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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.