend seven to ten days in a particular area , seeing bands , checking out the local press and radio stations , getting contacts for future reference . |
| 8 | Erm my father received the recorder and tapes and is enthusiastic about getting recordings for us , and that 's all set up for whilst he 's in Scotland next week . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's an education to see how they lie and cheat their way into getting passes for the paddock ! ’ |
| 10 | With the government 's policy of creating an internal market , ‘ we are going to have to behave much more like a business in getting work for the government ’ , said Worswick . |
| 11 | I like to put the television on , as there 's usually a very good programme at twelve ten like there is supposedly Rainbow today , but there is n't , which I find very useful for my toddler while I 'm getting lunch for the baby , myself and her , so she can sit down for twenty minutes , there can be a few minutes peace , and there 's just you know it 's just not on . |
| 12 | You 're getting strawberries for supper on Monday . ’ |
| 13 | The Box Office is not only selling tickets for now , they 're getting custom for future events like visiting ballet companies and comedians . |
| 14 | The concern about the unbalanced getting imageries for action from porn videos and television violence has not been matched by a concern that the popular newspapers may also be providing similar material . |
| 15 | Industrialists have complained of delays in getting applications for cash through the governments bureaucracy ( New Scientist , 7 April , p 22 ) . |
| 16 | I had another serious battle getting approval for the M54 to Telford — the only road I know of finally settled at a full meeting of a Cabinet committee . |
| 17 | While officials in New York refused to confirm that the USTA could forget any idea of financial aid , there is no doubt that , in the current world recession , New York has been hit harder than most and that Mayor David Dinkins , although an avid tennis fan , would have difficulty in getting approval for the money to be spent improving access roads etc to a new tennis facility , in view of all their other problems |
| 18 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 19 | Afterwards he went by way of St Basil 's Terrace , looking as Sophia had done earlier at the newly done up houses with their prettily painted front doors and rather self-conscious window-boxes and bay trees in tubs , when a woman 's voice called out behind him , ‘ Good evening vicar — been getting fish for pussy ? ’ |
| 20 | You know , and I feel , I do feel very angry , I mean th th the family that she 's referring to who ca n't , who have difficulty hav getting transport for Sunday morning , they 're not parishioners , but are actually in the parish , and they know perfectly well that if they ask they will get transport , and indeed in the past they have asked , and they have got transport . |
| 21 | Likewise , when China had trouble getting guests for its national day celebrations on 1 October , the 40th anniversary of Communist rule , East Germany was again glad to oblige , along with hardline stalwarts such as Cuba , North Korea , Czechoslovakia and three African countries : the Comoros , Kenya and Burundi . |
| 22 | Not surprisingly , against this background , family relationships were very strained and Gary was so unpopular that on the rare occasions when he did behave appropriately it went unnoticed and unattended to , which meant he was only getting attention for antisocial behaviour . |
| 23 | After tea she unpacked her shabby and much-mended clothes ( no chance of getting stockings for Christmas now , unless Felicity had a practical fit and sent her some ! ) and wrote two letters : a polite little note to Miss Henry , thanking her for past kindness , and a lengthy epistle to Gay , telling her the gloomy news . |
| 24 | We have seen mass employers getting awards for schemes for employing disabled people , when they operate in premises which are completely inaccessible . |
| 25 | And not getting stuff for each other so I hope she has n't been out and done it all . |
| 26 | It has also been suggested that people buy the book because they have read reviews of it or because it is on the best-seller list , but they do n't read it ; they just have it in the bookcase or on the coffee table , thereby getting credit for having it without taking the effort of having to understand it . |
| 27 | For a start , they own that flexible ‘ I ’ ( when I say ‘ I ’ you will want to know within a paragraph or two whether I mean Julian Barnes or someone invented ; a poet can shimmy between the two , getting credit for both deep feeling and objectivity ) . |
| 28 | ‘ She used to make them run round getting things for her not my father ; he used to make her get things for him but a lot of them would run up and get her cardigan for her . ’ |
| 29 | Eggs , what you getting eggs for ? |
| 30 | Knowing a bit about Devonians I expressed no particular interest but commented on their rustiness and on the difficulty of getting spares for such old equipment . |