Example sentences of "[adj] to get [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too old to get another job ! |
| 2 | And as Chancellor , if not as Transport Secretary , he might be sufficiently prominent to get that invitation to Desert Island Discs and have the Shotts Pipe Band playing over the airwaves . |
| 3 | MAUREEN ( trying the B set which emits a series of siren-like whoops and then a muffled jazz band ) : It does n't seem particularly easy to get ANY station on the B. |
| 4 | Few jobs are easy to get these days and , if you have set your sights on advertising , it must be worth extra effort . |
| 5 | You see , it is n't easy to get this kind of job without having had previous experience , and it 's the only thing I can do , because I 've no qualifications . |
| 6 | There is only a small risk of HIV transmission through oral sex ( licking or sucking a man or woman 's genitals or anus ) , although other sexually transmitted diseases , like syphilis and gonorrhoea , are easy to get this way . |
| 7 | ‘ He wo n't find it so easy to get another wife , ’ she said to Owen . |
| 8 | Delighted to get some response at last , Lord Cumbermound grinned his evil grin . |
| 9 | It was impossible to get any sort of recent financial statement from the company , and it was equally impossible to track down the principal debtors , who were ducking a host of other creditors as well . |
| 10 | It was impossible to get any indication since my instructions from the Foreign Office were to negotiate only with Mr Smith and his people and not to have any contact with the black population during the period of my negotiations . |
| 11 | I had a bit of an interest in gardens because I grew up in the country at Drewsteignton , but I always think I was very lucky to get that job at Castle Drogo — straight in as a single-handed gardener with no experience . |
| 12 | DIY superstores tend to be a little cheaper for plumbing goods , but you will be lucky to get any advice and you may not find unusual fittings . |
| 13 | She 'd been lucky to get this flat and at a reasonable price , for accommodation in Branchester was n't easy to find . |
| 14 | If a writer has produced a song he or she thinks is a must for Cliff Richard , a major publisher is most likely to get that song where it needs to be in order to interest Cliff . |
| 15 | Not that the poor chap 's likely to get much sleep tonight . ’ |
| 16 | other words , if half the interest is er is erm deemed to be the male 's and therefore taxable , if it 's a working account , it 's never likely to get much interest on it anyway , |
| 17 | Under its skin , instead of succulent cuts of prime meat you 're much more likely to get all sorts of other things instead . |
| 18 | The only rest he is likely to get this weekend is at Camp David . |
| 19 | To say I forcibly removed him in a headlock because he was ‘ In five short minutes , playing himself back into the job of Athletico manager ’ , is not only true but also likely to get this fanzine banned within a fifteen-mile radius of ‘ The Tip ’ . |
| 20 | From then on the mood is as fine a crescendo of obsessive behaviour as you 're likely to get this side of hell . |
| 21 | Of course , you are likely to get some people who say that they thought of it first . |
| 22 | Although Ian Wright will be included and is likely to get another chance , Taylor has yet to be convinced he is the right man to play alongside the Blackburn striker . |
| 23 | Whilst Ventura 's tags support all these features and more , those provided with Version 3.0 of PageMaker are simpler and , as a direct result , likely to get more use . |
| 24 | ‘ The trouble is that nobody seems able to tell me when I 'm likely to get any money ! |
| 25 | erm Bicester ran out winners in the end by two one , but what a game , particularly in the second half which was very exciting and very hectic with the visitors trying hard to get that equaliser ; Bicester Town two , Kintbury Rangers one . |
| 26 | I loved your christmas centrefold but I was a little concerned that Pippin and PJ might have had to work very hard to get that shot . |
| 27 | In 1536 Sir Ralph Sadler complained : ‘ I think it will be hard to get any bills signed at this time … . |
| 28 | I suppose you 'll be glad to get that back . |
| 29 | ‘ Not too bad , ’ came the reply , ‘ but I was glad to get that surplice off and get my trousers back on again . ’ |
| 30 | I 'm just glad to get this game out of the way and hopefully I 'll be feeling better for my next match . ’ |