Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm tt whether that 's appropriate , you know , I 'm thinking of it as a first appointment just to get a general picture whereas you might be coming back to stir his memory for referrals by saying er , you know , er you mentioned here you 're a member of the squash club , do you remember I said I 'd be looking for introductions , maybe we 'll learn whether at the beginning of the second appointment you jog the memory there er you know in other words what I 'm do doing is keeping that in my mind , that you are remembering the squash club or whatever club it may be and use that later , although I did n't er elaborate on it at that , that er because I think you can go off at a tangent |
| 2 | He kept pupils moving so quickly they were running past the cage and had to join the queue again to get a proper look . |
| 3 | Does n't matter , you have to get to bed early to get a good sleep . |
| 4 | Bartlett suggests that the individual has ‘ an overmastering tendency simply to get a general impression of the whole ; and on the basis of this he constructs the probable detail ’ ( 1932 : 206 ) . |
| 5 | If we get paid per arrest then to get a decent wage we will have to do it . |