Example sentences of "was [vb pp] get the " in BNC.
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| 1 | OUR PROGRAMME WAS DESIGNED TO GET THE BEST FOR BRITAIN , TO BRING BRITAIN 'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE , OUR PENSIONS , PROVISION FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN , ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UP TO THE BEST THAT EXISTS IN EUROPE . |
| 2 | He was expected to get the crosses in from the left and get back to cover the left of defence . |
| 3 | You know the thing is I feel that when I was tried to get the theatre board and I have contacted various people on the board I have never been listened to . |
| 4 | I was detailed to get the altimeter . |
| 5 | As much care was taken getting the tunes right as getting the set for the cricket scene organized . |
| 6 | Particular care was taken to get the patients to contract the sphincter for at least 20 seconds . |
| 7 | On arrival at Jalo they found that the battle was still in progress , but enough petrol was obtained to get the convoy safely back to Kufra . |
| 8 | When the children were young " big sister " was delegated to get the smaller ones ready for bed while her mother shared the leadership of the evening services.Joyce told the children fairy stories or Bible stories and they sang Army songs and choruses . |
| 9 | The store 's Anna Keddie said : ‘ He was determined to get the silly price bargain rug for his girlfriend . |
| 10 | Edwards , as leader of the joint force , was determined to get the target and so the Blenheims were airborne again on July 4 . |
| 11 | McLaren , he was convinced , was determined to get the better of him , ‘ and I was determined not to let him ’ . |
| 12 | He regarded you as an opponent whom he was determined to get the better of , in whichever way he could . ’ |
| 13 | But Ms Sachs said in Belgrade that the UNHCR was determined to get the supplies through and both convoys would remain at Serb checkpoints until they were allowed to pass . |
| 14 | I went for an audition and they told me to come back in six months time I was determined to get the part so I practised day and night to be him . ’ |
| 15 | He had been on board the Santa Maria some two hours or more working out with the Argentine naval lieutenant and the tug 's engineers just what was required to get the tow safely down the short cut into the Beagle Channel and thence to Ushuaia . |