Example sentences of "[adv] gets a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And erm , he throws the corn on the cob , he goes inside gets a drink , eats some food cos there 's loads of food cos you know and he goes outside and he goes quick , quick , quick loads of food , loads of food , quick , come on , come on , come on , loads of food ! |
| 2 | By paying this amount to the short , the long gets a yield to maturity of 9 per cent on his holding of Treasury 12' per cent 2003 05 as required by the futures contract . |
| 3 | One thus gets a sequence of periods : 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , … , ∞ . |
| 4 | Every night she comes out , I 've got ta do the homework , it 'll got ta be in tomorrow , normally gets a week ! |
| 5 | What teaching quality might look like in drama , physical education , music and art , for instance , scarcely gets a mention . |
| 6 | But I also seem to remember rows , and Motherdear going on and on and on — she has that way , you know : she just gets a subject , and worries it to death and beyond , never giving up , like a dog with a dirty old carcass . |
| 7 | ‘ Sometimes London just gets a bit too much . ’ |
| 8 | It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous . |
| 9 | He always gets a laugh at Gerald Kaufman 's expense — ‘ Where are you , Gerald ? ’ — and he has tried a music-hall Welsh accent to score off Mr Kinnock ; but these jibes issue uneasily from his tongue . |
| 10 | One of the ponies at my local stable always gets a cough and a runny nose when he is stabled in at nights . |
| 11 | He always gets a crease when he 's chewing , his eyebrows when he 's concentrating . |
| 12 | But who ever gets a guarantee ? |
| 13 | ‘ Deus venerunt gentes ’ is long a good ten minutes if you sing all four sections ; the ranges of its five-part scoring lie less comfortably for modern choirs , and its vocal lines are technically demanding ; the harrowing text makes it an unlikely choice for church use ; the piece has never been published except as part of a library edition ; it takes stamina and capable direction to make a convincing interpretation out of it ; and since it hardly ever gets a hearing , only the adventurous know of its existence . |
| 14 | She always only ever gets a pass . |
| 15 | God hardly gets a look in . |
| 16 | Sadly , mathematics hardly gets a look in . |
| 17 | The fight in the beer tent hardly gets a mention . |
| 18 | We all call him Mr Groovy — which he is n't , but it usually gets a laugh . |
| 19 | She still gets a bit funny sometimes , and wo n't go out at night , even if there 's a party or summat . |
| 20 | For example , a two-handed axe deducts -2 from your armour save but a Savage Orc protected by his tattoos still gets a save of 6 . |
| 21 | A commuter from Crayford on Network SouthEast 's Sidcup line , Mr Constable pays about £700 a year for his ticket but rarely gets a seat . |
| 22 | Carried out behind closed doors — in workrooms , laboratories and offices — it rarely gets a mention in the media despite the fact that excavations are often featured . |
| 23 | And every now and again he probably gets a shade nervous at keeping cash under the floor-boards or wherever he puts it , and starts spreading the load . ’ |
| 24 | One also gets a selection of more unusual descriptions such as : ‘ stretched square ’ , ‘ an endless shape with corners ’ , ‘ it looks like this … ’ . |
| 25 | Brynamlwg hope that student 's Dominic Farr and Vijen Patel can bolster the batting against visitors Gwerinwyr while spinner Khabar Abbas also gets a chance to impress . |
| 26 | The host or hostess also gets a commission if one of the guests decides to hold a similar party , and become an agent for the company . |
| 27 | Most small aeroplanes have an average airspeed of about 90mph , and can fly much more slowly if necessary to apply rallying techniques to aerial navigation ( i.e. when the viz gets a bit iffy . ) |
| 28 | It pecks at the keyboard , asks a lot of questions and often gets a story in reply . |
| 29 | The light-middleweight from Runcorn , who now gets a bronze , was easily beaten by Dutchman Orhan Delivas and sadly admitted he was ‘ too hesitant . ’ |
| 30 | The employee now gets a form signed by his manager . |