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- Have you got any comment to make about that?
- I've got two boys, and looking at them I can see a little bit of myself.
- He got into the car and started the motor.
- It's a pity I can't get to him.
- I got some scissors out of the kitchen drawer.
- The only experience I've got of foreign languages is pen-friends.
- You get some old people who are very difficult.
- How did you get on?
- `Would a young person be able to get a job in Europe?' `That would depend on which country he or she wanted to go to'.
- We ourselves have got to build our own strength.
- We've had to get rid of the director.
- Even the few who are forced to sell out get compensation.
- Students and staff suggest books for the library, and normally we're quite happy to get those books.
- They had a lot of diamonds, and they asked her if she could possibly get these diamonds to Britain.
- Cats and dogs get fleas.
- A colleague and I got some money to do research on rats.
- I got a postcard from Susan.
- An unemployed married farm-worker got parish relief.
- By the time I got to Sainsbury's, there weren't any tomatoes left.
- They weren't getting enough guests.
- It takes quite a long time to get a divorce.
- I see advertisements for jobs with twice the pay I'm getting now.
- Nobody must get in here and make a thundering nuisance of themselves.
- We've got a rat bigger than a cat living in our roof.
- The best I'm likely to get.
- We'll be getting up a lot higher than this.
- He's getting fatter and fatter.
- That is the one big reservation I've got.
- All four of us wanted to get away from the Earl's Court area.
- You've got to sit there for one and a half hours.
- They should be getting *38 a week minimum.
- Get the temperature to 30*C or thereabouts.
- I've got an umbrella.
- She's got a degree.
- He'd got over fifty horses.
- You've got to be willing to adapt yourself.
- You've got to be able to communicate with each other.
- He had got himself a car.
- I began to get in a panic.
- He got his trial and was declared innocent.
- He got into trouble with the police.
- They'll get me out of trouble.
- They attempted to get an agent posing as a telephone repairman into the Stein residence.
- She must remember to get the wood under cover.
- Try and get a torch or a light, it's terribly dark down here.
- Then he got killed in a plane crash.
- We must get the car repaired.
- One of these days I am going to get myself elected to Parliament.
- Have you got any brochures on Holland?
- Has she got a car?
- How are you going to get that?
- How much money have we got in the bank?
- How far have you got with your homework?
- Wherever did you get this?
- You get in the car.
- Do not move out of your home without getting legal advice.
- You should get to know him better.
- Would you like me to get something for you?
- Hasn't anyone round here got any sense?
- You could get someone to dress up as a pirate.
- I haven't got the latest figures.
- He hasn't got a daughter.
- She just gets disagreeably rebellious.
- If the bosses had known that he voted liberal, he would have got the sack.
- I shan't get much work done tonight.
- It ought to get better as it goes along.
- We might well get injured.
- You could have got a job last year.
- Oh hello. Can you help me? I've been trying to get a London number for ten minutes and I can't get through.
- Penelope, I would like you to get us the files.
- You will go and get one of your parents immediately.
- I think you should get in touch with your solicitor.
- We ought to celebrate. Let's get a bottle of champagne.
- You might say she's entitled to get angry.
- Money has got to be the reason.
- I have to get home now.
- It's something I have got to overcome.
- This has got to be put right.
- You've got to be able to communicate.
- She used to get quite cross with Lally.
- I get up early and eat my breakfast listening to the radio.
- I haven't got a grant this year.
- I was talking to one of them yesterday. She said she got roast and Yorkshire pudding.
- I was meeting thousands of people and getting to know no one.
- Today if you've only got a finger-ache they'll let you stay comfortable until it's better.
- Maybe by the time we get to the dock he'll already have started.
- We don't clean out beforehand because it only gets dirty again.
- I called him the day I got back.
- I got there at about 8 o'clock.
- That train gets in at 1800 hours.
- I get strange feelings in the autumn.
- She gets up before six.
- Do you think we'll get to the top of this canyon by tomorrow?
- I was only getting three hours of sleep a night.
- You get a lump sum and you get a pension each week.
- She was getting older year by year, and lonelier, and more ridiculous.
- Can we get to the airport in an hour?
- We won't get them until September.
- I had a three-wheel bike up to a few years ago but it got harder and harder to push it along.
- He got into the car quickly and drove off.
- Gaskell got up wearily and headed for the stairs.
- After dinner she got hold of the President and spoke to him privately.
- We get on extremely well with our neighbours.
- They're doing better in some respects now. Of course they've got to do better still.
- They told the farmer how much they wanted to get the harvest in.
- ...getting aboard that flight to Rome.
- Thousands of tourists stood watching or milled around trying to get closer.
