Sentence examples for getting something for a from inspiring English sources

If you are getting something for a school classmate, get a small box of those sugary hearts with the little sayings on them.

"Typically, if you live in a certain size and type of apartment, you will get something" for a comparable dwelling, she wrote.

He had been on his way to visit a girlfriend, or to buy a new shirt on Jamaica Avenue or to get something for a party that night; those he had spoken to that afternoon had varying impressions.

Have you seen those commercials for McDonald's where a guy roams around trying to get something for a dollar?

To older Israelis, being able to get something for a headache without a prescription is still slightly novel.

Instead of buying that $90.00 genuine jersey at the mall, you could drop by a discount store (like Wal-Mart, Target, or K-Mart) and get something for a lot less.

The reality is, the only ones who benefit at all from a government that is growing out of control are the super rich and, if you consider getting "something for nothing" a "good thing", the poor.

In the 1980's, with the advent of frequent-flier miles, getting something for nothing took a major turn for the better.

Then again, getting something for nothing is a concept that MTV should be familiar with.

This eight-day delay is punishing, and while "getting something for nothing" is a rather new entitlement we all seem to have, it does feel like a bait-and-switch for millions of viewers.

The culture of "getting something for nothing" is a RepubliCON invention.