Example sentences of "[noun pl] is get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the country 's top orchid growers is getting ready for a summer show … by hiding his plants away in his garage . |
| 2 | There were a number of special difficulties in the successful accomplishment of what was very delicate work and , all in all , the collector of aquatint books is getting full value for money , high though the price may be . |
| 3 | ‘ This is a record number for this level of position and clearly indicates that competition for senior posts is getting tougher , ’ says David Bodmer , director of Michael Page Marketing . |
| 4 | B. One of the problems for the masses of people who live in conurbations is to get sufficient water . |
| 5 | I think the use of music in commercials is getting subtler . |
| 6 | Irvine , California-based Western Digital Corp warns that earnings per share for the third quarter to March 27 will be ‘ significantly below ’ consensus analysts ' expectations which have been in a range of $0.20 to $0.26 a share , as a direct result of severe price declines in the 3.5″ hard disk drive business : the company says it does not see a significant decline in unit demand and that demand from its key OEM customers is getting stronger and says it is comfortable with revised analyst estimates , in the $0.05 to $0.10 per share range ; ‘ To the best of our ability we will not participate ’ in the price wars , it said . |
| 7 | What causes problems is getting sufficient water to flow through it afterwards , so that it gives out enough heat . |
| 8 | The hole in the side of my jeans is getting bigger so it is , have to sew it up . |