Example sentences of "getting the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , getting the other party to cons consider your views . |
| 2 | No you 're getting the other thing on a Thursday the quiz night , twenty seventh . |
| 3 | These training exercises are geared towards getting the new members of the Falcons team used to the routine . |
| 4 | No I 'm I 'm really looking forward to getting the new lifeboat , because I think it 'll be a great advantage from the station here . |
| 5 | Major problems were n't likely now , and fortunately getting the new pan operating , even without the cistern , did n't take long . |
| 6 | ‘ He is getting the new ham out of the fridge for selling when we open at five . |
| 7 | Personally I LOVE getting the new kit … |
| 8 | Your knowledge , experience and insight has been invaluable in getting the new Department of National Heritage off to a swift and successful start . |
| 9 | They would be amazed to hear that most experts think Sam is the one getting the good start — while Emma is the one at risk because she may not be ready to tackle the things a rising five-year old can . |
| 10 | You must have experienced the customer who is getting the lowest price and still grumbles ? |
| 11 | The electrical forces that were the problem in getting the like-charged hydrogen nuclei together were at least being put to good use in attracting them into the palladium prison . |
| 12 | We 're putting all our resources into getting the first leg over . |
| 13 | Spend time getting the first layer dead true . |
| 14 | And you feel anxious about getting the first lot of seeds sown out of doors . |
| 15 | I 've written the whole section as an identical pattern of pull-offs ( with one note in parentheses , because I think that 's what Cliff was aiming for , but missed getting the first lick on string 1 to sound out — there were no drop-ins on recording sessions in 1956 ! ) . |
| 16 | And I 'd say I was down the docks last night trying to rob the life-rafts , getting the first aid kits and trying to get the Omnopon and all that , and I nearly got caught , ca n't you help us out ? |
| 17 | Robin Chambers , the principal of Stoke-Newington school in South London , where the programme has been used for two months , says : ‘ We are ironing out a few difficulties , for instance getting the individual answer sheet completed in the correct way and working out who has the time to do it . |
| 18 | You ca n't away with er some bum figures like this one , it 's not good enough for the members to give , be given wrong information and I and I can tell you this we 'll be coming back again and then we would know and where they were getting where they were getting the seventeen homes |
| 19 | We 're not doing it in detail on individual activities , but we 're getting the overall productivity correct . |
| 20 | Mercury 's immediate problem is getting the limited London service working . |
| 21 | It 's just a question of getting the damn thing on the screen . ’ |
| 22 | Well I 'd rather not actually it 's much better getting the one O six . |
| 23 | He tried to escape the cross-fire by getting the two offices separated but could not get the new rules approved . |
| 24 | Monday 's a good day for getting the broad brush strokes of your intentions and meanings across , but it 's a terrible time to try to explain the fine detail of a plan . |
| 25 | Although it 's easy to operate , getting the best colour output from the 550C is n't so simple . |
| 26 | ‘ We did not believe that we were getting the best range of stock into Dillons , ’ says Adrian Bourne , group managing director for sales . |
| 27 | Adrian Bourne : ‘ We were not getting the best range of stock into Dillons ’ |
| 28 | Moore prices undoubtedly suffered from over-heating and have fallen back but looking through our records there is still a consistency again the best works getting the best prices . |
| 29 | The marines ' sexist and racist mutual abuse is part of their camaraderie , with the women getting the best lines : ‘ Were you ever mistaken for a man ? ’ asks one hapless male of Private Vasquez ( Jenette Goldstein ) , setting himself up for ‘ No ; were you ? ’ |
| 30 | The glum and the cheery would at least have agreed that getting the best artist for one 's pictures was crucial , and some rows , as for instance between Albert Gunther and Francis Day , were over attempts to commandeer an artist . |