Example sentences of "[pers pn] to get a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | For example , the grid can be temporarily turned off to enable you to get a better idea of how the design will look when knitted . |
2 | It 's daft for you to get a stiff neck on the sofa when there 's room in my bed . ’ |
3 | In fact it was she who had advised him to get a second opinion on the matter , from a lawyer . |
4 | He held his foster-brother away from him to get a good look at him . |
5 | so the most-talked-about terrace-player gets another half-page over here — if Frank play well in the US that might make it easier for him to get a new club . |
6 | ‘ When I walked into the studio Blixa had his body miked up and they were punching him to get a bass drum beat . |
7 | Crowe had told her to get a new face . |
8 | ‘ And we want her to get a nice lot of money for it so that she can afford to go and visit her nephew up North , ’ added Mary . |
9 | Then she asks me to get a small bottle of pills from her drawer . |
10 | ‘ I find it helps me to get a good night 's sleep . ’ |
11 | He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet , comfortable life . |
12 | Other law chiefs came to see us and said they would help me to get a healthy country . |
13 | The Parsons ' slimline dining table was too low for me to get a proper purchase to relieve the cramp . |
14 | The risk that the others would use them to get a political voice was a risk that had to be taken . |
15 | It is far better , for the sake of peace and quiet , to ‘ give them their head ’ within reason , without allowing them to get a total stranglehold on your time . |
16 | Given the shortage of good creative talent , this is not that unusual , and if you find that your agency is using freelances , your immediate reaction should not be to fire them on the spot : give them credit for both knowing their own limitations and for buying good work from outside , always assuming that it is good ; but press them to get a permanent team working on your account soon — it is not in your interest to lose continuity of creative work on your account . ) |