Example sentences of "[be] [verb] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's the Devil been eating to get such flesh on him ? ’ |
| 2 | At this time of year , hundreds of people are struggling to get hunters fit and although roadwork is not that exciting , it will be free and your help will be much appreciated . |
| 3 | Many people are struggling to get their hunters fit at this time of the year . |
| 4 | For example , if some men are struggling to get a large cupboard ( German der Schrank , masculine ) into a small van , a bystander might comment |
| 5 | But his attitude he 'd been taught to get on and do things so that he would be painting the back of the house or going on with his hobby or doing jobs on the car . |
| 6 | Then the toilet flushed and we wrenched violently apart , as though each of us had been struggling to get free all along . |
| 7 | While she had been speaking , the dogs had been struggling to get through the narrow crack of open door . |
| 8 | so he was dead annoyed with it , all week I 've been struggling to get him to bed |
| 9 | I pushed by a couple of drunks who had just appeared bearing the same bottle of Hirondelle they 'd been using to get into parties all year and made my way upstairs . |
| 10 | This was the sight that Bill Brice saw when he smilingly turned round , holding the fresh bottle of sherry which he had been kneeling to get out from under the window-seat . |
| 11 | OEM customers are expected to get the software at up to 80% off list , depending on volume . |
| 12 | OEMs are expected to get the software at up to 80% off list price , depending on volume . |
| 13 | To make it purposeful one of the first steps is to define carefully what children are expected to get out of this work . |
| 14 | Now irrespective of what substantially complete coverage means or from one t when one takes the five year period , the message is clear , erm local authorities are expected to get on with their district wide local plans and I believe that this step by step approach on the new settlement is going to introduce delays into district wide local plan preparation . |
| 15 | Here the original face has been edited to get rid of details , like the earrings . |
| 16 | His family are agitating to get him home . |
| 17 | People are dying to get in here now . |
| 18 | What a tragedy it is that so many of our talented sixth formers , who really would do well in your universities , who are dying to get there , who queue , fight , struggle , work hard to get there , who have tremendous talents , are denied access , not because of lack of ability but perhaps because people do n't realize what a great wealth of talent there is . |
| 19 | Mrs Hindle said : ‘ He was so pleased with his bike and he has been itching to get outside and play on it . |
| 20 | Pete finds this hilarious ; he has been dying to get his own back for various things for ages and this comes close to the perfect opportunity . |
| 21 | turn to Mr Potter I think he 's been dying to get back on this so |
| 22 | Been wanting to get them off for hours . |
| 23 | Martin sat down ; he had been wanting to get to know Sarah better for some time and this seemed like a good opportunity . |
| 24 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 25 | I 've been wanting to get out . |
| 26 | ‘ It does n't matter what they said something should have been done to get people out immediately . |
| 27 | These records can frighten parents because some behaviours are seen to get worse for a short period . |
| 28 | What 's more , if the IMF 's gloomy fore cast has any foundation , things are destined to get worse . |
| 29 | ‘ We did n't get out of second gear , ’ he said , ‘ but we are looking to get into third gear and , hopefully , top for next Saturday . ’ |
| 30 | 3 Letter from DINAMATION INTERNATIONAL CORP as discussed with you earlier today ( 5/6 ) , they are looking to get their name on end credits and on the inlay ( seems a bit excessive to me ! ? ) . |