Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As teenagers tend to get a bad name for being moody , rude and irresponsible — to name but a few choice descriptions often used — I 'd like to tell your readers about my teenage son .
2 Lifestyles remained simple but identification with the masses was impossible if kids had to get a decent education .
3 The bookies are quoting us at 40–1 and you can bet one or two of the lads have got a few bob on us at those odds .
4 They reckon Lancastrians have got a good pint of Boddys .
5 I was majorly unpleased as you can imagine at the time but I think what it does show is that the Indians have got a terrific sense of humour .
6 Right now , though , these fine sentiments have got a fat chance of being put into practice where I 'm standing , boiling the milk for yet more midnight cocoa : with a baby of six weeks in the family , the philosophy of parental detachment is a far cry from reality .
7 There 's a , one of them little it 's probably meant to be that colour , one of them little clay coloured things has got a black end on it there but er
8 Although all males try to get a second female , only about 15 per cent are successful .
9 Health visitors who specialise in the welfare of the homeless believe it 's one way of ensuring families do get a decent meal in the morning …
10 Twins with both DR3 and DR4 antigens appear to get a double dose of susceptibility to diabetes .
11 The striking miners received no relief though , ‘ The wives did get a few shillings from the Parish Relief ( which all had to be paid back when the strike ended ) . ’
12 The dockers have got a national rate of pay now , and a forty-four-hour week — what more do you want ? ’
13 This , thanks to the trainers and N.D.O. , is all in the pipeline , with Taster Days and leaflets distributed to get a new training course off to a good start in Cambridge , this September .
14 Cos only so many police forces have got a certain group of men on the you know , sorting all the cars out and you can take your car there
15 That is by and large true , but Hardie is not certain that men have taken it on board and he is keen for plenty of men to attend to get a better understanding of the position .
16 The local Tories were crushed in the district council elections failing to get a single member elected in Belfast .
17 They will blitz stations including Waterloo to catch travellers trying to get a free ride .
18 Men have got a bad press in recent years and I think it 's important that women should feel safe and secure with the new contacts they make .
19 Women tend to get a raw deal from the movies .
20 ‘ I think hairdressers have got a bad reputation as so many of them try to dominate the client .
21 But of your kitchen workers are working under conditions of such such great heat that that that they 're being burnt by it and and this can be avoided then employers have got a legal obligation to sa to make safe conditions .
22 John says the Germans have got a new Maastricht banner a deck chair with a towel over it .
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