Example sentences of "has [verb] [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.

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1 Although Cypress has made great efforts to get the HyperSparc to the launch platform so quickly ( when compared to Viking , see front page ) — the design process spanned just 18 months — Cypress has one major problem : it has no customers signed-up for the thing yet .
2 It has taken five years to get this one right and the Government will not want to repeat the mistakes of the mid-1980s when Nigel Lawson thought he had beaten inflation , only to discover that it was just sleeping .
3 It is remarkable that the talks have got so far , even if it has taken six years to get within touching distance of a deal .
4 Despite the Constabulary 's evil reputation , it has taken three years to get a law though Congress that abolished the organisation .
5 It has taken three years to get Tokyo 's approval for new lessons on Japan 's traditional arts .
6 London has come to be my second home , but it has taken some time to get used to it .
7 ‘ For too long the rigid enforcement of the amateur code has allowed many companies to get miles of free advertising out of higher profile players .
8 So far , filetab Support Services has tried four times to get injunctions against Ace Microsystems to prevent the company from selling Lex-11 .
9 ‘ He has sent two orderlies to get another ten or so men from the morgue .
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