Example sentences of "[noun sg] to get [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , the iceberg-and-tombstone approach , which relies on fear to get the message across , has proved to be a disastrous failure . |
| 2 | I am glad that the Home Secretary recognises that we must tackle the whole question of crime to get a grip of the dreadful problem of stealing vehicles , which has affected my area of Newcastle . |
| 3 | It was scarcely credible that this should happen at so late a stage and I asked the department to get the minute to me at once . |
| 4 | Mathers let go the wheel to get a cigarette from his shirt with one hand and press the dashboard lighter with the other . |
| 5 | During this time George continued his studies both by correspondence and at night classes until he achieved his ambition to get the letters AMIMechE after his name . |
| 6 | A huddle of passengers gathered round the steps of the carriage to get a look at the reading and , lest their breathing distort the figure , Nadia held it aloft like a fish between finger and thumb . |
| 7 | And she had kept up the pretence in the air-conditioned hotel and on the pool terrace , drinking mint tea to get the feel of the place , though she could n't stand the stuff really , and never knew what to do with the sprigs of mint . |
| 8 | Extend your arms Keep them well down the boom to get the rig as upright as possible . |
| 9 | When they started out , Yorkshire women clearly thought it was an admission of defeat to get the caterers in , but no longer . |
| 10 | Rather like putting up a mouth to get a kiss and getting a blow instead . |
| 11 | Light : Requires good light , even strong light to get the leaf into deep coloration . |
| 12 | To his embarrassment , the lawyer at the hearings then obliged him to go through a whole code-sheet to get the names into the record , or perhaps just to entertain the audience . |
| 13 | Mr. Bonanza had told me earlier that day of his intention to get the girl away that night , but unfortunately he had a stomach disorder which caused him to postpone the trip twenty-four hours . |
| 14 | Tap and Spile , Darlington WITH a growing number of pubs and clubs in Darlington opening their floors to locally-grown pop and rock music , it was time for jazz to get a peep in . |
| 15 | She said if I send it back it 's gon na be nineteen pa it 's seven pound to get a thing back ! |
| 16 | The Colonel 's vain attempt to get a word in was so sharply smothered and he looked so rattled that Clarissa sat down again . |
| 17 | They sometimes got incredibly bold in the competition for the fish offal ; I have seen a fisherman cleaning out the insides of a fish while a gull was hanging on to the tail tugging frantically in its attempt to get a meal ! |
| 18 | Even then , they can lose the post for the most bizarre reasons ; Downing Street myth has it that Richard Cobb failed on his first attempt to get the Oxford Chair of Modern History because he wore bicycle clips throughout his interview . |
| 19 | It is about all manner of motoring matters such as improvements in vehicle safety and construction , raising of driving standards and an attempt to get the authorities to look at the whole business of motoring in a different way for the good of all . |
| 20 | The San Jose Mercury News , which reported the story , citing documents filed this month with the US Securities & Exchange Commission , noted that it was unclear whether the settlement was triggered by an existing employment agreement or was offered by Santa Cruz in an attempt to get the case out of the way so the stock offering could be pursued without controversy . |
| 21 | The San Jose Mercury News , which reported the story last week citing documents filed this month with the US Securities and Exchange Commission , noted that it was unclear whether the settlement was triggered by an existing employment agreement or was offered by SCO in an attempt to get the case out of the way so the stock offering could be pursued without controversy . |
| 22 | The first attempt to get the bill through the Assembly had failed unexpectedly on April 6 when it had been blocked in the Chamber of Nations . |
| 23 | A spokesman said while they accept they 've lost the copyright battle , they still intend to go to court again in an attempt to get the damages reduced . |
| 24 | This is what the House of Lords decided in two cases last April in spite of an attempt to get the valuers off the hook by a disclaimer which said : ‘ I accept that the valuer does not warrant anything stated in his report as being accurate … |
| 25 | It is our attempt to get the world to recognise what we can do technologically . |
| 26 | When I cut my wrists it was night and I made no attempt to get the staff . |
| 27 | An umpire told me : ‘ What 's happened to Don was no reflection on his unswerving attempt to get the truth told over everything that went on at Lord 's . |
| 28 | Originally they were a crude if effective attempt to get the plumbing right . |
| 29 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
| 30 | She had ladders and broomsticks and poles for the broomsticks and had to climb up a ladder to the top of the roof to get the cobwebs and everything down . |