Example sentences of "[is] a [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Oi vey , in the country it 's a real tzuriss getting from village to village .
2 Even the first screen 's a real killer to get through .
3 A MAN who thinks he 's a baked bean got a passport yesterday showing that he IS .
4 ‘ It 's a great opportunity to get in there ahead of the need , which is what we always try to do , ’ he said .
5 It 's a great mistake to get yourself into a state of nervous excitement all the time … nobody should ever overdo it you know … you should read Jane Austen and then you 'll feel better .
6 ‘ It 's a great feeling to get another title under my belt , ’ said Foulds whose last success came in the 1988 Dubai Duty Free Masters .
7 It 's a good story to get him to do Shakespeare cos we could write it in , you know , Shakespeare in Rodney plonker language , you know .
8 It 's a good way to get people going , especially if they are confused , because music sets up an automatic response in us .
9 ‘ We have to support ourselves , and it 's a good way to get attention ’ , Ms Toyama explained .
10 It 's a good idea to get someone to " throw " a few switches when you 're not looking .
11 ‘ It 's a good game to get us going again , although I do n't think the ground or conditions will be in our favour .
12 So it 's a good thing to get one 's mind off in one 's spare time .
13 Well absolutely , I mean we 've got together a little earlier this year to make sure we did n't have the same problem as last year , and obviously that 's a good thing to get all the problems out of the way so early and so we can all plan ahead for next year without facing any problems that , you know , just before the season starts like we did this year , so altogether a good thing , yes .
14 You know it 's a good method to get to know detail .
15 Never use rubber bands to tie back your hair : it 's a sure way to get hair breakage .
16 It 's a terrible square to get on mum .
17 Er and that 's been quite successful , about twenty five or thirty chief executives , chairman come to that lunch er each each quarter or so er we hosted about six of us and it 's a tremendous opportunity to get to know and be known er in the business community .
18 It 's a difficult message to get across .
19 Jesus , that 's a funny way to get to Galway City .
20 It 's a natural time to get tired and you can have a blip ten as well .
21 I bet you are I bet you are it 's a lovely way getting thin it 's good is n't it ?
22 It 's a little , it 's a little ploy to get daddy home early .
23 ‘ Well , that 's a novel way to get a man 's heart .
24 It 's filthy and hot and it 's a big pain-in-the-arse to get anything done .
25 This is a key opportunity to get your case across .
26 Drifting offshore with the wind and tide is a splendid way to get a close look at sea-birds , because they have come to accept fishing-boats as a source of food rather than a potential danger .
27 They were a fellow short , and the start of the autumn term is a terrible time to get a replacement .
28 However , it is a painless way to get started for the novice and will quickly introduce the user who is already familiar with the earlier version to the new features .
29 This is a good ploy to get the children to shout loud but then to contain the noise within the call .
30 It is a good way to get all your muscles working without experiencing the aches afterwards .
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