Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawns may need a selective weedkiller to get rid of dandelions and other weeds yet leave your grass unharmed , while the systematic weedkiller , Tumbleweed , will deal with bindweed and ground elder . |
| 2 | I think we really do need a well-known patron to get our work recognised , preferably somebody who loves Labradors ! |
| 3 | I would say that , I mean take Uganda as an example again , the permanent secretary who demanded a certain fee before he 'd consider a certain company got the push from government . |
| 4 | The leader must choose a suitable spread to get a borrower 's loan business and yet at the same time convince participating banks that it is a realistic return relative to the loan risk(s) involved . |
| 5 | The club 's now in a mess and it seems only someone with big money and the right intentions can prevent a desperate situation getting worse . |
| 6 | I think we should make a serious effort to get some progress on this thing . ’ |
| 7 | oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about |
| 8 | But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced . |
| 9 | Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again . |
| 10 | Now there 's two important things , first thing is your notes will take a long time to get up there maybe up to three months . |
| 11 | The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program . |
| 12 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |
| 13 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 14 | But with the size that the baby is already , it 's likely Greene would have a hard time getting her beyond thirty-eight weeks . |
| 15 | Ronny replaces Swindon-striker Fjortoft for the game tonight — Ronny must have done well in the training sessions ( coach Olsen really put some value on how the players perform in training before the games ) and Fjortoft which has been even worse for Swindon than Deano for us might have a hard time to get the attacker place back ( Fjortoft 0 — Deano 3 — Cole 10 is n't it ? ) . |
| 16 | Well — Frank will have a tough time to get into Norway 's world cup squad . |
| 17 | One way of increasing the number of observations in the examples mentioned would be to repeatedly heat a single bar of metal , or to continually observe a particular Australian getting drunk night after night , and perhaps morning after morning . |
| 18 | And there are occasions , I think we all agree , alright we have to have notes , but you must unwind a little bit to get near to the people . |