Example sentences of "to get the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I also know how to get the red-tailed buzzard out of a tree at night , so if it flies off I stay by the tree in which it settles until dark , then I go and fetch sticks and a torch so that I can see what I 'm doing . |
2 | During the last lesson she attended — about seven months ago — she actually managed to get the round peg into its correct hole . |
3 | This Devonian is more than a useful one-day cricketer who does his stuff as a medium-pace seamer. he is rated as a sound technical batsman , sure-footed against the spinner and able to get the short-pitched bowling away . |
4 | A further enhancement is to spread the top growth over a wire umbrella to get the hanging stems well away from the central support . |
5 | Mr Crump made a note to get the Honourable Colonel to repeat the full name of the resembled figure later so that he could copy it out and memorise it . |
6 | But by the mid-1980s , after more than a decade of discussion the G-77 had been unable to get the industrialised countries to agree to substitute the mandatory ‘ shall ’ for the advisory ‘ should ’ in the draft Code ( Zacher and Finlayson , 1988 : ch. 2 ) . |
7 | But if you look inward , inside the Cabinet system itself , in the way that Franks allows one to , you 'll see , will you not , that it was very difficult to get the relevant Cabinet committee — the Oversea and Defence Policy Cabinet committee , which the Prime Minister chairs — to discuss this issue ? |
8 | ‘ Hunterston pulled out all the stops to get the spare transformer readied for shipment , a section of the fence was removed to give easy access for the low-loader , and the transformer was moved to the docks at Ardrossan and loaded on to the Fisher . |
9 | She hurried next door to get the spare one she always left with her neighbour , then let herself inside and sank down wearily on the bottom of the stairs . |
10 | I hope it 's not too late to get the following listed in the ‘ What 's On ’ section in the next issue : |
11 | If the trade unions want to exercise that right , they will have to get the legal title to them whether by purchase or by what has been called euphemistically , and in criticism of Robert Owen 's failure to see the significance of ownership , ‘ revolutionising practice ’ . |
12 | Some try to get the legal approval ; others simply ignore it . |
13 | Add the subtotals for each page to get the final score . |
14 | I would expect to get the broad picture and highlights and examples of . |
15 | However , they are just as likely to get the Soviet Union , Uruguay and South Korea . |
16 | She did n't actually run from the room to get the hot water and salt ; whatever he had taken was a gesture : it had been enough to knock him out , but it certainly would n't kill . |
17 | Er it begins by subtracting the institutional population from the total population in order to get the private household population . |
18 | He explains that an Englishman he knew at Czech radio used always to get the usual toast na zdrave ( health ) wrong , confusing it with nadraži , meaning ‘ railway station ’ . |
19 | Dr Alan Williams , the caring Swansea West MP , has shown unflinching determination in his campaign to get the powers-ofentry law changed . |
20 | But finding an ideal seat position is impossible if you are much over six foot , as you will never be able to get the front seat back far enough . |
21 | It was for just such occasions that Martha kept her best china locked securely in the glass cabinet and saved to get the front room furnished ‘ fit for visitors ’ . |
22 | It was easy enough to get the front door open one-handed , not so easy to switch on the hall light with no hands at all . |
23 | Sensing how this might have harmful repercussions , Halloran and co-workers asked : ‘ How long will peaceful demonstrators seeking a new mode of expression be content to demonstrate peacefully when whatever they do is likely to get the negative treatment ? ’ ( ibid.:317 ) . |
24 | It may take some perseverance to get the appropriate files brought out of store , but it is well worthwhile . |
25 | It 's important to get the appropriate medical advice to rule out any underlying disorder , of course , but thereafter , most parents end up drawing a blank . |
26 | Now what was required then was that although the job was in a rush , the management had to telephone down to the Admiralty in Bath to get the appropriate sanction you know , to , to accept the cylinder with the er bigger gauge bore . |
27 | In particular , there is bound to be a large amount of work involved in buying a number of small annuities over the years and it may be difficult to get the appropriate advice at the time . |
28 | We took direct action : battles such as the one over access to the Lesbian Sex and Sexual Practice Conference in 1983 , the Feminist Bookfair in 1984 , and the general battle to get the SAD access code used in public listings of events in feminist publications … and much more . |
29 | when are you hoping to get the supervisory courses ? |
30 | And then I 'd like to get the Ultimate Warrior , I 'd like to get Jake the Snake |