'get' collocations
I get together / get to know / get on well with both of my sisters - we're very close.
get on well
She suffered from stress / sleep / temperature after working 12 hours a day for six months.
stress
Molly ______________ bread from the supermarket, but now she has to get it there because her favourite bakery closed last month. (buy)
didn't use to
Friend A: my arm hurts.
Friend B:
1. What a relief.
2. Oh, dear. Really?
3. No, I don't think so.
4. Do you get enough sleep?
2. Oh, dear. Really?
I’m going to Australia on business next week, so I’ll get married / get in touch with / get to know my friend Chris, who lives in Sydney.
get in touch with
If you go swimming three times a week, you’ll get fit/keep in shape/get a fitness programme very quickly.
get fit
What ______________ you ______________ for lunch when you were in school? (eat)
What did you use to eat...?
Doctor: Where does it hurt?
Patient:
A. I can't get to sleep.
B. Here, in this area.
C. I feel sick.
D. I've taken some aspirin
B. Here, in this area.
In 2003, he married a Japanese woman and decided to stay in Japan because he got a place at / got work / got an offer as a language teacher in Tokyo.
got work
My uncle sleeps better because he ____________ drinking coffee last month.
quit / stopped
I ______________ the bus to work every day, but now I usually cycle or walk.
used to take / used to catch / used to ride
Doctor: Do you have any allergies?
Patient:
1. Phew, that's good to hear.
2. Yes, I had a broken leg.
3. No, I don't think so.
4. I feel exhausted.
3. No, I don't think so.
When she went to live in Cambridge, she got ___ _______ her neighbours very quickly because everyone was so friendly.
got to know
Last winter he suffered from a ____________ Vitamin D because he spent little time in the sun.
lack of
She ______________ German quite well, but she hasn’t spoken it for ten years so she’s forgotten most of it.
She used to speak German...
Doctor:I don't think it's anything to worry about.
Patient:
A. Oh dear!
B. It really hurts when I walk.
C. Oh no, really?
D. Phew, that's good to hear.
D. Phew, that's good to hear.
Annie and Luis got _________ after they met at a friend’s birthday two years ago. It was love at first sight.
got together
Do you have any ____________ to certain types of food, such as seafood or peanuts?
allergies
My grandfather ______________ a computer, but he’s got one now.
didn't use to have / didn't use to own
Doctor: Can I have a look at your rash?
Patient:
A. What a relief.
B. Yes, I've got a cold.
C. Sure, Doctor.
D. Here, in this area.
C. Sure, Doctor.