Example sentences of "[noun sg] getting [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The results thus apparently conformed to the pattern of alternation between Awlad Amira and Mannaia , those groups in the vanguard of internecine struggle and ethnic oppression getting disproportionate office . |
| 2 | One way of increasing the number of observations in the examples mentioned would be to repeatedly heat a single bar of metal , or to continually observe a particular Australian getting drunk night after night , and perhaps morning after morning . |
| 3 | As we argued earlier , we can not usually allow a model which depicts reciprocal causation ; while absence-prone individuals may have difficulty getting good jobs , the former effect is probably the stronger . |
| 4 | The group discussions reported in Appendix II showed that single women with children ( divorced , separated or widowed ) may have particular difficulty getting low-cost credit , often because they themselves are not working : so they get higher-cost credit instead ( the reasons for this are explored further in chapter 5 ) . |
| 5 | We have had a lot of delay getting suitable material from John Ranford and Chris Roles regarding Will Aid but I gather that this is now to be ready by the end of the month and hopefully Euan will be starting at the beginning of July if we can plan accordingly . |
| 6 | Samsung 's original plans were impacted by HP 's trouble getting floating point units out of Texas Instruments Inc . |
| 7 | I did n't tell Malpass about Stubbly 's trips to the bank getting French currency , and I bet myself there had been more than the one I 'd seen . |
| 8 | Is your eyesight getting bad mate ? |
| 9 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 10 | So they dissected them all with a fine-tooth comb getting mixed metaphors . |