Example sentences of "[noun pl] to get the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been a few moments during the making of Aspel and Company which have aged me considerably — but then I comfort myself with the thought that life would be very dull without any crises to get the heart racing . |
| 2 | Gary Smith : ‘ You learn to pull the right triggers , push the key words to get the money . |
| 3 | Many readers are hindered by inaudibly ‘ pronouncing ’ each word rather than scanning a group of words to get the meaning of a sentence and rapid reading classes can be helpful in correcting this deficiency . |
| 4 | One year 's notice was given to enable schools to get the records into order . |
| 5 | ‘ The defence ministries had to bend their ears to get the work done … |
| 6 | The fact you box him round the ears to get the half point , true I think . |
| 7 | Concerned when turnover did not match the grandiose scale of the shop , Bertelsen tried various tactics to get the merchandise moving , including putting on an early sale . |
| 8 | That leaves Gerhard Schröder , the bustling premier of Lower Saxony ( who would break noses to get the job ) , Rudolf Scharping , the Rhineland-Palatinate premier ( who hides his ambition better ) , and Renate Schmidt , the Social Democratic leader in Bavaria ( who would start with a strong base in a party committed to 50% representation for women ) . |
| 9 | It took many months to get the Staff to evaluate the possibilities of such a scheme . |
| 10 | ‘ Ah , well , ’ he shrugged , rubbing his eyes to get the sleep out of them . |
| 11 | It has usually cost them less than 0.5% to raise capital by issuing dollar-denominated warrants ( ie , Eurobonds with warrants that give the buyer the right to buy the shares at fixed prices in four or five years ' time ) in London and then using swaps to get the money back into yen . |
| 12 | has got to remember that a duty was put upon the County Councils of Great Britain in nineteen sixty eight to provide sites for gipsies , and here were are in nineteen ninety one — that 's damn near thirty years further on , and we 're still looking for sites to get the county designated . |
| 13 | The inside of two large lorries had been converted into a special effects roadshow that allows visitors to get the sound , sight , taste , smell and feel of Guinness — and win prizes as they go . |
| 14 | Mark and cut the shape on a piece of cardboard , transfer on to the front of the tile , and using a few downward strokes to get the cut started , saw out the shape . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ When so many are tightening their belts to get the country out of recession , this pay rise in inappropriate . |
| 16 | It is possible to fit the dual circuit systems as used on later vehicles if you use the brake pipes as fitted to the later models to get the circuitry correct . |
| 17 | Some parents may already use a variation of this procedure by sending children to their rooms , but this is usually for long periods to get the children out of their way . |
| 18 | So that these people go to the urban areas to get the jobs , they 're not trained erm , for these jobs right and as a result , these wages rates still , may still be maintained despite the fact there are lots of people who are quite happy to take wages erm , in , take up jobs in the urban sectors , it 's the fact that sort of , employers do n't want them , because they do n't have the requisite skills . |
| 19 | the Lenten 's appeal at the schools that Mrs was supposed to let Miss know so she could get it off to the parents to get the money back so that they bought the scanner . |
| 20 | The appeal at the school that Mrs was supposed to have let Miss White know so she could send it off to the parents to get the money back scanner |
| 21 | Next came the problem of licences to get the instruments out of Britain and into Iraq . |
| 22 | She battled for weeks to get the compound manager to fix the leak . |
| 23 | They were asked to use their influence with local officials to get the water supply re-connected to the £1 million villa rented by Mona Bauwens . |
| 24 | It took an historic 53 days to get the Bill through Committee , under the expert chairmanship of my hon. Friend the Member for Tatton ( Mr. Hamilton ) , who was present on the Front Bench today . |
| 25 | They had three days to get the boat to the South Coast for Cowes Week . |
| 26 | They have already recruited about 150 workers to get the plant up and running — and at least another 250 jobs will be created . |
| 27 | However , you decide that it might be helpful to ‘ warm up ’ to Le Carré by translating a few extracts to get the hang of his unusual style . |
| 28 | Whatever the best is , the Profitboss communicates it to all the people in his organization , using keyline statements to get the message of " the best " across in simple terms . |
| 29 | After a long , hot soak , and wearing flip-flops to get the air to his tired feet , Beefy is back in action at the hotel , urging on his troops to make merry . |
| 30 | It took 2 years to get the money and membership needed to launch the campaign . |