Example sentences of "[verb] to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today I tried to get a whole tin every day , it 's just because it happened . |
| 2 | The coefficient of correlation value is good , considering that we tried to get a mathematical relationship from a physiological response . |
| 3 | Twins with both DR3 and DR4 antigens appear to get a double dose of susceptibility to diabetes . |
| 4 | Instead of looking directly for something one wants to get a true belief about , one can look instead for a sign . |
| 5 | Okay this is where it starts to get a little bit complicated . |
| 6 | However , Mr Yeltsin is still far from winning the two-thirds majority he needs to get a new constitution adopted . |
| 7 | IF you want to get a bird's-eye view of London , try Canary Wharf . |
| 8 | Again , you 'll see a good example of that , where closed questions are good in a situation if you want to get a direct answer to somebody who tends to waffle , but again , if you 're asked closed questions and you want to give information , it is harder , it 's easier if you ask somebody an open question and on the film , John Cleese comes up with the starters to an open question , which are the Who , What , Which , Why , Where , When questions . |
| 9 | I want some Diet Coke , I want to get a massive thing of Diet Coke . |
| 10 | " Hazel , " said Fiver suddenly , " I want to get a clear idea of this Silverweed , but I dare n't go closer by myself . |
| 11 | To do that , he has to get a new constitution adopted which would abolish the existing parliament . |
| 12 | How many of the hundreds of thousands of cells in each tiny brain region must one study to get a representative picture ? |
| 13 | Jockey to get a good slot , forcing a gap to leeward where possible and not letting anyone sail over you to windward . |
| 14 | We 're waiting to register as a charity and eventually we hope to get a national FreeFone line . |
| 15 | In a few weeks time , I hope to get a short spell of leave , and I mean to devote it exclusively to literary work . |
| 16 | However , for someone supposed to be very clever , he seemed to get a great deal of pleasure out of ordinary things . |
| 17 | More recently local trade unionists and many of the members of our organization in Easington decided that to commemorate the , the occasion , they would work to get a new trade union banner for the Easington Trade Union Council and that 's the example and that 's the reward of their particular work a magnificent tribute to those pit men that died eighty one years ago , er forty two years ago . |
| 18 | If wished the dealer will then work to get a good price for the car , the benefit of which is passed on . |
| 19 | Benny did n't know that the three priests who lived in the presbytery had been given the game of Scrabble , which they played every night , and sometimes rang the convent to ask Mother Francis questions like how you spelt quixotic' because Father O'Brien was going to get a triple word score . |
| 20 | The answer to that will depend on their own performance , because persuading the other investors to part with a further 12 per cent of their equity will only be possible if they are going to get a good return on it . |
| 21 | And he took me home , er he gave me a good talking to , and tell me dad , cos me , I nearly , I got a good hiding , was going to get a good hiding from me dad , until this policeman says , do n't worry , he says er , you wo n't hear anything about it . |
| 22 | We 're not going to get a good preacher . |
| 23 | Mr Heseltine , seen by many Tory faithful as Margaret Thatcher 's assassin , was never going to get a good reception in his first post-coup party speech . |
| 24 | ‘ Still , looks like we 're going to get a good Summer . ’ |
| 25 | Other bands just would n't give a toss , they 'd pose like they were asked if they thought they were going to get a front cover . ’ |
| 26 | Erm , on appendix B , erm there is an item which erm members of the committee erm will know about very well it 's the laboratory services that we give and have a great relate to them , erm the item goes under seven I believe , the figures there have dropped , is that because we 'd had a successful income erm there , we 've got a hundred and ten thousand for both up ninety two and ninety three and ninety , sorry ninety two three and ninety three ninety four , is it that er , could we know or are we estimating that we 're going to get a nice income because we have been told in earlier reports that this is quite a good slice of income to us and those figures are amended accordingly is that right ? |
| 27 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 28 | As it says in the article You own house and live in Surrey your surviving spouse is not going to get a great deal of the house . |
| 29 | and I 'm going to get a medium fries , I do n't like small fries , I 'll get a cheese burger I think |
| 30 | but , at least you know you 're going to get a decent amount of |