Example sentences of "[noun sg] to get [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just a desperate attempt to get a few votes ’ . |
| 2 | Scientists have been holding a one-day strike in an attempt to get the same pay as their European colleagues . |
| 3 | Gives me the chance to get a few things done . ’ |
| 4 | I read a book by the American painter Charles Reid who said that rather than paint a dark background all round a daisy it is sometimes better to put just one dark drop of colour behind the vase of the petal to get the most impact . |
| 5 | This is not a description that applies to WordStar alone — most of the Windows based word processors aspire to this kind of characterization , but WordStar as a company has paid a great deal of attention to the graphics side of the equation , and this includes fiddling with text to get the most impact from it . |
| 6 | It can also happen due to build-up of tolerance , when you need more and more of a drug to get the same effect . |
| 7 | Once we have achieved the result we want we can then decide whether laser printed output is suitable or use the services of a bureau to get the same file photoset on the higher resolution equipment . |
| 8 | Nowadays , of course , unless you have a raging open fire to hand , the only way to get the same responsiveness is with a gas hob . |
| 9 | A better way to get the same result , you might think , would be to adjust Hong Kong 's currency , not its price tickets , by vigorously upvaluing the Hong Kong dollar against the American one . |