Example sentences of "[prep] get used " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cara smiled , and confided , ‘ Actually , I was wondering what I was going to do with myself the four weeks he 's away — I 've sort of got used to having him around , ’ she tossed in , as if uncaring , when they all knew differently . |
| 2 | you know I think I would of got used to it |
| 3 | It took a bit of getting used to . |
| 4 | I know the two hours on and four off takes a bit of getting used to , but … perhaps you do n't realise what an important job you 're doing . ’ |
| 5 | Microlights take a bit of getting used to ( 1,000 feet looks an awfully long way down ) , but they are marvellous viewing platforms . |
| 6 | Of course ‘ Boggers ’ is n't the only teacher with his own funny little ways ; all teachers take a bit of getting used to . |
| 7 | Another way of getting used to the machine , ( without any outlay at all ) , is to work for someone else . |
| 8 | This is a slightly awkward combination which takes a bit of getting used to , but it 's a good way to prevent you accidentally or absent-mindedly starting the machine . |
| 9 | Mind you , hitting the fast-moving ball takes a bit of getting used to . |
| 10 | If you did n't , you were bawled out , and that took an awful lot of getting used to . |
| 11 | She considered the question for a few minutes before she replied , ‘ Barbados takes a bit of getting used to , but its good points far outweigh the bad . |
| 12 | A a as I say er i it takes a bit of getting used to when you 're just making a meal for yourself , you know what I mean you 're you 're that used to carry 'em about and picking after 'em and |
| 13 | You know this is going to take quite a bit of getting used to , ’ he complained . |
| 14 | ‘ It will take a bit of getting used to , ’ she remarked slowly , ‘ although , ’ she added after a slight pause , ‘ it does make you look — ’ |
| 15 | This is going to take a bit of getting used to . ’ |
| 16 | Oh , it takes a bit of getting used to . ’ |
| 17 | I asked to come to Grendon , I did n't like it when i got here , it took a lot of getting used |
| 18 | The SR comes complete with power steering , electric windows , mirrors and sunroof , remote control boot release and ‘ plip ’ central locking with a built-in alarm system ; one which takes a bit of getting used to , in fact . |
| 19 | Below that , it sounds more like a traditional diesel , and it does lack response at times , but it only takes a bit of getting used to . |
| 20 | Top speed is 94 mph with standstill to 60 mph available in 13.4 seconds — figures which are more than respectable at this end of the market , though owners may find that the 20 mpg thirst takes a lot of getting used to compared with the 30-plus of Japanese rivals . |
| 21 | ‘ Working in a foreign country in a foreign language with French colleagues took a bit of getting used to , ’ said . |
| 22 | That 'll take a bit of getting used to that ! . |
| 23 | It 's all a matter of getting used to being recorded . |
| 24 | It 's all new , is it going to take a bit of getting used to ? |
| 25 | Well er I think it is going to take a bit of getting used to , yes that 's , that 's right ; preparing agreements for Oxfordshire Health Authority , service agreements , we 're calling them , er with some er eighty or ninety health care programmes , health care services in our hospitals and communities . |
| 26 | It 's easier to start with until you sort of get used to somebody |
| 27 | I 'd expected to last only a few minutes before my first ducking but the gentle wind was perfect for getting used to the moves . |
| 28 | America is his favourite way of talking about the undiscovered country , and it shows that as well as suicide and blanket boredom he has taken over the flavour of Raskolnikov 's joke about getting used to family life . |
| 29 | But the Raskolnikov of the notebooks who joked grimly about getting used to being married and having children will do that average and earthy thing , though in a different spirit ; and in another story , as the Epilogue tells us . |
| 30 | Seeing that Owen was having difficulties in getting used to the idea , she took him by the hand and pulled him down beside her on the divan . |