Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an experienced large fleet everyone is so keen to get a good start that a bulge often forms . |
| 2 | Guaranteed income bonds from insurance companies are one answer and it 's still possible to get a good return despite recent cuts . |
| 3 | It 's not always easy to get a compatible mixture of fish and plants which are geographically sound . |
| 4 | On honours degree courses , mature students are shown to do no worse than school leaver entrants , being more likely to get a good degree and less likely to drop out . |
| 5 | ‘ Will you help run the lucky dip stall at the summer fayre from 1 pm until 3.30pm ? ’ is more likely to get a positive answer than a general plea for help with the summer fayre . |
| 6 | J is angry , but he realises that you have n't got to get totally in-your-face to get a serious message across . |
| 7 | There was still rationing , it was nearly impossible to get a decent meal in London , and the whole atmosphere was very puritanical . |
| 8 | So much tree clearance work was done during the first ten years of the existence of Catchment Boards that it is now difficult to get a complete picture of the derelict state of the rivers before the passing of the Land Drainage Act in 1930 . |
| 9 | And landlords have probably been quite pleased to get a decent tenant . |
| 10 | In each of these cases , the proportion of temporary workers who could be described as " voluntary " temporary workers ( i.e. not wanting a permanent job ) was much higher than the proportion who could be described as " involuntary " ( i.e. unable to get a permanent job ) . |
| 11 | But with several hours of sunshine almost every day during my stay in December , it was certainly possible to get a moderate tan . |
| 12 | The list of possible influences on supply is , is exhaustive , erm , and as a result any models of agricultural supply response tend to be very , very simple , and it 's very easy to get a complicated model simply by looking erm , at why , one of these factors , disregarding er , any other , any other of these complications . |
| 13 | It might not be too late to get a direct order through to Kirov on the radio . |
| 14 | I remember they had a one cylinder Lister diesel generator which had to be started by hand , and it was very difficult to get a good swing at the handle . |