Example sentences of "[adv] get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | … ‘ You do n't want to go fishing , you 'll only get dirty and your mother will have to wash your clothes ’ … |
| 2 | It was a pity : if she could only get good and fighting drunk , or even paralytic , it would ease a lot of her tensions . |
| 3 | The ‘ acquis communautaire ’ — the powers that the Community has won — can only get bigger . |
| 4 | He could only get temporary relief from certain drugs and it was believed that the same drug contributed to the hardening of the liver which led to his death . |
| 5 | He will only get one chance . |
| 6 | He knew he would only get one chance with the plastic . |
| 7 | Chris disapproves strongly of artificial methods of rearing , even if it means that he may only get one or two fry from a brood . |
| 8 | He did say that with the mass attendance at around about nine hundred that we would only get one priest |
| 9 | He did n't pay any tax on it , so he 'd only get one hundred and forty back — including his stake . ’ |
| 10 | You will only get one or two A L O courses at most per year , |
| 11 | I 'll only get one coffee , it 's alright . |
| 12 | Yeah but if I I 'll only get one test paper from all three of you wo n't I ? |
| 13 | But when we exercise we need more oxygen and we can only get that by pumping more blood around our body . |
| 14 | But you work on you work on the principle that you 'll only get that back and more . |
| 15 | ‘ We can only get things done if there is sufficient public clamour and we will only get that if the public is aware . ’ |
| 16 | I thought to myself , if I could only get that back to 2020 , how much would it be worth ! |
| 17 | We must get a balance between commitments and resources , and we 'll only get that when we have a full scale review of Britain 's defence obligations , both present and future . |
| 18 | My husband 's eh , never bought the Christmas presents , he buys one and usually he 'd only get that from one of the girls , what shall I get mum can you do . |
| 19 | Well look at a miner I mean if he worked three days a week he might only get thirty shillings , in tho very very very seldom worked a full week . |
| 20 | I 'm afraid you will only get thirty . |
| 21 | Now just to clarify in my mind about , here I 'm looking at the summary of your submission , you actually refer to the fact that sixty three hectares are required to meet the needs of the city , whereas I take it you say this morning that you 're happy with the forty six , er but in reality you can only get thirty three ac thirty three hectares within the city . |
| 22 | ‘ Those worst hit will be people like nurses , teachers , police officers and local government employees — people who pay their taxes and work hard but will only get legal aid if they pay huge amounts . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ The worst hit will be people who pay taxes and work hard but will only get legal aid if they pay huge amounts ’ ‘ What is the point of having laws and courts if large numbers of people can not use them because of the price ? ’ |
| 24 | Because you 'd only get half a pound perhaps and perhaps you 'd only get perhaps , this unit 'd only get two , According to what came into the country , or what was on the market . |
| 25 | So maybe that afternoon he 'd only get two calls done , but at least we gain more business out of it . |
| 26 | But they would only get two you see , and they would go on and that two would have to find another two to go on the following night . |
| 27 | Well you 'll only get two glasses out of that . |
| 28 | They 'll only get lost in mine . |
| 29 | ‘ Mummy 's arthritis can only get worse . |
| 30 | I ca n't help thinking things will only get worse when I have the baby . |