Example sentences of "[prep] order get [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Mrs Mitchell wants to know if she can increase or decrease the width of the pattern , in order to get complete repeats of the pattern on a sweater that is a different size to the one she used her 23-stitch repeat for .
2 Perhaps , in the West , it is still necessary for accountants to demonstrate that fact by calculations in order to get general managers and the workforce to take it to heart .
3 If the Liberal Democrats threaten rebellion , Labour will say : ‘ We have a programme to get Britain out of recession ; we want to get rid of the poll tax ; we want to rescue the health service , and you are standing in our way in order to get petty party advantage .
4 If you mean ‘ pirate ’ , you can get lost , but if you want to analyse programs in order to get reset pokes , for example , you 'll need to learn machine code first .
5 In order to get official night leave , one successful plot was to pretend to have a brother or an uncle , depending on the prospective escort 's age , who was supposedly visiting Paris .
6 Therefore it is important to select a system which is designed to prevent this reduction in temperature in order to get maximum benefit .
7 Authorities on the cutting edge of independent care management will have to intensify their monitoring of assessment costs in order to get quick handle on their care managers ' expenditure .
8 But such activities — advertising and the like — are costly , and the raider may have to improve the offer in order to get sufficient shareholders to agree , which lessens the raider 's own return .
9 There are instances , fortunately very rare , of mothers simulating illness in their children in order to get medical attention — this is known as ‘ Munchausen-by-proxy ’ or ‘ Meadow 's syndrome ’ after Professor Roy Meadows , who first described two cases in 1977 .
10 In order to get full compensation the buyer will have to look to tort , as in the case of fraudulent misrepresentation , or sue for breach of contract .
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