Example sentences of "are [adj] to get [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was disappointment , however , as it became clear that none of the 10 water companies are likely to get into the FTSE index of the hundred biggest companies . |
| 2 | That is about as much as the East Europeans are likely to get at the moment . |
| 3 | On a practical and down to earth level it is worth finding out what clerical support you are likely to get in the clinic or base where you will be working . |
| 4 | These are as comprehensive an update as you are likely to get in the UK . |
| 5 | Any weeds that are able to get through the cover are knocked over , but the important purposes for keeping the mulch jostled about are air penetration and the prevention of rain run-off from a packed surface . |
| 6 | To some extent we are able to get round the problems of localizing lesion sites by using modem imaging techniques like NMR ( nuclear magnetic resonance ) and CAT ( computerized axial tomography ) scanning ( Carlson 1986 ) . |