Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] get [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah 's arms and legs were getting thinner every day , and the rag mat she 'd started making for the hearth became too heavy to have on her lap . |
| 2 | Beyond the breakwater the waves were getting bigger as the Pirate effed and cee-ed , bent over the uncovered inboard engine . |
| 3 | ‘ We tried to get back but the waves were getting bigger . |
| 4 | CARS WERE GETTING SAFER , heavier , slower and , to quote Nissan with the Micra , friendlier . |
| 5 | CARS WERE GETTING SMALLER , and two of the best were the Fiat Cinquecento and the Renault Twingo . |
| 6 | He took a deep breath and looked fixedly at Maggie whose grey eyes were getting bigger and more icy with every word he said . |
| 7 | The contractions were getting stronger all the time . |
| 8 | From inside , the noise of the voices was getting louder . |
| 9 | His sips were getting bigger . |
| 10 | The days were getting shorter and colder , and with Christmas approaching there was so much to do in the kitchen Sarah rarely had a spare minute . |
| 11 | Palls were getting larger : no more the short-hemmed highly embroidered creature ; a huge sheet of black velvet twelve by fifteen feet , sometimes lined with white silk or a lesser-quality material of the same colour , and thrown right over the coffin and its bearers . |
| 12 | The sparkling alternatives were getting better and better , thanks largely to the overseas investment of champagne houses , and the basic quality of champagne was decidedly dodgy . |
| 13 | All six powers were getting bigger , but at very different speeds . |
| 14 | It was just that things were getting worse , not better as time passed . |
| 15 | ‘ If things were to get worse , if the desire of the people is for Gorbachev to leave everything to deal again with the problems of Russia , then I am ready to do my duty , ’ he was quoted as saying . |
| 16 | Mr Fractor 's sums were getting longer and longer . |
| 17 | The crowds were getting worse every minute ! |
| 18 | The girls were looking for their clothes while the flames were getting worse . |
| 19 | Lean times were getting leaner . |
| 20 | ‘ We had to act because results were getting worse and worse . |
| 21 | But the reports were getting louder . |
| 22 | The little pulls of wind playing with the leaves were getting stronger now , shaking the petals from the wild roses and throwing them at the diners as if they were confetti . |
| 23 | The summer evenings were getting shorter and she was lighting the wick of the lamp on her husband 's desk so that he could see to write his sermon . |
| 24 | Now spring had sprung and the evenings were getting lighter the baths were hopelessly crowded after school hours . |
| 25 | I thought synthetic stones were getting better these days . ’ |