GET + OBJECT + VERBing – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Grammar Profile at C1, point 33 in PASSIVES is defined as:

‘GET’ + OBJECT + ‘-ING’ to talk about causing someone or something to do something.

For example:

And working with Craig got me thinking.

Not all of the following in iWeb match our grammar:

GET * _VVG

1 GOT ME THINKING 14965 2 GET IT WORKING 7858 3 GET IT GOING 4492 4 GET YOU GOING 4479 5 GOT TO THINKING 3395 6 GOT IT WORKING 3113 7 GET IT RUNNING 2702 8 GET YOU THINKING 2589 9 GET THINGS GOING 2360 10 GET PEOPLE TALKING 2095 11 GET THINGS MOVING 1852 12 GET STARTED USING 1827 13 GET THIS WORKING 1751 14 GOT US THINKING 1652 15 GET YOU MOVING 1599 16 GOT ME WONDERING 1536 17 GOT TO TALKING 1508 18 GOT IT GOING 1238 19 GET ME GOING 1217 20 GET THEM GOING 1021 21 GET THEM WORKING 982 22 GET THINGS WORKING 815 23 GET THEM THINKING 794 24 GET THIS GOING 706

25 GOT ME GOING 702

26 GET THINGS ROLLING 689 (idiomatic)

27 GET THEM MOVING 672 28 GET IT MOVING 648 29 GET STARTED MAKING 647 30 GET ANYTHING GOING 633 31 GET IT LOOKING 627 32 GET FROM USING 618 33 GET PEOPLE THINKING 600 34 GETTING AND KEEPING 596 35 GET BY USING 585 36 GET THEM TALKING 579 37 GET SOMETHING GOING 576 38 GOT IT RUNNING 561 39 GETS YOU GOING 540 40 GETS ME GOING 520 41 GET EVERYTHING WORKING 512 42 GETS YOU THINKING 508 43 GETS PEOPLE TALKING 479 44 GETTING AND STAYING 423 45 GET ME THINKING 408 46 GETTING IT WORKING 404 47 GOT THINGS GOING 404 48 GOT TO WONDERING 390 49 GET US GOING 383 50 GET YOU FEELING 383 51 GET HIM GOING 378 52 GOT THAT GOING 357 53 GOT PEOPLE TALKING 353 54 GET STARTED CREATING 348 55 GET STARTED CONFIGURING 316 56 GET PEOPLE COMING 310 57 GET YOU PLAYING 307 58 GETS YOU MOVING 306 59 GET STARTED BUILDING 304 60 GOT OUTPERFORM RATING 300 61 GET STARTED WORKING 296 62 GETTING IT GOING 292 63 GOT US GOING 271 64 GET STUDENTS THINKING 261 65 GET PEOPLE MOVING 258 66 GET TO TALKING 257 67 GET THEM LOOKING 255 68 GET WHEN USING 247 69 GETS ME THINKING 228 70 GET YOU WORKING 227 71 GET KIDS MOVING 206 72 GET INTO MAKING 203 73 GOT ME LOOKING 203 74 GET THAT GOING 202 75 GETTING IT RUNNING 200 76 GETTING AND USING 198 77 GET PEOPLE ASKING 195 78 GET YOU LOOKING 194 79 GET AROUND USING 194 80 GET STARTED PLAYING 189 81 GET TO MAKING 183 82 GET EVERYONE TALKING 182 83 GOT TO LOOKING 182 84 GET SOMETHING WORKING 178 85 GET TO THINKING 172 86 GETTING AND MAINTAINING 170 87 GETTING OR KEEPING 165 88 GET BACK PLAYING 165 89 GET MUCH GOING 164 90 GET THAT WORKING 162 91 GET FROM WORKING 162 92 GET HELP PAYING 159 93 GETTING THINGS GOING 157 94 GET STARTED LEARNING 157 95 GET THINGS RUNNING 156 96 GETS THEM THINKING 154 97 GET ME MOVING 153 98 GET YOU ROLLING 151 99 GET FOR TRYING 149

100 GETTING PEOPLE TALKING 149