Example sentences of "[adj] to get [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is neither wise nor manly to get into a pissing contest with a skunk , ’ Ellen said coldly , ‘ so step back , Nick . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Please yourself But it 's the best offer you 're likely to get in a long time . ’ |
| 3 | Indeed , he had to hole from 12 feet on the 72nd to get into a sudden-death play-off with Bruce Lietzke . |
| 4 | Dave Cheshire and newly signed Steve Regeling , the team 's new captain , were happy to get through a difficult night without injury . |
| 5 | He started at the back , remained there for a lap and , when the pace was turned up , was unable to get within a challenging position . |
| 6 | This has naturally led to a drop in the price receivers are able to get for a failed business , and thus a drop in the surpluses the receiver hands to the liquidator . |
| 7 | Was there any sense that er you were in fact being put in the same position as your parents had been your your grandparents , had been in in in the sense not being able to get above a certain level by having your wages your bonus cut ? |
| 8 | Saying that he ought to be able to get through a closed door as easily as an open one , Swift is supposed to have left him standing on the doorstep . |
| 9 | Right cos what it is erm we 'd like if , if possible to get like a daily list of who 's due to appear on Pebble Mill where pop stars and T V stars are worth a damn sight more in newspapers than ne hard news these days it er should n't be a bad idea for us to try and get a , get in on who 's , you know , who 's coming in to appear . |
| 10 | ( In my experience non-graduates , for instance , can find it very difficult to get above a certain level in some companies . ) |