Example sentences of "gets [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My opinion of Allen gets lower by the day . |
| 2 | you wan na see when he gets busy it gets lower than that . |
| 3 | AS SCIENCE gets nearer to proving that thermonuclear fusion is scientifically feasible , concern grows as to the best machine to build . |
| 4 | As he gets nearer and nearer the jungle in which he will begin hunting , he comes near to a large bush . |
| 5 | As the person gets nearer and nearer to the supermarket so their level of anxiety may be gradually rising in anticipation of difficulty . |
| 6 | The effect of the energy loss will be to change the orbit of the earth so that gradually it gets nearer and nearer to the sun , eventually collides with it , and settles down to a stationary state . |
| 7 | So we 're exceedingly well off really for the size of the club and my trip to Amazon , up the Amazon collecting fish gets nearer and nearer |
| 8 | It gets stranger . |
| 9 | This question of status , of activities outwith one 's employment will become increasingly important as the working week gets shorter and shorter |
| 10 | This last suggestion might be taken more seriously as the working week gets shorter and if the pay penalties for devoting time to caring were reduced . |
| 11 | Obviously we do not want to be in two minds up to the last day and he would n't do that but there is quite a a period of discretion where the time gets shorter and er he would have to make a judgement . |
| 12 | Out on the pathway leading to the gate he took her arm , saying , ‘ She gets dafter as she gets older , ’ but there was such warmth in his tone that his words could have been translated as , ‘ Is n't she marvellous ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It gets easier as you go on , ’ she encouraged . |
| 14 | ‘ It gets easier with practice , ’ Sister Cooney said . |
| 15 | But it gets easier , and if we do n't begin and step out in faith then our gift will never mature . |
| 16 | In fact , however complex a group 's structure , and however far-flung its subsidiaries , putting the consolidation together gets easier all the time . |
| 17 | Negotiating safer sex with your partner need n't be difficult — although it may be embarrassing to start with , it gets easier with practice ! |
| 18 | Once you have mastered it , it gets easier and easier . |
| 19 | Having a factory bike can put a lot of pressure on you but when after just a couple of races you discover you can compete at the highest level , everything gets easier . |
| 20 | It might be a bit awkward when you start off but once you 've done it a bit it gets easier . |
| 21 | We push his legs but they buckle at the knees , so we have to hold them up above our heads as we push to make them stay straight , then as we shove and his trousers are rolled down by the rim of stone , his arms flop over the far side of the shaft rim and it suddenly gets easier to push him . |
| 22 | ‘ They say it gets easier , ’ Jill grinned . |
| 23 | Now it gets easier . |
| 24 | Something which is important to say is that the first time you have a contact with somebody and you do a piece , you 're , you 're meeting for the first time , it 's slightly awkward and you 're getting to know each other slightly , the second time you do it easier , it 's easier , and if you establish relationships with the local press , local radio and so forth , it gets easier and easier all the time , because by the time you get to know people , it 's not sort of ‘ Can I speak to somebody who does a programme about the morning whatever it is ? |
| 25 | You have a track record and you build up this understanding and you acquire the skills , and it gets easier and easier . |
| 26 | Beyond that , the going gets tougher . |
| 27 | When the going gets tougher the management can simply sell off some of the property of its partly-owned Oldham Estate subsidiary . |
| 28 | Despite these finds , competition in the modelling business gets tougher every year , and agencies are constantly looking for new talent . |
| 29 | Another would-be leader finds a makeshift ‘ bridge ’ over troubled waters as the training course gets tougher . |
| 30 | Food giant gets fatter . |