Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] obtain [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Soon after that , I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at U.C.L. which paid me a small salary of 750 per annum — this was slightly less than what I had been earning as a teacher , but it enabled me to return full-time to research at U.C.L. The money for the studentship had been provided by a television network , ATN . |
2 | During the mill 's restoration , David Verey , with the co-operation of Lord Bathurst , was fortunate enough to obtain the working parts from a mill at North Cerney , these being fitted to the restored building . |
3 | He had originally intended to polish up the wood and sell it for five shillings , but when he was fortunate enough to obtain the gramophone he realised he should repair the machine and install it in the cabinet . |
4 | We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas . |
5 | The accused would , however , be guilty if the lease already existed and the accused dishonestly obtained an assignment of it . |
6 | He delivered his dissertation on time , was awarded his doctorate , and was lucky enough to obtain a lectureship in the Comparative Literature Department at the University of Suffolk , ‘ the last new job in Romanticism this century ’ , as he was wont to describe it , with justifiable hyperbole . |
7 | If you are lucky enough to obtain a Sear 's catalogue , or one offered by any number of American suppliers , you can give your card number and order what is required on the order form usually enclosed . |
8 | In contrast , those lucky enough to obtain a place in the East India Company 's own service could anticipate a reasonable career without the necessity of further patronage , even though , without question , a servant of the Company whose career was watched by a great man would rise more rapidly . |
9 | Later I was lucky enough to obtain a copy of his Impressionist Painting in Oils , a , small handbook published by The Artists ' Publishing Co . |