Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] get [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are still some going and you 're bound to get preferential treatment of some sort . ’ |
| 2 | Coercion had to be used to get local farmers to undertake these ( technically dubious ) measures . |
| 3 | It also notes that applications will have to be recompiled to get full benefit from the chip . |
| 4 | No-one could be spared to get fresh cots , so these men from farthest Arran and the Rhondda Valley sat up for the rest of the night with a brown baby under each arm . |
| 5 | Attempts are now being made to get protected status for the building . |
| 6 | ‘ It got legal counsel , so we were forced to get legal representation on our side , ’ Mr Robinson pointed out . |
| 7 | All were required to get official sanction for their enclosure and to provide evidence of the means by which they were to be physically provided for . |
| 8 | Delegates in Jakarta were urged to get full value out of every penny spent , especially in the current economic climate . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And with a Briton involved , the marathon two month battle is set to get massive television coverage . |
| 11 | He is determined to get authoritative results , and demands that his associates be similarly single-minded . |
| 12 | 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 . |