Example sentences of "be a [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think that could be a reasonable way to get yourself going in the business . |
| 2 | There would be no reason for the trunk to be disturbed , and if Carson decided that he wanted to see the other diaries it would be a simple matter to get hold of them . |
| 3 | No , but I thought you seemed to be a long while getting the bugger out . |
| 4 | It 's going to be a long struggle getting established and until I am I do n't see how … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ She 'll be safe enough , but I 've a feeling it will be a long job to get her back on an even keel . |
| 6 | Fury at the behaviour of the other , or at what the other symbolizes , can be a desperate attempt to get physically and emotionally closer by sharing the experience of what it is like to be battered . |
| 7 | ‘ Since I had all the arrangements made for the trip , I thought it would be a good opportunity to get some sponsorship to help replace the missing equipment . ’ |
| 8 | The fees were ludicrously small , but it would be a good idea to get away from Viola . |
| 9 | With all the exciting changes taking places in Europe , it would be a good idea to get to know us better . |
| 10 | I tell you , Lou , it might be a good idea to get her to go there sometimes , keep her eyes open . |
| 11 | I 'd had enough of the party and the noise and figured it might be a good idea to get some rest . |
| 12 | Aaron I think was saying yesterday that it would be a good idea to get at least one tape of some erm stoned people . |
| 13 | As several of these clients now have windows 3.1 , I thought it would be a good idea to get this running on my Epson ( once again , not for multitasking — purely for single user experience ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't you think it might be a good idea to get in touch with them ? ’ he said quietly . |
| 15 | I suggested that it might be a good idea to get it in midsummer so that I could get plenty of practice in before the skiddy weather set in , but he thought there might be too much tourist traffic going through the town and on the roads around it in the middle of the summer . |
| 16 | ‘ Maria Luisa and I thought it would be a good idea to get you two together again . |
| 17 | Well I do n't know about that , I mean with some schools it 'd be a good idea to get them away from it . |
| 18 | Dunbar , all agreed , would be a good place to get out of , since it was impossible , despite these improved defences , that it could be held against its own lord and the whole might of England 's king . |
| 19 | And that will be a good place to get petrol cos it 's cheap and we shall need a bit then . |
| 20 | There 's always that barrier to be got over , when you are going to sleep with someone for the first time , and I just thought it would be a good time to get it over with . |
| 21 | The case has already resulted in two mistrials , and with GAF III , prosecutors are making what must be a final attempt to get their men . |
| 22 | Now would be a great time to get off my screen and go back to Microsoft . |
| 23 | Similar ideas , some of which will come up rather frequently , can be removed by a preliminary screening , but there will still be a great deal to get through , so warn the judges in advance . |
| 24 | There seemed to be a great urgency to get married , to live in London and start a family because we were trying to be the same as everyone else . |
| 25 | Milosu had always disliked his nephew , and he thought this would be a first-class chance to get rid of him and take his farm . |
| 26 | Tim Rodber would have to be a brilliant player to get near Dean 's standard in his first game . |
| 27 | With 156 passengers representing a full trainload , and high-season tickets ( end of May — end of July ) selling at £320 , one does not have to be a brilliant mathematician to get a grasp of the kind of revenue being earned . |
| 28 | it 's going to be a dry day get it out early and get it dry tomorrow . |
| 29 | Well that might not be a bad idea to get the cuttings now because er that lot will be cheaper than |