Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] getting a [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He thought for a while , then said ‘ You know , I think I 'm getting a bit tired ; I think I need a holiday ’ . |
2 | which means I 'm getting a bit paranoid does n't it ? |
3 | But she 's already rejected four agency nurses now , so I 'm getting a bit desperate . ’ |
4 | I 've got ta hand it in on Friday so I 'm getting a bit desperate . |
5 | ‘ I 'm getting a bit low on ammo , sir . |
6 | Okay , welcome to 'Influencing Skills ' we we always do the fancy bits of , erm , whatever , I 'll change the words this time , because I 'm getting a bit bored with the way we normally do it , name . |
7 | ‘ I 'm getting a bit concerned about his commitment ’ |
8 | I 'm getting a bit worried , well I 'm getting worried myself but I do n't know , I think he might be a bit nervous . |
9 | Because I 'm getting a bit old I have a tendency to get out of breath . |
10 | But I 'm getting a bit bad really because I 'm looking forward to doing two wars a year , and if I start looking forward to doing two or even more a year I 'm not going to survive . ’ |
11 | I was getting a bit late so she she could n't wait . |
12 | I was getting a bit disheartened at one point |
13 | ‘ I was getting a bit stale , but I felt really great against Schaefer and I know I have regained my punching power , ’ said Wharton , who will be fighting in his home town after drawing full houses in York . |
14 | ‘ I was getting a bit anxious , because today was realistically my last chance to do it on turf , ’ he said . |
15 | Well by this time it was ten to eight and I 'd got all these members were going to be outside , I was going to have to let them in and serve them and I was getting a bit frantic you see . |
16 | Except for him of course , but Cos I was getting a bit upset that my voice was going a bit Brummie . |
17 | Anyway , so I , I was getting a bit worried about it , and , I can , cos I was having these headaches , and I started talking to Phil and I , I had n't really said much to him about it . |
18 | That will be bit of a break through as I was getting a bit despondent about them . |
19 | I must admit I was getting a trifle worried but then I met them . |
20 | Remember less is best if you are getting a bit older . |
21 | You 're getting a bit prudish are n't you ? |
22 | You 're getting a bit restless . |
23 | But I mean y'know ah y'know g if you want if you 're in that s if you 're getting a bit worried about it , do get out of the room for a bit and then come back in later . |
24 | I think you 're getting a bit fat round the middle now ! |
25 | you 're getting a bit panicky , and you measure it round this way instead . |
26 | You 're getting a bit big to stand on daddy . |
27 | You were getting a bit close to my bloody money then ! |
28 | ‘ I suppose we are getting a bit blasé about having television companies down at the railway , ’ admitted Operations Manager Martin Millar . |
29 | We are getting a bit fed-up of people saying how badly opponents play against us . |
30 | I think we 're getting a bit low on shampoo but that |