Example sentences of "[be] to get a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dig over flowerbeds — the longer lumps of soil are exposed to frost , the easier it 'll be to get a fine tilth in spring . |
| 2 | The secret against sprinting predators , such as the big cats , is to get a good start on them . |
| 3 | His namesake , Martin , who made his debut in 1979 ( the local joke is that he should acquire a dog-collar like secretary Rev. Mike Vockins , as Sunday is now his normal working day ) , is to get a joint benefit with Damian D'Oliveira next year . |
| 4 | The JRC is to get a new Council of Administration to keep the formulation and management of research programmes at arm 's length from the politicians . |
| 5 | His ambition now is to get a new pair of work boots and some trainers so he can play his favourite sports football and squash . |
| 6 | She heard the impatience in his tone and went on even more firmly , ‘ It would simply be that it fits in with my long-term plan , which is to get a wide range of experience before going on an extended working holiday overseas . ’ |
| 7 | According to Jamie , the object of the game is to get a soggy fag-end from wherever it is in the channel along to and down the coverless hole , breaking it up as much as possible en –ute . |
| 8 | The first is to get a clear mandate from the board , which must include the ability to downsize further as necessary , including layoffs , and change the corporate culture , getting rid of the current organisational structure . |
| 9 | d THE triumphant Middlesbrough football team is to get a civic reception on Thursday at 12 noon . |
| 10 | Is it not clear that one of my right hon. Friend 's most important achievements at Maastricht was to get a clear definition of subsidiarity written into the treaty as a bulwark against creeping competence by the Commission and other Community institutions ? |
| 11 | One of the first things that needed to be done was to get a short survey of existing conditions , and with the help of all departments the following summary was made : Burma Today |