Example sentences of "trying to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One superintendent , keen to control the length of hair of his men , used to shout angrily at his probationers and young officers : ‘ are you trying to get a bloody transfer to join those long-haired yobs in the drug squad ? ’ |
| 2 | Woodrow Wilson nearly tore his liver out trying to get a reasonable settlement at Versailles , a settlement that would last , and look what Europe did to him . |
| 3 | It is like trying to get a firm grip on a plateful of pudding . |
| 4 | They 've been to his little boy 's primary school , interviewed the teachers and headmistress and all the school friends and everything just trying to get a dirty story . |
| 5 | I thought he might be good also from the erm , you know , trying to get a decent pitch and things like that . |
| 6 | ‘ Guy Ferris , the photographer , gave up trying to get a good shot of me in the end . |
| 7 | Westinghouse Electric Corp , Pittsburgh has asked 15 cellular and wireless companies for proposals to build a nationwide wireless data network , the Wall Street Journal reported : the company 's idea is to spur the wireless carriers , individually or as part of a consortium , to develop a network that would make it easier and cheaper for users of laptop and palm-top computers and other devices to send and receive information over the air — and in return , Westinghouse promised to buy a substantial amount of transmission capacity for turn-key communications services that it wants to offer over such a network for various types of companies , such as those that manage large fleets of vehicles and security concerns doing remote monitoring — ‘ We 're trying to get a national packet data network that covers , at a minimum , the 30 largest metropolitan areas , ’ the company declared . |
| 8 | They will blitz stations including Waterloo to catch travellers trying to get a free ride . |
| 9 | Somebody else can fiddle around with the figures when they tender for it , but you 're trying to get a true cost of doing the work . |
| 10 | Even the washing hanging from the tenement windows seemed to be fluttering a welcome as we all struggled to our feet , pushing and shoving , as we attempted to get our packs on our backs , at the same time trying to get a clear view of the platform and the hundreds of people watching the train pull in . |
| 11 | ‘ Trying to get a little love on the subject , that 's what I was doing on ‘ Ragged Glory ’ , exploring this neighbourhood that 's like a valley or something . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm trying to get a little privacy , ’ she murmured , going over to the far side of the boat where she would be hidden from view . |
| 13 | But Anselm never stopped trying to get an explicit recognition of Canterbury 's claim from the pope . |
| 14 | Erm it 's , it 's trying to get an amicable solution to it . |