I'll get some bread on the way home.
Did you get the tickets for the concert?
We could get the afternoon ticket. (Key English Test; A2; Chinese)
I got some very nice presents for my birthday.
I got a letter from Stefano.
Did you get my e-mail?
I got your note. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Nepali)
We got home later than usual.
I didn't get to work till nine o'clock.
I had a good time at your house last night but when I got home I realized I had forg[o]tten my bag! (Key English Test; A2; Thai)
Should we get a taxi to the station?
You can get the train. (Key English Test; A2; French)
Wait here while I get the car.
I'll go and get Sophie.
Could you get me my keys from upstairs?
I decided [to] go on with my plan and get my father's car. (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
They got married in April.
She was going to get married, and I was invited to the wedding. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)
I'm getting another cold.
I was angry, and I got a cold! (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)
Your coffee's getting cold.
It's getting late.
It's getting late so I should finish now. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Arabic)
My cold seems to be getting worse.
If the rain gets any worse, we'll have to stop walking.
I thought, it couldn't get worse. (Preliminary English Test; B1; German)
He got killed in the war.
She got told off in class for not paying attention.
Be careful you don't get bitten in the woods.
Two weeks ago many people at school got injured because of an explosion, so a TV company came to film what the school is like now ... (Preliminary English Test; B1; Italian)
I got most of the answers wrong.
The newspapers got the story completely wrong.
Could you get the kids dressed?
I need to get my hair cut.
You have to get that form sent off.
First I have to go to the doctor and then I have to get my teeth checked by the dentist. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)
Please get in touch if you ever come back to Madrid.
Get in touch soon. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Korean)
I saw her getting into his car.
They [said] that I got into a car by myself (they thought that I had believed the story). (First Certificate in English; B2; Catalan)
Could you get the phone, Al?
Someone's at the door - could you get it?
The first couple of meetings are for the doctor and patient to get to know each other.
I'll need a few weeks to get to know the system.
I hope you can come here and get to know him. (Preliminary English Test; B1; German)
We must get rid of some of those old books.
Do you think I'd better get rid of the sofa and place the bookshelf [there]? (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)
I can't seem to get rid of this headache.
[The] first step is to get rid of smoking. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
I can't get my computer to work!
I'll get Ben to fix your bike.
We must get the councillors to change their minds. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swedish)
I got the feeling that she was really angry about the situation.
I disagree with some points you mentioned and would like to share the impression I got from that popular holiday report during my two-week trip. (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
If we spend too much time together, we end up getting on each other's nerves.
Sometimes, receiving a phone call can disturb very important events in [a person's] life, but [it] also get[s] on people's nerves when you use it in a public place like a train. (First Certificate in English; B2; French)
I never got to meet her.
I did get to meet a musician, a singer named Anouk. (First Certificate in English; B2; Dutch)
That joke that he told - did you get it?
Stop panicking and get a grip on yourself!
The best thing to do was to talk to people who were not doing the test rather than building up my anxiety. However, I did not do this and it almost resulted in a disaster, but I got a grip on myself and just barely passed. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Turkish)
We finally got rid of my little sister by telling her scary stories.
Improving your English on your own (or a self-guide [on] how to get rid of your English teacher!). (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Greek)
Let me get this straight - am I paying for this?
Next time you should try to get your facts straight. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Greek)
I wish she'd get her act together.
He was determined to get his act together and try to find a solution to his problem. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Spanish)
It was the end of week and the children were getting a little out of hand.
A few solutions can prevent this problem from getting out of hand. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Portuguese)
I've never used one of these before. - Don't worry, you'll soon get the hang of it.
It was quite hard to get the hang of it, as I didn't have any knowledge of English. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Portuguese)
We're leaving in five minutes, so get moving!
"Oh, look at the time, we must get moving!" (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Korean)
Come on, get a move on!
"All the lights will be switched off in 28 minut[e]s, so I have to get a move on," I said to myself, as I started to write on a new piece of paper. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Danish)
Bad manners will get you nowhere.
As this is a loophole in [the] law system, it's creating a conflict between house-owners and squatters and getting them nowhere. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Korean)
Oh right, I get the picture.
If you use a photograph though, you can be sure that everyone will get the picture (pun intended) and pro[b]ably remember the person you're talking about next time they see him. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Greek)
The film festival gets underway on July 11th.
Tell me what's wrong - you'll feel better if you get it off your chest.
Chris is always caring and lends you his ear if there's something you need to get off your chest. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Swedish)
We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.
This is the message that we want to get across to the public.
I am going to get across several ideas to improve the look of our town. (First Certificate in English; B2; Catalan)
She and her new roommate are getting along.
