Example sentences of "gets old " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bob Dylan gets old |
| 2 | He fattens , he hardens , he dries up , he gets old . |
| 3 | It gets old : ignore it , and it goes away . |
| 4 | Um I think um where I 've seen things that er discussed under the heading of child sex abuse erm er it 's often the case that um y'know maybe in some families you find the situation where there 's a daughter who 's being abused by the father and then when the brother gets old enough to take an interest in sexuality , he joins in as well sort of thing and it 's er y'know it 's like there 's two blokes abusing the girl . |
| 5 | Anyway erm so erm you sometimes also find with family situations , let's suppose in some situations you have some you have a daughter in the household who 's being abused by say the father or step-father , maybe if there 's a brother once he gets old enough to start becoming interested in sex , in some cases , although he 's round about the same age as his sister , can be um as it were inducted into the into the cycle of abuse erm can actually start participating when the dynamic 's already there . |
| 6 | He gets old before his time , soon soon he 'll be sitting at home with a |
| 7 | As a woman gets older , she may notice changes in the pattern of her periods . |
| 8 | In Laing 's opinion , a manager becomes increasingly sensitive to the needs of others as he gets older and more experienced . |
| 9 | A woman does , as she gets older , achieve a certain status in the joint family , particularly if she has had sons . |
| 10 | Medicine is highly labour-intensive , and the NHS does not have the money to hold its own with the sheer weight of clinical traffic at present , let alone cope as the population gets older , the drug costs escalate and research brings exciting but expensive new treatments . |
| 11 | As any person gets older they naturally reflect on what the life after this one will be like and how to prepare for it . |
| 12 | This permeability of the gut gradually decreases as the baby gets older , and consequently so do the risks of allergy , although this varies and can take a year or longer . |
| 13 | As the puppy gets older , he will want to go outside to the soiled piece of paper that you have positioned in a place that you may want him to use . |
| 14 | As the child gets older , the undirected or unfocused displays of emotional excitement ( crying or screaming ) become more rare , and aggression that is retaliatory more frequent . |
| 15 | Self-control obviously enters the picture as the child gets older . |
| 16 | AS ONE gets older one 's remaining illustrations are constantly following Father Christmas , fairies , fair play , etc. down the plug-hole . |
| 17 | As your baby gets older and can sit up unaided ( at about 8–10 months ) , you will need to change to a forward facing child car seat . |
| 18 | They have a back rest as well as a base cushion , and often the back rest can be removed as the child gets older . |
| 19 | An expert from L'Oréal will talk about what happens to skin as it gets older and explain how to keep up with its changing needs by choosing from the extensive Plénitude range , which helps to combat the signs of ageing . |
| 20 | RADIO Two DJ Gloria Hunniford says she 's planning to have a facelift when she gets older . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , everyone gets older . ’ |
| 22 | Yet these feelings seem to diminish in intensity as one gets older . |
| 23 | There may be more work as she gets older , she says : ‘ I 'd like to do the kind of roles Anjelica Huston can do . |
| 24 | And they may increase their backing as he gets older . |
| 25 | Damages will be paid as Louise gets older . |
| 26 | As the individual gets older , he continues to acquire new skills for two reasons . |
| 27 | As the child gets older and time orientations lengthen , the reward may be delayed ; gratification may occur days , weeks , months or even years later , and this may result in a ‘ work ethic ’ style in which persistence becomes a sub-goal in itself . |
| 28 | As the child gets older , other agencies get in on the act . |
| 29 | Moreover , as a worker gets older , overtime , shift work and so on become less and less a physical possibility . |
| 30 | Although the emphasis gradually changes , as the child gets older , from learning the language system to using language as a resource to learn about other things , there is no reason to believe that there is an abrupt change at the point of entry to school in the learning strategies that the child employs , or in the characteristics of adult behaviour that provide the most help . |