Example sentences of "[prep] getting [pers pn] wrong " in BNC.
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| 1 | We only learn and grow by trying out new experiences , new ways of being , by reaching for the future — yet many of us are terrified of getting it wrong . |
| 2 | The problem of generalization is a serious one in most of psychology but is particularly poignant in psychobiology because of the damaging consequences of getting it wrong . |
| 3 | My right hon. Friend will recognise that mine counter-measures is a hazardous undertaking — the penalty for getting it wrong is a very large bang and lots of little bits . |
| 4 | Earl Siward said , ‘ You ca n't blame churchmen for getting it wrong . |
| 5 | Sonia Heywood , assistant director ( child care ) for Wiltshire SSD , expressed some of her staff 's worries about getting it wrong and mishandling the whole issue . |