He doesn't get along with his daughter.
I get along well with most of her friends.
She is a journalist at the local newspaper and we get along very well. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Italian)
The busses and subway make it easy to get around New York City.
The island isn't too big so I think we could get around on foot. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Italian)
I still haven't got around to fixing that faucet.
Dear Kim, I am terribly sorry not to drop you a line since the last time we wrote to one another. But I finally got around [to] writing and you'll see that it's defin[i]t[e]ly worth waiting as I have some great and unbeli[e]vable news to tell you. (First Certificate in English; B2; Turkish)
I've put the cake on a high shelf where the kids can't get at it.
What do you think the poet is getting at in these lines?
The point I'm getting at is that you have to understand that young people look at sport[s] like school: it's something you do that makes you feel good afterward and computer games are something you do when you have some spare time. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Swedish)
We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.
[A] bicycle is a means of making new friends, and getting away from [your] daily routine. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
I just need to get away for a few days.
I've enjoyed the peace of getting away, you know I needed it. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay any tax at all.
When the police arrived, the criminals had already disappeared: they got away with this murder. (First Certificate in English; B2; Italian)
When we got back to the hotel, Ann had already left.
If you get back in time, you can come with us.
Will call you when I get back. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Gujarati)
He went next door to get his ball back.
Don't lend him money, you'll never get it back.
He hoped that he would get back his suitcase. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Tamil)
I need to get back to Gary about his new computer.
I am awfully sorry for having been slow in getting back to you. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Korean)
All this uncertainty is really getting me down.
But when I had finally reached the bottom of the valley seeing the whole ski group staring at me, the embarras[s]ment got me down. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swedish)
Before we get down to business, I'd like to thank you all for coming today.
Let's get down to business! (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
They must have gotten in through the bathroom window.
[W]e had to hang out in front of the Museum for almost one hour. When we finally got in there, the tour was very short. (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
My flight gets in at 9:45 p.m.
When does Elaine get in?
He wanted to go to Stanford, but he didn't get in.
For the first time I was trying to get in a University or a High College. (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
He got into Harvard.
A month later on, I finally got into a High College of Education, but almost 400 km from home. (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
How did you get into journalism?
Taking everything into account, I truly believe that "Ethnos" is the most suitable newspaper to be placed in the library [...] for every student who would like to learn Greek deeply and get into the Greek culture and civili[z]ation. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Greek)
We should get off at the next stop.
Then get off the bus in Obdland Village [and] walk up the road. (Skills for Life (Entry 2); A2; Polish)
I think we got on the wrong bus.
Last Saturday I was running to get on the bus, but my schoolbag was open and the diary fell [out]. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Italian)
We don’t have all day to finish this job, so can we just get on with it?
I must go and get on with my homework. (First Certificate in English; B2; Greek)
I'll get out when you stop at the traffic light.
Suddenly the lights went out and I was there, desper[ately] trying to find a way to get out of the house! (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
She doesn't get out as much now that she had the baby.
Since Internet, e-mails and mobile phones were invented, fewer people get out and meet friends. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Greek)
If I can get out of going to the meeting tonight I will.
I must go to Tokyo on business that Wednesday afternoon. This is a kind of step up for me and I can't get out of it. (First Certificate in English; B2; Japanese)
I left the door open and the cat got out.
"Don't panic, now, Lorraine", he answered me. "He may be a little .... um, eccentric, but I'm sure he'll get us out of here fine." (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Spanish)
She's still getting over the flu.
It took her months to get over the shock of Richard leaving.
First of all, she had had to get over the deaths of three close relatives in the last three years. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
I can't get over how different you look with short hair.
I can't get over how quickly you wrote to me. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
She got through her exams without too much trouble.
I know you want to get through your exams. (First Certificate in English; B2; French)
My friendship with Carla got me through those tough months just after we moved.
We'll get you through this, Karen.
You see, my friend, how li[f]e can be a bit difficult but people manage to get through it. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Spanish)
I just don't seem to be able to get through to him these days.
He should make the lesson interesting and should manage to get through to children. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Greek)
I know he's annoying but you shouldn't let him get to you.
But they are overprotective and it gets to me very much. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; French)
A few of us are getting together next week for a drink.
During [a] Chinese wedding cer[e]mony, new couples wear traditional clothes and hold a party for friends and families getting together. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Chinese)
The whole audience got up and started clapping.
When I got up on my feet again I reached out my arm to get a hold on something, but there w[as]n't anything to hold on to. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swedish)
I had to get up at five o'clock this morning.
Could you get the kids up?
My friend gets up early. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Panjabi)