Example sentences of "it gets [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just in case it gets bumpy . ’ |
| 2 | cos I think if , it gets , it gets awkward if er you do it piece |
| 3 | ‘ But this is where it gets tricky . |
| 4 | In summer it gets dry and it goes like like . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's like a bit of laundry that 's been left out to dry too long , till it gets bleached and stiff . ’ |
| 6 | But it gets frustrating when you think the other person is n't delivering , or is endangering our interest . |
| 7 | In this way he can ‘ smell ’ trouble long before it gets serious . |
| 8 | ‘ If the worst happens and it spreads I reckon help should have arrived before it gets serious . ’ |
| 9 | As an adolescent when ’ sex invaded my peer world ’ ; Sylvia constructs ’ Appearances ’ — a ’ glamour puppet ’ who plays by the rules ( except she does n't because she drops her many boyfriends before it gets serious ) . |
| 10 | Although the Forest Service may offer — and withdraw — timber sales without consulting anyone , it gets close attention from members of Congress with forests in their constituencies . |
| 11 | As soon as it gets close , they do n't — they look round and ordinary . ’ |
| 12 | It it gets evaporated eventually . |
| 13 | Unison will be formed next year if it gets similar backing from unions Cohse and Nalgo , and a secret ballot of the members of all three in November . |
| 14 | First , like , twenty minutes and then it gets good . |
| 15 | Yeah , this , this is interesting , it gets confusing perhaps because erm , I rang British Section , British Section today erm , enquiring about er , ah , there it is , were , were are we , erm enquiring about er groups having two prisoners you brought this up last time and as the result of me talking to somebody there erm , it became clear that British Section still showed us as having Sabri Lushe as a prisoner , erm and they were n't aware that we were no longer dealing with him , he 'd been released , and what they say is they usually get conformation from International Secretarium |
| 16 | After that it gets confusing yeah . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't blame them for trying to make a bit of cash , but it gets ridiculous when they insult you for refusing to pay for something you did n't want doing , ’ fumes Mel , 39 . |
| 18 | Because , it gets ridiculous and everyone gets very into what there saying . |
| 19 | Most pumps have a filter to clean the incoming air , and this needs cleaning or replacing when it gets dirty . |
| 20 | However , proofed cotton canvas can be very heavy , and it gets dirty very quickly . |
| 21 | If you hold it in your hands it gets warm . |
| 22 | So light bulb , when you turn on it gets warm , then it gets hot , then it gets red hot , then it gets white hot . |
| 23 | Er , ah , it 'll blow warm in a bit , when it gets warm , if you want it off just knock that up to there . |
| 24 | Now it gets hairy . |
| 25 | We watch the train shuffle and rattle across the tracks where we collect blackberries and know , soon , when it gets dark , we will have to come down to collect our shoes . |
| 26 | And I go to bed as soon as it gets dark . |
| 27 | Before it gets dark . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Come on Polly , we better help look for 'em before it gets dark , ’ Dad suggested . |
| 29 | They also identify the concept of patterning care to take advantage of a person 's routine to send in a helper ‘ when it gets dark ’ to prepare a light meal before bed . |
| 30 | He grew up rich in beauty ; I grew up under a miserly , penny-pinching sky , in the niggardly light of England where , for three months of the year , it gets dark soon after lunch and for three more it does n't bother getting light at all . |