Example sentences of "they get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat watching them get colder . |
| 2 | A survey of Dixons Group employees has revealed that nearly two thirds of them get most of their information about the company from the staff newspaper , Frontline , rather than from notice boards or staff briefings . |
| 3 | Well they get thirty pound for sitting up you know , now . |
| 4 | But they get hot under the collar about trips behind the old Iron Curtain . |
| 5 | ‘ They get worse and worse , those kids , ’ she said , forcing a smile . |
| 6 | ‘ They get worse , them postcards ! ’ she said , laughing . |
| 7 | In prison they get worse . |
| 8 | They get worse do n't they ! |
| 9 | She do n't think and as you get , you get older they get worse |
| 10 | Yes , we need to brush up on , on analysing our problems before they get worse and getting them back into shape using our organized , organizing skills and teamwork . |
| 11 | And when the big men , the Lord Lieutenants and the Colonels of Volunteers , when they get violent back , how do we resist ? |
| 12 | When they get drunk , have a binge , take on yet another new project or make even more plans for someone else 's recovery , they are not relapsing ; they are still suffering , still believing that they can compromise with the concept of powerlessness over mind-altering substances or behaviours . |
| 13 | They get drunk on the apples and fruit juices . |
| 14 | Brushes do last fairly well , but the little plastic discs need replacing when they get torn or jagged at the edges . |
| 15 | If they get close enough to see you — about one inch — they will bite . |
| 16 | Even if these steps are narrow , and only wide enough for one or two people , they need a handrail ; not only because they get slippery when wet , but also because the earth gets pressed below the level of the wooden supporting boards , which could trip the unwary . |
| 17 | As they get bigger , so the lessons become more realistic and more serious . |
| 18 | Bearing in mind that the fish you already have in your pond will grow and place an increasing burden on the filter as they get bigger , you are probably getting close to the capacity of your pond and filter . |
| 19 | And then they get bigger and they start thinking and watching and you realise you 're fouling them up yourself too and there 's not much you can do about that either . |
| 20 | As they get bigger , they tackle larger leaves and take bigger and bigger bites . |
| 21 | And then when they get bigger you give them more and more freedom to do just what they want to do and all you do is watch carefully and make sure they 're not doing anything obviously , outrageously daft but you let them find themselves and if there are problems they bring their problems to you and you sit down and you quietly talk about it , there 's not shouting , no I say you 've got to do this because I am your parent ! |
| 22 | Yes , well they will as they get bigger wo n't they ? |
| 23 | This is it yeah , when they get bigger than you |
| 24 | But as they get older they get bigger and shinier . |
| 25 | They get better when foods are eliminated from the diet — and they stay better , which is the important thing . |
| 26 | Forgetting for a moment the totally illogical premise that Welsh teams get dirtier as they get better , I fail to see what useful purpose was served by raking up old controversies dating from a time when most of the current Welsh team were in primary school . |
| 27 | If this is the case , an incentive to improved health might be for the counsellor to talk to them about ways and means of increasing their social contacts and involvement when they get better . |
| 28 | When someone gets a virus and becomes ill , the helper cells kill off the virus and usually they get better . |
| 29 | They 'll get worse before they get better . " |
| 30 | They ca n't stand on one leg and then they 're waggling their foot about and missing the ball all together and you think anyone can kick a ball but they ca n't but then they get better at it . |