Example sentences of "[noun pl] to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The requirement of leave gives the court control over the proceedings from the very start , and because the respondent does not have to appear at the leave stage , it is relieved of the need to take any steps to get a weak claim struck out . |
| 2 | Mr Diplexcito , who has fought for three years to get a suitable house for his family — he has been offered several by the district and regional authorities — said : ‘ My wife and daughters will be staying with relatives , but I only have the car as a roof over my head . |
| 3 | I 've already revealed that I started out in a donkey jacket , but I should add that it took me at least ten years to get a decent kit . |
| 4 | The design used got started in 1988 and took five years to get a full multi-processor in such a small package . |
| 5 | Notify the press of your efforts to get a conservation area designated and send them a copy of the booklet you have prepared . |
| 6 | ‘ I wonder , Inspector , if we might ask you one or two questions to get a clear picture , as it were ? ’ |
| 7 | One new size has replaced two old ones , making it impossible for half the customers to get a correct fit . |
| 8 | Hundred and one pounds to get a fucking tooth |
| 9 | When the news hit the factory floor , young girls were sent off to the stores with requisitions to get a good look at the loincloth apprentice . |
| 10 | ‘ I check the bookings to get a general idea of what to plan for weekly activities . |
| 11 | Sometimes it is due to muddy ground where it is difficult for players to get a good grip with their studs , or by a player slipping in the front row . |
| 12 | Only the UK and countries whose legislation is based on English law ( mostly former colonies ) go to these lengths to get a proper balance in aircraft accident reports . |
| 13 | My contention is that the prime reason for this situation — in the publicly available data domain — is the failure of librarians and information scientists to get a proper grip on the overall problem and to take effective measures to solve it . |
| 14 | The book 's intended not just as a guide for visitors , but as a chance for locals to get a fresh look at familiar sights . |
| 15 | Buses and road humps are an unhappy combination and a lot of these reports , in fact all of them bus routes to get a standard objection now from , from bus operators and it , of course it 's not just in this county , it 's , it 's nationally . |
| 16 | Eight pupils from two Teesside schools are giving up their holidays to get a good account of working life . |
| 17 | With a strong crosswind I sighted over my mentor 's left shoulder during the approach , only moving my head from side to side in the final stages to get a symmetrical perspective for the flare . |
| 18 | Perinatal mortality rates should be adjusted for case mix and referral patterns to get a meaningful result . |
| 19 | When the committee met Hopkins resisted the Section 's attempts to get a new definition of full employment of 2 ½%; unemployed , preferring to stick to Beveridge 's 8 ½%; dge . |
| 20 | The sense of his living in a closed world , stylistically speaking , is beautifully conveyed when Falstaff , frustrated in his attempts to get a simple answer to a simple question , wanting to know his ‘ happy news ’ , is forced to move up to Pistol 's manner : — an effect not unlike that if W. C. Fields had turned up in a performance of Mourning Becomes Electra ! |
| 21 | ‘ training groups should join together on some courses to get a wide range of thoughts , feedback and participation ’ |
| 22 | We fought to make the work quotas lighter and for salary rises , for a free midday meal , for women and children to get a full salary . |
| 23 | You probably know that the grit helps tyres to get a good grip on the road but what does the salt do ? |
| 24 | A typical consumer reaction is summed up by a correspondent writing earlier this year in the New Scientist concerning trends in digital car radio design : ‘ Previously it was simple , while driving to cope with two big knobs and six decent-sized push buttons to get a useful selection of stations . |