Example sentences of "get a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you then get a complete change in regime , as happened in nineteen forty-five , if you get re-education , if you get a completely new economic and indeed world , international situation , then of course the Germans become different people . |
| 2 | ‘ So we get a complete shut-down ? ’ |
| 3 | They have skilled operators who will ask focused questions and get a complete set of contact and requirement details . |
| 4 | get a complete list of complaints of them |
| 5 | So if you 've got something rough , and you plate it , erm you get a rough finish . |
| 6 | Too much pressure , and you get a rough edge . |
| 7 | you know that s some do n't really have a great deal of problem , others really do have a sort of off work for two or three days every month and it 's not a bundle of laughs because , you know , that really must be difficult , but they , they get a rough idea of how it for them |
| 8 | So , do you want to keep your eyes shut while I get you up to the roof , or open them now and get a nasty surprise when you and all your millions of fans see where you are ? ’ |
| 9 | Of course , the subject could be deceived and get a nasty shock . |
| 10 | And then if you make a little mistake — like getting two of your men killed when they 're busting a flat — you get a nasty shock . |
| 11 | I 'll tell Ton I send you to the shop , you get a frozen packet of |
| 12 | It is clear from the above figures that the Liberal Democrats get a rotten hand at each game of election poker and it is high time the system was changed . |
| 13 | ‘ I can understand it , even if I do n't like to think of her moving far away unless I get a personal recommendation about whoever takes her on . ’ |
| 14 | Instead we appeal to those with some concern about the state of the world and we get a warm response . |
| 15 | ‘ I always get a warm response here . |
| 16 | One notable official of the Milk Race team said : ‘ Every time we come to Liverpool , we get a warm welcome and that is why we are keen to return . ’ |
| 17 | yeah , you get a subsidized grant for going to London , yeah , so you get like more than normal |
| 18 | All you do is , you get a mop and you just swish it over and you get a dry mop and just polish it up . |
| 19 | I could n't get through to Tshwete so I then called in the Australian Ambassador in Pretoria , Colin McDonald , to personally contact Tshwete and get a firm decision . |
| 20 | And it 's very rare that you get a brilliant quote out of them including this one |
| 21 | While you can lose half your liver , one and a half kidneys and most of your toes before you get a noticeable drop in performance , a mere 20% fall in resting cardiac output will make you feel as though you are climbing Everest without oxygen . |
| 22 | ‘ Aquarius , Taurus , Leo and Scorpio figure very strongly in the Royal Family 's charts and very strongly in Diana 's , so when you get a powerful connection like that with marriage partners it can either be the most sensationally passionate ‘ I ca n't leave you alone for a minute ’ or it 's ice . |
| 23 | Just get a wee look in , just check the inside . |
| 24 | ‘ You get a wee bit romantic and a wee bit depressed about it , but it 's not going to affect your job . |
| 25 | ‘ The mucosa becomes slightly softer and you get a furry tongue , ’ he says . |
| 26 | you see I go on fruit and that for a day and all I do the next day is get a terrible cramp in the stomach |
| 27 | The plan was to get through postgrad. school , get a part-time lecturer 's job , a studio in Wapping and become a Real Artist . |
| 28 | Well I hope there 's nobody in Coulson House because it 's boarded up and I can not see how you get a vacant bed in Coulson House and this is this exercise . |
| 29 | Arthur Smith sighed for political satire , and wondered what was going to happen to political comedy if we get a Labour government . |
| 30 | Shareholders get a final dividend of 10.25p against 9.55p last time , making a total of 16.20p ( 15.10p ) a jump of 7.3pc . |