Example sentences of "getting [adj] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 5 pm the drink was consumed and the body of the kirk was getting high on the spirits ! |
| 2 | He came briefly back from the dead a few minutes later , pulling into a Backdoor tube and getting fried on the reef . |
| 3 | He paid a brief homage to the Gnomes , who had journeyed all the way from the Gallan Mountains to bring their ideas for the new Queen 's Crown Jewels and did not refer to the fact that they were four days late on account of getting lost on the way . |
| 4 | The only technical difficulty therefore is getting past those carrying a flat-pack fitted kitchen , or getting stuck on the path blocked by a group descending with an attractive Liberty-print sofa bed and a nest of tables . |
| 5 | Because of inexperience and low-water conditions , she kept getting stuck on the bottom . |
| 6 | But it was Berty getting stuck on the it did go on for so long . |
| 7 | I am now 70 years of age and whilst my hair still grows quickly in length , it is getting thin on the scalp and it is still fine , flyaway and dry . |
| 8 | I ca n't help getting engaged on the human scale , minimal though this is , fight it though I do . |
| 9 | Erlich was getting sharp on the routine . |