Example sentences of "getting a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought of the twenty-five thousand pounds he had pledged in the belief that he was getting a skilled crew left her too daunted to frame a suitably crushing reply . |
| 2 | In , his brother in law in you know and er he was somewhat hurt that his brother in law Will was getting a tremendous share of small blocks and he wanted to make more money out of them . |
| 3 | I mean you 're obv er to me you 'd there 's more chance of you getting a blue bead out . |
| 4 | Over the last few miles to your overnight spot it 's often hard to think of much else except getting a hot meal and a drink — quickly . |
| 5 | Getting a hot meal was an art in itself ! |
| 6 | I mean , America are getting a private cup for here . |
| 7 | I was getting a dropped stitch in same place , every time I used it . |
| 8 | After getting a regular drive in the Brabham team , Piquet grew in confidence and ability and won his first race at Long Beach in 1980 . |
| 9 | Anne tried to catch the girl , hoping to embrace her from behind and pin her arms , but missed getting a sure hold on her . |
| 10 | Investors are getting a real return of 4.5 per cent on their cash . |
| 11 | But with inflation down to 3.7 per cent you are now getting a real return of nearly 4 per cent on your money . |
| 12 | ‘ It will provide a showcase to business people of all the attributes the industry has in Scotland and how they can be used , while getting a real exchange going as to how it should develop in the future . ’ |
| 13 | And unless they do the chances of getting a real home are slim . |
| 14 | As I seem to be getting a real thing about digital clip distortion lately , this elevates the Alpha 2.0 on my list of processors to be seen with . |
| 15 | ‘ Where it 's weird , though , is the difficulty of getting a real fix on what 's happening in the outside world . |
| 16 | I 'd therefore grown used to getting a certain amount of respect from other drivers , so when I found one of the clapped-out Toyotas favoured by Asian families in my path one morning I expected a free passage . |
| 17 | Mr Bergg said suspicions were aroused when the people asking questions had a vested interest in getting a certain answer . |
| 18 | We may not like the fact that they stop exports — they affect some of the exports of my constituency — but they are bloody-minded because they think that they , too , are getting a rotten deal from the CAP . |
| 19 | Oh getting a clever devil is n't he ? |
| 20 | I was looking for some short-cut to getting a complete description of who you are . |
| 21 | After the Reformation it looks for a moment as if the Ecclesiastical Courts would allow even a divorce in the modern sense ; but the attempt fails , and the only way of getting a complete dissolution of marriage is by special Act of Parliament ( and so the law remained , for persons domiciled in Northern Ireland , up to 1939 ) . |
| 22 | For the past few months my husband , who 's 43 and a smoker , has been getting a sharp pain in the pit of his stomach , which he 's been ‘ curing ’ with a glass of milk . |
| 23 | I 'm thinking of getting my bedroom done , getting a fitted bedroom , we just thought well we ca n't afford to move |
| 24 | ‘ I had thought of getting a young man , ’ said Edwin , ‘ though perhaps in a way it 's hardly a job for a man . |
| 25 | I could not have opened it then in any case , for that would have been a physical impossibility — tempting though the picture is of the evil creature on the other side of the door getting a well-deserved spasm of slimy stomach bile heaved right up into his florid and trendily moustachioed face . |
| 26 | Accordingly , for many ships without such protection , Bombay was the desired port of destination , and getting a suitable voyage was one of the primary concerns of members of parliament with East Indian connections who included among their constituents captains of East Indiamen . |
| 27 | How , Mellor wondered , would the Lib Dems respond to the unlikely scenario of getting a working majority on a 33 per cent poll ? |
| 28 | But I certainly remember going to Mr and erm , I felt very bold when I went and said that er , you know , sooner or later I 'd erm , I 'd get married and er set up a home and that sort of thing and erm I said er , what are the prospects of erm getting a reasonable salary ? |
| 29 | Now if that is true then we ought to be able to re- forecast a year getting a reasonable assessment , okay , on what 's that going to do . |
| 30 | Falling interest rates make it even more important for investors to check that they are getting a reasonable return from their funds . |