Example sentences of "[noun] take [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind the external appearance of harshness and reserve lay sensitivity , suffering , even humour ; Wordsworth took some time to get to know , but those who dared to make the attempt were often agreeably surprised . |
| 2 | The requirement of leave gives the court control over the proceedings from the very start , and because the respondent does not have to appear at the leave stage , it is relieved of the need to take any steps to get a weak claim struck out . |
| 3 | Ian Wright , Paul Merson and Anders Limpar are in his sights and he 's not afriad to take tough action to get Arsenal back on the winning track after successive defeats by Leeds and Manchester United . |
| 4 | In London the chaos took three seconds to get into full gear . |
| 5 | At first , the checklist took 6 hours to get through . |
| 6 | The Bill took four years to get through Parliament , during which time Owen was subjected to abuse by those who opposed it , and on his deathbed in 1858 , a clergyman who came ( needlessly ) to offer him the consolations of religion asked him if he regretted having wasted his life in fruitless efforts ! |
| 7 | It is accurate , in aspiration , and The Archers takes serious trouble to get things right over the sowing and harvesting of crops . |