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The advantage of booking tickets in advance is that you get better seats.

What class of degree did you get?

I don't know if I can get the car tonight - I'll have to clear it with Mum.

She gets a 15% commission on every machine she sells.

I got some shoes cheap in the sale.

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We enjoyed wonderful views when we got to the top of the mountain.

He was exhausted by the time he got to the finish line.

Your bags will be waiting for you when you get to the hotel.

The aid was getting to the people who needed it most.

She's been trying hard, but she doesn't feel that she's getting anywhere.

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You can get very nasty skin diseases from bathing in dirty water.

I got a crick in my neck from painting the ceiling.

I can't come in to work today - I've got a bit of a dodgy stomach.

She's got a nasty dose of flu.

When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating.

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He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.

The trouble with this carpet is that it gets dirty very easily.

Your essay gets a bit confused halfway through when you introduce too many ideas at once.

The music just gets distorted when you play it so loud.

It was getting dark now and we were tired.

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These arguments always get my adrenalin going.

I've been running round in circles trying to get all the reports finished before the meeting.

Can you get this cork to come out of the bottle?

"Do you think you could get this parcel mailed for me, please?" "Consider it done."

The law has criminalized prostitution but not got rid of it.

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He converted to Catholicism when he got married.

I got chucked out of the exam for cribbing from the guy in front.

My dress got all crushed in my suitcase.

For months I've been dining out on the story of what happened when my house got flooded.

Are you getting excited about your holiday?

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Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks.

Security did not prevent an interloper from getting onto the stage at the opening ceremony.

You get into the building through a side door.

I tried to get in the cinema last night but it was full.

They got into the car and zoomed off.

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It was a good job I got the earlier train.

You can get a bus from just outside the supermarket.

It'll be more expensive if you get a taxi.

It was too late to get a bus, so we had to walk home.

Get the train to King's Cross and I'll meet you at the station.

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Pass me the bill. I'll get it.

Will you please get the phone?

That's the doorbell. You'd better get it.

If the phone rings when I'm in the shower, will you get it please?

If you get the drinks, I'll pay for the meal.

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Did you get to visit your uncle when you were in Canada?

We never got to test drive the car before we bought it.

They got to play in the sandpit while the adults were shopping.

Who gets to have the last piece of chocolate cake?

We don't often get to spend the weekend together.

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I didn't get that joke he told - did you?

Sorry, I still don't get it. You'll have to explain.

I didn't get that. Could you say it again?

I didn't get half of what he said because he talks so fast.

Did you get that? I hadn't a clue what he said.

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I thought I could score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to get dinner.

I'll do the main course, if you get the salad.

She was already up getting breakfast when I came downstairs.

I'll cook this evening, you got dinner last night.

He just sat in front of the TV while I was getting the dinner.