Example sentences of "[noun pl] get [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They lay , their legs getting slightly burnt . |
| 32 | Very few schools get away with teaching the Lord 's prayer in anything other than something like the traditional way . |
| 33 | When teachers from different schools get together and chat , they are often stunned by how different the working lives of others — even those who work close by and in similar schools — can be . |
| 34 | Or schools get very excited by computer-assisted learning , ordering equipment and retraining teachers — only to find that the pupils , so full of enthusiasm three years ago , have totally lost interest , while the ‘ experts ’ are once again suggesting that it was n't such a good idea after all . |
| 35 | It had taken three cars to get the ten miles from the city to the airport ; Georgians get uncharacteristically ruthless about transport in times of war , when petrol is scarce . |
| 36 | These little blighters get everywhere ! |
| 37 | ‘ Down you come , the pair of you , I want yer both in the scullery bath before yer dad and brothers get 'ome from their work . ’ |
| 38 | If anyones around leeds at the time the two pubs I would suggest going to watch it are The Pack horse in town ( where they put it on in a private room upstairs for our convenience ) or the Fav up near the Uni where they have about 20 screens and away fans get regularly beat up ! ! ! ! |
| 39 | Traders get away with such cruel treatment because of the general lack of control and concern on the part of airlines and airports . |
| 40 | The idea is that the various farm based tourist attractions get together to help bring in the visitors . |
| 41 | The bozo in pyjamas gets there first . |
| 42 | ‘ I must be careful to lock the car , as youths often steal cars to get home at Fair time . ’ |
| 43 | I yelled a See Yer to Kim along with some friendly advice about not letting her thighs get too cold . |
| 44 | The crowd are climbing on each other 's shoulders to get close to them and the hippychicks are dancing acid-trip hand jives in pairs . |
| 45 | Writing the software was somewhat tedious , but having to work at this level did help the designers to get away from preconceptions about interaction which they might have had if they had been working within the input/output facilities provided by a conventional mini or mainframe operating system ( for example , that it needs a RETURN to terminate user input or that the operating system can properly handle the echoing of characters to the terminal ) . |
| 46 | and waited six months to get home , that 's before I got married |
| 47 | It makes some sense to argue that an animal needs less computing power to find leaves , which are abundant all around , than to find fruit , which may have to be searched for , or to catch insects , which take active steps to get away . |
| 48 | I would dispute that entirely , and I think it 's very dangerous for arts organizations to get closely involved in matters of detail in artistic control . |
| 49 | ‘ So we 've a duty to our fans to get as many points as we can . ’ |
| 50 | Hatchards in Piccadilly was crammed to bursting with authors last Wednesday for its Authors of the Year reception , the annual event the bookshop stages to enable authors to get together with each other , and not a publisher in sight . |
| 51 | It has been known for Goblins to get so ambitious that the entire catapult springs from its mounts and hits the Goblin splat in the face , putting paid to the whole device . |
| 52 | Walking offers wonderful opportunities to get close to wildlife . |
| 53 | Well you 've got all you 've got left , you 've got my presents to get tomorrow . |
| 54 | A combined force of commandos got there just in time and blew the base to smithereens , finally blowing up the overhang on top of the smoking remains . |
| 55 | For instance , against India my emotions got away from me . |
| 56 | Without using any money , some of the escapees got as far as North Wales , Yorkshire , and Scotland . |
| 57 | The boots served me well in wet weather doing an admirable job in keeping my feet dry , but on some of the hotter days this year I did find that my feet got unpleasantly hot and sweaty . |
| 58 | My feet got so hot and sweaty I took my trainers and socks off and walked along in my bare feet till I saw a traffic warden looking at me as if she 'd get me arrested . |
| 59 | The longships got this far . |
| 60 | Both parents got very emotional and threw their arms around her , although she had never felt they were very close before . |