Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] get a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its dimensions were easy to get a hold on . |
| 2 | ‘ All I said was we were lucky to get a two-seater on a plate on our first flight , ’ Callaghan protested . |
| 3 | At the same time , we were lucky to get a couple of novels featuring sailing scenes . |
| 4 | ‘ They were strong and we were lucky to get a result against them last week . ’ |
| 5 | But you were glad to get a job , that were the thing . |
| 6 | The first night passed quietly enough as the newcomers were thoroughly examined and were glad to get a roof over their heads . |
| 7 | We had the first fridge in our section of the street ( he got it cheap — contacts ) but were late to get a television . |
| 8 | The situation today is that many sixteen to eighteen year olds , who were unable to get a training place , are disbarred from getting income support , and the situation today is that this country has the lowest level of skilled workers in the European Community . |
| 9 | I cheekily went across to a detached cottage and asked if it was possible to get a bite to eat . |
| 10 | THERE was a time when it was easier to get a stockbroker to buy you lunch than to get him to give a sell recommendation for a share . |
| 11 | MacQuillan was destined to win the contest , but I was prepared to get a strike or two in first . |
| 12 | ‘ I was delighted to get a point after finding ourselves 2–0 down . |
| 13 | ‘ You remember you said it was easy to get a book published if everyone knew your name ? ’ |
| 14 | In the life drawing classes it was hard to get a seat and many sat on the windowsills . |
| 15 | ‘ He was lucky to get a posting here at home . ’ |
| 16 | I was lucky to get a job at Highgate , and after a few years was able tor educe my teaching to three days a week . |
| 17 | One man described the horrors of the experience : ‘ For me it was a smutty , furtive affair in which I was lucky to get a stiffy , as they say . |
| 18 | A new hermit was supposed to get a licence or blessing from his bishop , but Rolle had no time for these forms . |
| 19 | No nurse with such a mark was likely to get a reference from Matron when she left the hospital , or , which was even more important to Benedict 's nurses , a Benedict 's Training School badge . |
| 20 | Asik was glad to get a drink ; it did not matter to him if the water was dirty or clean , he was thirsty and gulped down as much as he could , washed his feet and then filled up the water jug . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't mind doing it — but I was glad to get a break . ’ |
| 22 | I was glad to get a seat . |
| 23 | I was learning at a place where we hired the computer 's time and it was cheaper to get a night run . |
| 24 | Just before Christmas I was intrigued to get a letter in careful dictionary English from Kenya , saying that the sender had read my book and was now putting some kit together along the lines I had suggested . |
| 25 | " Officers had instructions from their employers that no English need apply and that the best chance a man could have to get employment would be that he could not speak the English language ; then he was sure to get a situation " . |
| 26 | One intended to go to Gateshead college full time for a year to do five GCSEs , but was unable to get a grant or income support because she did not qualify under the 22-hour rule and so reluctantly decided to attend part time instead . |
| 27 | The last time I saw him was at Walton Studios a few months before they closed down and the was he was doing he said he was unable to get a film to direct , so he was going to be Herbert Wilcox first assistant director on his forthcoming production . |
| 28 | However , after the couple had bought the former episcopal rectory in Greenlaw Drive , Paisley , Mr Clark , 45 , was unable to get a transfer north . |
| 29 | She fell on top of me , but I was able to get a hold on her . ’ |
| 30 | With the help of that and an increasing salary I was able to get a mortgage on my own small flat just outside London . ’ |