Example sentences of "[pers pn] got a " in BNC.

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1 Me got a make a
2 ah me got a
3 I behaved with the arrogance of a lady , and when one of them got a little — fresh ? — I pretended to be insulted and amazed that he could compromise his uniform and position that way .
4 ‘ Friend of yours got a little shot up yesterday , or do n't you read the papers ? ’
5 Well his got a little one that he uses for work , but his borrowed his boss big one to take his stuff over .
6 his got a cut on his hand .
7 Once satisfied , I got a large cardboard carton and broke it open so that the development could be accurately drawn .
8 The examiners finished the bottle and I got a distinction . ’
9 ‘ The night he disappeared I got a call from a woman who said she 'd taken him because he looked abandoned , ’ Arkie explained .
10 Max took an instant dislike to her and from then on , when she tried to speak , he would howl like a wolf and I got a dreadful fit of the giggles !
11 I got a bit carried away with the Wogan show and all that .
12 Then I got a job in a laundry .
13 Moreover when there were fights , observed the chairman of the Birmingham City Supporters ' Club , ‘ it was punch-ups among men in those days … when I was a lad , if I stepped out of line I got a bloody good hiding from my Dad ’ .
14 At first I got a bit embarrassed — you know , about taking off my clothes and that , but now it 's OK .
15 I got a bit of a headache on account of how cold it is and I snuggle back into my sleeping bag .
16 I got a toothbrush somewhere but I ca n't find it now everything 's changed .
17 I suppose I got a bit of sleep last night .
18 I got a nasty taste in my mouth — sort of stale like .
19 It 's got an electric fire and food in the cupboards , and I got a cat and a sleeping bag and all sorts .
20 I do n't feel too bad — my legs ache and I got a sort of tight feeling in my tummy , but apart from that I 'm OK .
21 ‘ Eventually I got a bit fed up .
22 I got a bloody nose over that , ’ he says .
23 ‘ But let me add , Liza and I got a great education .
24 And I got a massive round and an encore . ’
25 I was in a shop once , buying scented candles , and on the radio came Steve Wright with a collage of Smiths ’ songs , and I got a distinct chill , almost as though the hand of death was tapping me on the shoulder , saying : ‘ put yer candles down , it 's time to go ! ’ ’
26 Another amusing incident to come out of ‘ Space Oddity ’ was when I got a phone call from David one day , who said he had to record an Italian version of the song because two kids in Italy had apparently done a cover version of it and as it looked as if it was going to do quite well , the Italian record company wanted a version by the original artist and said they would send someone along to teach Bowie phonetically how to sing the song .
27 It was like every time I got a letter or an insinuation from him that he cared , or that he really loved me or wanted me to be with him , it shocked me because he was n't good at showing that .
28 ‘ She says I got a lot of catching up to do .
29 On May Day I got a shock that was half pleasant , half sad : Joe had printed , over our pseudonym , one of the last poems Dana and I had composed , ‘ Winter 's End ’ :
30 I got a contract with an Italian company and got really big over there .
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