Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [adv] get a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were hard-pressed even to get a hotel room . |
| 2 | I I had er a return ticket from York to Gloucester and I was fortunate enough to get a lift back so I went into the station to ask if I could get a refund on the other half of the return and they said Sure you owe us four pounds . |
| 3 | If a man was lucky enough to get a job it was expected that he would use his position to find jobs for others in his family or village . |
| 4 | for example , if you were sacked you can be prepared , not with a feeble-sounding excuse , ‘ The office manager and I did n't hit it off , he was a very difficult man ’ , but with a positive statement , ‘ Yes , the job did n't suit me and I was asked to leave but I was lucky enough to get a place on a word-processing course so I was much better prepared for my next job and I stayed for two years ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I got in touch with your old man , baby , and then I was lucky enough to get a lift to this — this Wilderness place . ’ |
| 6 | The only thing she 'd done is make a small scratch with a rose thorn and was unfortunate enough to get a piece of contaminated soil |