Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] to get [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Despite subtitles which obviously struggle to get the profane poetry of Tarantino 's script , the film goes down a storm with the festival audience , though the torture does send some people scurrying for the door , among them one Wes Craven , director of the first Elm Street movie and much else . |
2 | Do n't be tempted to get a boot several sizes larger than you normally need to get the correct width fitting ; a boot that is too long will not be comfortable , and after some use you will find that the leather will stretch and your foot will not be properly supported . |
3 | A very odd case has come to my department — we always seem to get the odd ones — concerning the disappearance of the managing director of a shipping company . |
4 | We always seem to get the wrong sort of weather in |
5 | I always seem to get the wrong results even though I 'm working as hard as possible . |
6 | Consequently , unless there are ‘ gangsters ’ around , they usually manage to get the best jobs in prison … |
7 | Whereas before the majority of pet dog owners would have just one dog , more and more people now decide to get a second dog — often as a playmate for their first dog . |
8 | LIVING in England , I never expect to get an architectural thrill when I go to a concert or the theatre . |