Example sentences of "[vb base] to get [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OK , if you want to get picky guitars should purr , destroy and rejuvenate , and dance beats should prowl , pace and threaten . |
| 2 | The thing is , if I 'm going to start my own business one day , I want to get good experience working for the best … so I do n't care whether I 'm answering the phone or working in their library . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course it 's important — you want to get good grades , and you wo n't get them if you do n't study . ’ |
| 4 | So it 's easier than you said it 's more difficult than if you want to get clear recordings . |
| 5 | Shildon-born Mr Jackson said : ‘ To be a good instructor you must have had at least a season 's skiing on snow and if you want to get basic qualifications you would be charged around £3,000 . ’ |
| 6 | So we want to get bright objects that we can see at great distances , but we also need to know something about what it is we 're looking at . |
| 7 | Lady Wilcox said : ‘ We want to get informed comment before we draw up firm recommendations , but , at present , it seems to us that the best solution is likely to be a mixture of funding from different quarters . ’ |
| 8 | There is a supplementary book included in the package , however , and you would do well to read this first if you want to get maximum benefit from the program . |
| 9 | There is a supplementary book included in the package , however , and you would do well to read this first if you want to get maximum benefit from the program . |
| 10 | My manager has given me permission for me to use the shop foyer for a whole day and I hope to get local radio and local papers to advertise the sale for me . |
| 11 | With your thumb across string 6 you can strum away to your heart 's content with this shape — if you happen to get other strings sounding out , it matters not a lot . |
| 12 | It 's a Les Paul-type guitar and it 's great , apart from the fact that I seem to get terrible feedback , even at low volumes . |
| 13 | Q I have been having trouble with my Knitmaster Transfer Carriage and I always seem to get dropped stitches ; these then run down the knitting and it would be quicker to transfer the stitches by hand rather than use this gadget . |
| 14 | ‘ We try to get decent venues , good DJs , and make sure that people enjoy themselves . |
| 15 | They 're being taught in a converted pigsty while staff try to get retrospective planning permission for the school . |
| 16 | Although often not practical , try to get dual experience at sorting out the landing after low final turns or upset approaches . |
| 17 | Only Sotheby 's New York attempt to get large works into the building and even they are sometimes reduced to ‘ displaying ’ major lots on the pavement outside . |
| 18 | Sir Christopher then turned the spotlight on BNFL 's push to get new business through its marketing department . |
| 19 | You still have to get good people in their fifties . |
| 20 | Cos you have to get special mats for special cars , do n't you ? |
| 21 | We have to get special stuff called bulb fibre and wet it and put it in a bowl and then we plant our bulbs in it . ’ |
| 22 | We have to get nuclear power seen as the Volvo of the power industry : safe , efficient and reliable . |
| 23 | We 're very much involved in what 's called in-service training , in the retraining and helping of teachers who 've been in the profession for some years , and who need to get new qualifications or refreshment in their professional work . |
| 24 | I need to get certain matters clear and precise . |
| 25 | He says we need to get private cars out of the city centre and make it into a place which is safe for pedestrians and cyclists , not polluted and where the buildings are n't being torn apart by traffic . |
| 26 | Because you need to get maximum use of your time in an on-the-road campaign a last minute change , even a small one , can have immense repercussions . |