Example sentences of "[adv] gets [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In polar regions , as the heat is lost to the atmosphere the surface water naturally gets denser and it sinks and it spreads at some level in the ocean into the rest of the world ocean . |
| 2 | In fact , however complex a group 's structure , and however far-flung its subsidiaries , putting the consolidation together gets easier all the time . |
| 3 | However , this is something to watch for because , unless sorted , this kind of problem on a guitar only gets worse . |
| 4 | ‘ Sinead does a lot of very nice things but only gets negative publicity . |
| 5 | If one eye is shut , the brain only gets one picture and it is more difficult to tell exactly how far away the pencil is . |
| 6 | When a sperm , with its 23 chromosomes , is made from a body cell with its 46 chromosomes , it only gets one of the two copies of each addressed location . |
| 7 | I have n't a thing in till her money goes in end of month she only gets paid end of month |
| 8 | Well perhaps she only gets two pence a week pocket money and she saves one penny . |
| 9 | ‘ When it 's her birthday she only gets holy pictures and holy water fonts , ’ Benny reported . |
| 10 | If , however , she keeps mating and not only gets several clutches going but is able to re-establish those that get lost , then she maximizes her chance of a successful breeding season . |
| 11 | The jaw literally gets stuck in the wide open position . |
| 12 | It can happen that when an assistant is helping somebody to get dressed , the person suddenly gets violent . |
| 13 | We push his legs but they buckle at the knees , so we have to hold them up above our heads as we push to make them stay straight , then as we shove and his trousers are rolled down by the rim of stone , his arms flop over the far side of the shaft rim and it suddenly gets easier to push him . |
| 14 | A continuous cycle soon gets established , with hot liquid rising and cold descending [ see Fig. 2 ] — the effect can be seen in any hot liquid that has particles in it , even tea or coffee made with instant milk . |
| 15 | Just occasionally she has these lucid moments where she 's suddenly there again but it does n't mean anything , it 's just a chance set of connections in what 's left of her brain that soon gets lost . |
| 16 | Other electronic memory , called RAM , can be ‘ written to ’ ( one soon gets used to this inelegant computer jargon ) as well as read . |
| 17 | However , we do want to get rid of they ( otherwise the house soon gets full of unsold turnery ! ) , so we price them by our own standards — which may well include a look at what the competition is charging and the ‘ finger in the wind ’ which Hugh decries . |
| 18 | As the liquid ascends , though , it cools down and thus gets denser , so that it must sink again . |
| 19 | he said er he normally gets homesick but he has n't , you know ? |
| 20 | So twelve over gets ready for more fire relax relight , no |
| 21 | Ian 's alright , he just gets drunk . |
| 22 | ‘ Or what if she just gets wounded . |
| 23 | Just gets depressed and |
| 24 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
| 25 | Some programmes are unmissable if I 'm home , like Blind Date , Dame Edna Everage and Antique Roadshow — Hugh Scully just gets better . |
| 26 | Harry Connick Jr has been saying that since the tender age of eight when he stole the show in his native New Orleans , and he just gets better and better . |
| 27 | I ca n't make the machine go any bloody quicker , well I can , but I so what 's the point in that come and have a look at it and then they said come back and do it when you on the skin , you know the skin bring it forward well it do n't go back , it just gets all tangled . |
| 28 | I see it happen but wait , hoping that as usual she will jump out from it , but it just gets worse and she slows almost to a stop . |
| 29 | Yeah I definitely think she ought to have have a check up better to have a check you and it be nothing , than just keep hanging on saying it 'll go away and it does n't , it just gets worse . |
| 30 | And , and so what happens is th the whole thing just keep , it 's just compounded worser , it just gets worse and worse and worse and worse . |