Example sentences of "[vb pp] get [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truth is I had nothing at all in the bottle — it was empty because I 'd forgotten to get new supplies . |
| 2 | And so if one of my colleagues sets out on a reform designed to get better value for money and a more effective health service , I 'm going to support him . |
| 3 | Locomotive Software has launched an entry level version of its popular LocoScript word processing package which is designed to get first time PC users up and running quickly and at minimum cost . |
| 4 | She had expected to get good advice from Lovat , not a proposal of marriage . |
| 5 | She had n't expected to get much sleep , but exhaustion finally overcame her and she lapsed into a fitful , restless doze , tossing and turning through the long night as dreams haunted her mind . |
| 6 | Dealers were expected to get these cards filled in at the same time as fulfilling their quotas of business , but nobody had time . |
| 7 | Europe is expected to get 1200 cars a month , which seems an achievable target if the expected £15,000 price is right for the V6 . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've just come to get some pastries for tea … ’ |
| 9 | since he 's been born he 's saying he 's said got five chest infections . |
| 10 | Er you know erm the letter , the reply went back from Dave saying that every you know , possible thing was done to get bilingual staff but at the end of the day you know they could n't come up with the goods . |
| 11 | A Paramount spokesman said : ‘ Everything is being done to get these guys out . |
| 12 | With the talk of ‘ new ’ British soul talent still on the rise ( and much of it obviously focused on Don-E and Omar ) , the name of Noel has at last began to get some recognition . |
| 13 | If he or she is apprised in advance of your particular aims and objectives , and work the pupils have already done on the topic , and so on , the session can often be very carefully tailored to get maximum value from the visit . |
| 14 | Attempts are now being made to get protected status for the building . |
| 15 | As she got to the bottom Michele appeared in the hall , and said briefly , ‘ There 's nothing to be achieved by staying here , so I 've decided to get straight back . |
| 16 | ’ I had explained that while this was probably in the best of taste and unlikely to be very illegal , it was already being done in California and he 'd be pushed to get third party insurance cover . |
| 17 | She simply was n't destined to get any rest , so she might as well do something useful with the empty hours . |
| 18 | Not that she was destined to get any practice at such a mega-speed , since Downes , at least for the first half of the interview , was to enunciate his words with the slow deliberation of a stupefied zombie . |
| 19 | Got got that form did n't we ? |
| 20 | Yeah , I said I 'd have a go and before I knew where I was I got got top billing . |
| 21 | Ah well I ai n't , I ai n't bothered getting any videos recently , I just have n't . |
| 22 | It believes Unix is unlikely to capture even 10% of the 32-bit commercial desktop market , falling way short of the 20% or 30% needed to get broad market , ISV and channel support . |
| 23 | A good stance and plenty of wind is needed to get sufficient speed and then the footsteering principle is used throughout the turn with little help from the sail . |
| 24 | The London based group Centrepoint has come up with a plan to bring together the people needed to get more homes . |
| 25 | Looking at the way the international bodies like IEEE and X/Open Co Ltd have failed to define even a basic set of standards due to the competitive nature of the marketplace , AFUU believes an international body of GUI users is what is needed to get some momentum going , a global organisation that can represent user requirements to the GUI providers . |
| 26 | Coercion had to be used to get local farmers to undertake these ( technically dubious ) measures . |
| 27 | The budget could have been used to get this region and the country generally out of recession . |
| 28 | You 've got to erm , I 've got to get well Dad 's got the form I can get another one he can , erm the forms have got to be in soon so she knows how many are going to be sort of on the walls you know . |
| 29 | We 've got to get one set of charges or the other in motion , and I 'm your defence counsel . ’ |
| 30 | Do you think , you see you 've got to get another bloke and bloody great , he 'll do the same thing . |