Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] get the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Until we get promotion , we wo n't get the crowds to bring in the money to get the top players . |
| 2 | One thing is clear from the hon. Gentleman 's attitude : were there ever a Labour Government , there would be no review of programmes and there would be no assessment of the way in which help is given to ensure that it is cost effective or of how Government resources are deployed to ensure that the taxpayer gets the best value for money . |
| 3 | Between the coupon payment date and the next ex dividend date ( X ) , the bond is traded cum dividend , so that the buyer gets the next coupon payment . |
| 4 | Had the driver got the right place ? |
| 5 | Generally , the grain runs the length of a carving , but in some cases , it may be necessary to slightly alter the angle of the drawing to get the best effect by using the end-grain . |
| 6 | Spent the afternoon watching youngest son 's team holding out for a draw while rushing to and from the car to get the latest score from Lord 's . |
| 7 | If the complaint is proved , a nuisance order is made requiring the defendant to get the necessary work done . |
| 8 | ‘ My three associates and myself are willing to put big money into the club to get the best players for the team . |
| 9 | It is important that the recipient gets the informative detail correct . |
| 10 | Break the window to get the bloody wires through |
| 11 | Due to wartime conditions the peasantry got the same amount of agricultural machinery over the years 1915–21 that they had been able to buy in a single year prior to the World War . |
| 12 | Many manufacturers offer packs with adjustable harnesses , allowing the wearer to get the correct fit . |
| 13 | In Sheffield the Council got the local School Board to stop supplying boys in Standard VII ( the oldest class in the schools ) with dummy rifles ; the Board also agreed to stop teaching them how to use them . |
| 14 | ‘ The gunman got the wrong impression , ’ said Detective Sergeant Mike Hamel . |
| 15 | She did n't actually run from the room to get the hot water and salt ; whatever he had taken was a gesture : it had been enough to knock him out , but it certainly would n't kill . |
| 16 | For their part , Thai officials reject the suggestion of a link between the failure to get the would-be bombers and the sacking of the national police chief , Police-General Sawaeng Thirasawat . |
| 17 | The need to get the retiring member to sign such a document indicates the institutional fear of the outside lying behind the threats which Sir Peter Imbert issued to those who would write controversial memoirs ( Police Review , 26 August 1988 ) ; for the ‘ family ’ demands silence unto death from its members ! |
| 18 | This helps stress the need to get the whole approach right if the landings are to be reasonably accurate . |
| 19 | Firstly , there is the need to get the original investment appraisal right . |
| 20 | The speechreader gets the bare facts — ‘ Mary is n't coming . ’ |
| 21 | The Committee 's Leisure and Allied Services Committee confirmed the decision and league chairman , Tommy Whiteside , said the sports advisory committee now had the chance to get the new league off on a sound footing . |
| 22 | It is now possible to make a booking or get a ticket printed in your office or at your hotel ; there are increasingly sophisticated computer systems to help the traveller get the best value and convenience in their travel arrangements . |
| 23 | With the primal father dead and gone , and the act of rape of the mothers and sisters consummated , the positive side of the ambivalence got the upper hand and the ego , now relieved of an inner conflict by satisfaction of one of two contradictory desires , could allow itself to gratify the one which remained , namely , love for , and obedience to the father . |
| 24 | I read a book by the American painter Charles Reid who said that rather than paint a dark background all round a daisy it is sometimes better to put just one dark drop of colour behind the vase of the petal to get the most impact . |
| 25 | The rush to get the new company up and running results from the excellent opportunities to expand and export resulting from the pound 's devaluation and the drop in interest rates , according to the new chairman , Roger Harnett , a company doctor formerly with Benlox Holdings , Speedwell Gear Case and Hobson . |
| 26 | yeah , yeah , put them upside down and the house will be the right way round , I 've put one either side of the patio door and sort of based them slightly inwards on the floor to get the maximum bass response , I understand in that room it 's brilliant , it 's absolutely su boom , boom |
| 27 | glass bowl out of the thing to get the big fruit bowl there and one of them broke . |
| 28 | If the project gets the green light , engines will be produced in Nordhausen , formerly in East Germany , where motor workers are also currently threatened with redundancy . |
| 29 | McEnroe lost his cool , and the umpire got the full treatment . |
| 30 | The symbol gets the same message across to your existing employees , to the business community and to the general public . |