Example sentences of "getting [adj] a " in BNC.

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1 That 's like getting half a bag of sugar a day to live on .
2 has got nothing to do with it but she 's working an extra two and a half hours a week and getting half an hour off , you know I mean you , in all
3 The European Space Agency ( ESA ) , developers of Ariane , is not getting such a good deal .
4 Unfortunately the chances of you getting such a shot are highly unlikely .
5 Part of the reason for getting such a result could well be the cross-sectional nature of the analysis .
6 Try as I might , apart from a certain cosiness of tone I discerned in his interview with Brian Redhead , I do n't remember Neil Kinnock getting such an easy ride in his appearances .
7 Getting such an installation — currently available for some forty GA aircraft types — approved by the CAA may add considerably to the cost of hardware and labour , as the British Gliding Association has been finding out .
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