- They were getting nowhere and had other things to do.
- My husband got fined in Germany for crossing a road on foot.
- What are you getting at?
- Those men, when we get them into the police force, are going to be real heroes.
- `Of course we can get married,' said Gertrude.
- `I don't see what you are getting at,' Jeremy said.
- `I've got the key!' he announced triumphantly.
- `Get out of there,' I screamed.
- She inquired how Ibrahim was getting on.
- He said they mustn't get us into trouble.
- I wonder if you've got any books on linguistics?
- It often happens that a mother asks for advice and does not get it.
- He didn't want her to get the idea that he was rich.
- It's funny how they don't get on.
- The most favoured explanation was that he was finally getting tired.
- What you get depends on how badly you were injured.
- We won't be getting married until we've saved enough money.
- As soon as we get the tickets, we'll send them to you.
- He had hardly got his eyes open before she told him that they were leaving.
- If I asked for something I got it.
- Nobody gets anything unless they ask for it.
- If you weren't here, she would get rid of me in no time.
- If I ever get out of this alive, I'll never leave you again.
- The older men would find it difficult to get a job if they left the farm.
- I get an electrician to check all my electrical appliances every autumn, whether or not they are giving trouble.
- No matter how I'm playing, I always get that special feeling.
- It's late, and if I am to get any sleep I must go.
- They were shoving each other out of the way in order to get to the front.
- Brian would like to increase his son David's wage, so that David doesn't get disillusioned because his contemporaries in less skilled jobs are earning more.
- I'm not used to living on my own so I want a house I'll like, otherwise I'll get depressed.
- I slapped her hand and she got such a shock that she dropped the bag.
- If you tell them I'm prepared to give evidence they'll get such a scare they'll drop the whole thing.
- She was having great difficulty getting her car out, and so I had to move my car to let her out.
- These birds have such small wings that they cannot get into the air even if they try.
- I used to read a lot although I don't get much time for books now.
- I wouldn't want to give away any secrets at this stage*not that we've got any answers yet.
- People survived by sharing out what money they could get from cattle-work.
- You've got to do something in depth in order to understand it.
- He opened the car door and got out.
- I've had a very pleasant two years, but I can't wait to get back to the City.
- So don't go prying into my affairs or you'll get hurt.
- Isaacs didn't give up. He tried and tried, but he kept getting unhelpful replies.
- The job of the library is to get books to people and also to get information to them.
- Employers have got to think more seriously not only of attracting staff, but of keeping them.
- The job of the library is to get books to people and also to get information to them.
- You can either buy a special insecticide or get help from an expert.
- Mrs Barnett has a gate and it's not locked and that's how they get out.
- It was hard for me to believe these were his real reasons for wanting to get rid of me.
- I could do one of two things*obey him or get my own protection. I chose the latter.
- People will feel the need to be informed and they will go wherever they can to get this information.
- So many advocates of freedom have not got their feet on the ground. One such protested to me recently because I shouted sternly at a problem boy of seven.
- He was stopped and sent back to get a ticket. On the return journey the same thing happened.
- You don't get as much bickering on a farm as you do in most jobs.
- `He gets free meals.'*`Does he?'
- My husband got fined in Germany for crossing a road.
- Our car gets cleaned about once every two months.
- Perhaps it's because he's a misfit that I get along with him.
- What he did was get Christopher followed by a private detective.
- It costs so much to get there.
- It's getting dark.
- He put the top up because it was getting cold.
- It takes an hour to get to Idlewild.
- It's funny how they don't get on.
- To put it crudely, all unions have got the responsibility of looking after their members.
- The visitors got into their stride towards the end of the match. At no point, though, was the result seriously in doubt.
- We want a diverse press and we haven't got it. I think as a result a lot of options are denied us.
- One day they got married without telling anyone beforehand.
- That will take a long time and besides you'd get it wrong.
- `You don't want to come with me, then?'*`No. You see, it's not often that I get the chance to be absolutely free.'
- Well now, we've got a very big task ahead of us.
- Believe me, if you get robbed, the best thing to do is forget about it.
- You'll enjoy it down in London, especially if you get a job.
- Only thirty-five per cent of four-year-olds get nursery education.
- The thing is, how are we to get her out?
- The simple fact is that if you get ill, you may be unable to take the examination.
- `Do you think we could meet? Can you get free?'*`I might be able to.'*`Lovely!'
- `Love's got to be built on trust.'*`Nonsense. Love grows where it grows.'
- After a couple of years the heat gets too much, doesn't it?
- See that she gets safely back, won't you?
- Dad, why have you got that suit on?
- We've got to go, my dear.
- Someone's got to do it, mum.