Example sentences of "manage to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you er , send one in , to get it mentioned on the day , well we certainly do our best , er , sometimes , er , the er , anniversaries and the birthdays , not very often , are crowded out by er , any news stories that we may have to bring you , became first and foremost this is a news programme , er reflecting the stories of the day , but generally speaking we manage to get a full list of your dedications in . |
| 2 | The content of their syllabuses was largely , though indirectly , in the hands of the universities , through the local examination boards , and it was assumed that a good school , even if comprehensive , would manage to get a reasonable number of O and A level passes and send a proportion of its pupils on to higher education . |
| 3 | My two realities were getting this thing done technically to technical excellence , which I was struggling with as I did n't know my stuff so well then , and also , managing to get a good performance out of David . |
| 4 | Celia managed to get a lighted match to the fire . |
| 5 | Whilst at Abu Sueir I managed to get a great deal of tennis but my rugger was curtailed slightly , I played for a scratch side called the Canal Zone but was not allowed to take part in away matches because of the time I would have to spend away from the course due to travelling . |
| 6 | In the street market he managed to get a wilting lettuce for Henry and Murgatroyd , reduced to fourpence . |
| 7 | ‘ I managed to get a full tank . |
| 8 | Programmers Vektor Grafix managed to get a fair amount of graphical speed from the C64 to provide an accurate conversion of the popular arcade machine . |
| 9 | Yes , they were quite an elite band of brothers , but it was possible to break into the circle , and eventually by a stroke of luck and a bit of help from one of Vincent 's crew who took pity on me , I managed to get a short spell of leave relief on HMRC Vincent . |
| 10 | ‘ Folly , somehow we 've managed to get a crossed line here . |
| 11 | We have managed to get a fair way into this chapter on food and diet before mentioning that subject dear to a slimmer 's heart , the calorific value of food . |
| 12 | Gilbert Basset died in 1241 , and Philippa Basset somehow managed to get a quick divorce from Richard by autumn of the next year . |