Example sentences of "the [noun sg] to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to get the angles just right , fiddle about with the perspective and the reduction to get a perfect match . |
| 2 | ‘ Long enough for the buyer to get a good distance away , ’ the father said , grinning . |
| 3 | Charles Peace , a Victorian villain , once commented that the dangerous constable was the one who ‘ neglects his duty to go courting the servant , or nips up the entry to get a surreptitious drink . |
| 4 | Called Dual Control , it calculates where to lower or raise the plough to get a straight edge on the headland . |
| 5 | He could n't even run down to the village to get a new set — they had them in the marina shop at the auto-marine-because his van was temporarily off the road . |
| 6 | Owners of illegal copies of NetWare will have the chance to get a Russian language version at a discount . |
| 7 | As the time approached the late arrivals would join the jostling to get a good seat . |
| 8 | In reality , he was allowing the guy second in the queue to get a good head start while chatting her up . |
| 9 | Connelly deserved more reward for his efforts as he ceaselessly pushed forward and played some excellent one twos with the front runners , but it was not until the seventy ninth minute that Abingdon sealed the result ; Herbert crossed from the right wing and Aries won a challenge in the air to get a glancing header which Green turned on to the post , but the ball rebounded over the line to make it three nil . |
| 10 | Beth rose from her front row seat , turned , and allowed the audience to get a good look at her before making her way out . |
| 11 | The way to get a high success rate , according to Calder , is to ensure close collaboration with the customer , to make sure that the project is properly defined . |