The phrase "and gradually got the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a process of slowly acquiring or achieving something over time.
Example: "After months of practice, she and gradually got the skills needed to perform on stage confidently."
Alternatives: "and slowly acquired the" or "and progressively obtained the".
"But after that we found we had nothing to lose, and gradually got on the right, relaxed path.
Shields said he started at minimum wage about five years ago and gradually got to the point where he now makes $12 an hour, so he knows from first-hand experience how much a difference even a small raise can make.
51 The Yes Album, Yes Atlantic, 1971; chart position: 4 On the cusp of plod rock and prog rock, the maligned quartet strike gold Before Rick Wakeman joined and their ambitions gradually got the better of them, Yes were a decent band whose third album, this one, combined sometimes startling talent with proper songs.
No, Andy had done his homework with scientists, and I think he'd even communed with NASA and some experts, who gradually got the message and became a fan of the book as the chapters were rolling off.
Rose described how the chanting started in the warm-up and gradually got worse as the match went on.
Only recently she came to the drop-in centre for "street-involved" children and gradually got involved in the centre's HIV and Hepatitis Prevention drop-in and Outreach services, initiated by CYI and supported by Youth of the JAZAS organization and UNICEF.
-Staff "...the medical assistants gradually got the current medications entered.
Griffin started recreational, and gradually got more systematic.
He described that his skin and sclera got yellow and gradually got worse in one month.
Accumulate a lot of singles and gradually get into the doubles and triples before you try for the home runs.
