Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if some men are struggling to get a large cupboard ( German der Schrank , masculine ) into a small van , a bystander might comment |
| 2 | You 're going to get a real whipping now , and the only time you speak is to tell us you 're ready to inform on your friends . |
| 3 | but , at least you know you 're going to get a decent amount of |
| 4 | ‘ Still , looks like we 're going to get a good Summer . ’ |
| 5 | Erm , on appendix B , erm there is an item which erm members of the committee erm will know about very well it 's the laboratory services that we give and have a great relate to them , erm the item goes under seven I believe , the figures there have dropped , is that because we 'd had a successful income erm there , we 've got a hundred and ten thousand for both up ninety two and ninety three and ninety , sorry ninety two three and ninety three ninety four , is it that er , could we know or are we estimating that we 're going to get a nice income because we have been told in earlier reports that this is quite a good slice of income to us and those figures are amended accordingly is that right ? |
| 6 | Before that though , we 're going to get a huge fretsaw and cut along the borders of Essex and Suffolk and then saw down from The Wash to meet the other line . |
| 7 | I take the point Mr , I do n't think you 're going to get a different answer from Mr on this one . |
| 8 | Those are the Saw Doctors interesting this about the Saw Doctors is one of them won the lottery in Ireland I do n't they have a lottery we 're go when are we going to get a national lottery that 's what I want to know when are we going to get it a national next year we 're going to get a national lottery that 's right and one of the Saw Doctors won the national lottery and he won three quarters of a million pounds er and they have n't made much money the Saw Doctors but he won three quarters of a million pounds so that have n't worked for quite some time but they are back on the scene as I speak and er they really if if they er come to York they 're certainly worth seeing . |
| 9 | It 's two months now , I think they 're starting to get a wee bit worried . |
| 10 | Westinghouse Electric Corp , Pittsburgh has asked 15 cellular and wireless companies for proposals to build a nationwide wireless data network , the Wall Street Journal reported : the company 's idea is to spur the wireless carriers , individually or as part of a consortium , to develop a network that would make it easier and cheaper for users of laptop and palm-top computers and other devices to send and receive information over the air — and in return , Westinghouse promised to buy a substantial amount of transmission capacity for turn-key communications services that it wants to offer over such a network for various types of companies , such as those that manage large fleets of vehicles and security concerns doing remote monitoring — ‘ We 're trying to get a national packet data network that covers , at a minimum , the 30 largest metropolitan areas , ’ the company declared . |
| 11 | Somebody else can fiddle around with the figures when they tender for it , but you 're trying to get a true cost of doing the work . |
| 12 | The answer to that will depend on their own performance , because persuading the other investors to part with a further 12 per cent of their equity will only be possible if they are going to get a good return on it . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's not the kind of document you are going to get a dramatic reaction to ; you might say it 's more of a White Paper , ’ Ernst & Young 's Mort Meyerson told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 14 | ‘ With what I 've done , I 'm going to get a certain amount of flak , ’ he says . |
| 15 | and I 'm going to get a medium fries , I do n't like small fries , I 'll get a cheese burger I think |
| 16 | ‘ That 's the only way I 'm going to get a new collection ready ! ’ |
| 17 | I 'm going to get a thermal bodystocking before I go back . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm going to get a little cushion to put on my you know . |
| 19 | And I 'm beginning to get a wee bit worried about it , you know ? |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm trying to get a little privacy , ’ she murmured , going over to the far side of the boat where she would be hidden from view . |
| 21 | Now I am studying to get a British qualification to continue the work I did at home . |
| 22 | He and Bob were rushing to get a whole day 's work done before lunchtime , in order to get away for poor old Eddy 's funeral in the afternoon , when a woman called Samantha Lightbody rang from the BBC . |
| 23 | Other bands just would n't give a toss , they 'd pose like they were asked if they thought they were going to get a front cover . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I thought we were going to get a just Home Secretary . |
| 25 | Were hoping to get a mini bus , I do n't think we ought take a bus because we were very badly treated when we did that , we do n't to allow ourselves open to that again , but I have written to say were hoping to get enough people to take a mini bus . |
| 26 | And er would have erm perceived that he was n't greatly hampered by it , but once you 've got a surgeon who is going to get a fat fee he did say to him are you sure you want this done |
| 27 | IT 'S a tough old world , showbusiness , and it is going to get a darn sight tougher . |
| 28 | Keep the joint , what 's happening is the the the smooth side is starting to get a wee bit rough and if you can keep that rubbing off the other bone it smooths it down . |
| 29 | Parking is a problem but the parish council are working to get a proper car park to give off-street parking . |
| 30 | And he took me home , er he gave me a good talking to , and tell me dad , cos me , I nearly , I got a good hiding , was going to get a good hiding from me dad , until this policeman says , do n't worry , he says er , you wo n't hear anything about it . |