Example sentences of "have a [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | That will no doubt be done by the press , clearly bored at not having had a good scandal to get its teeth into for all of two months . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's had a hard time getting into the world , ’ Elizabeth replied . |
| 3 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 4 | But with the size that the baby is already , it 's likely Greene would have a hard time getting her beyond thirty-eight weeks . |
| 5 | Ronny replaces Swindon-striker Fjortoft for the game tonight — Ronny must have done well in the training sessions ( coach Olsen really put some value on how the players perform in training before the games ) and Fjortoft which has been even worse for Swindon than Deano for us might have a hard time to get the attacker place back ( Fjortoft 0 — Deano 3 — Cole 10 is n't it ? ) . |
| 6 | Well — Frank will have a tough time to get into Norway 's world cup squad . |
| 7 | And — not having a big ego to get in the way — viewing the world and its inhabitants with a penetrating intelligence . |
| 8 | Mr Antonis is having a hard time getting his message of openness across to all the citizens of Antwerp . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've a good mind to get its number ! ’ |
| 10 | When the morning came , he had a terrible job getting the Austin started with the handle . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not sure if it was ‘ The Reign of Terror ’ story about the French Revolution , or one of the other ones , but we had a terrible time getting Bill to pronounce the word brazier , meaning a rack for burning coals . |
| 12 | She had a burning need to get this ridiculous misunderstanding sorted out as quickly as possible . |
| 13 | He had a strong desire to get to know her better , and yet here she was talking of marriage ! |
| 14 | Grayling found that he had a hard time getting people to take him seriously . |
| 15 | ‘ I had a hard time getting through Ulysses , ’ I responded as lightly as I could . |
| 16 | Once in one of these classes one year I had a Jewish student got up and got very upset during such a class as this and stomped out and then slammed the door er which I was rather sorry about because erm I think he was being a little bit erm too sensitive because the person who was giving the paper said anything anyway erm , but warrant that , but he was just offended of the idea that anybody could suggest that Moses was n't Jewish , and of course |
| 17 | and have a decent life to get a first or either a two one in economics you have got to read a very great deal , you 've got to be a reader , a student a taker of notes , a writer of essays and we said that is not you so within two |
| 18 | If you have a low need to get what you want and a low need to maintain a relationship with the person involved , you can legitimately use avoidance tactics . |
| 19 | When you come to detailed programme planning , you need variety and balance and , if you have a great deal to get through and a concentrated message to communicate , you still have to break it up and give people a chance to relax their brains as well as their bodies . |
| 20 | And also you need to be coloured or have a good degree to get the job . |
| 21 | If you have a high need to get what you want and a low need to maintain a relationship you can legitimately use forcing tactics . |
| 22 | If you have a high need to get what you want and a high need to maintain a relationship , then assertiveness is your only avenue . |