"for the purpose of getting" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you are speaking of the intended outcome of a certain action. For example: "They had to work long hours for the purpose of getting the project finished on time."
They forget that there is such a thing as simple travel for the purpose of getting somewhere.
"These plaintiffs are in Illinois just for the purpose of getting this case in front of particular judges.
He added: "We're doing investigative work, we're doing forensic work" that is for "the purpose of getting a complete pardon".
American officials insisted that the Taliban office was purely for the purpose of getting talks started with the group.
NAME WITHHELD, SAN FRANCISCO It's unethical to lie to your boss for the purpose of getting a job elsewhere.
It is an invented tradition, a conceit devised for the purpose of getting this particular prince off the hook.
With the trading deadline looming Thursday, Thomas said at the morning shoot-around that he would not make deals for the purpose of getting under the salary cap.
Some of the members were presumably there for the purpose of getting into shape, but the general definition of "in shape" seemed a loose and impressionistic one.
Why is being stupid -- doing dangerous stunts, mocking basic human empathy, doing things for the purpose of getting ridiculed -- a medium of rebellion?
She was now caught up in an entirely new way of life - one that went beyond flying for the purpose of getting somewhere.
A handful appear to have been denaturalized for less-serious reasons, such as having committed immigration fraud by marrying solely for the purpose of getting a green card.
