Example sentences of "[conj] get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not want to dictate what should be translated or get involved in negotiations between publishers . |
| 2 | During the normal course of events people move , die , drop out of sight or get involved in other things , and such events are likely to affect the panel subjects . |
| 3 | ‘ And that a witness who seems reluctant even to go and see the patient , let alone state what he saw or get involved in a compensation claim . ’ |
| 4 | If you leave gates open animals may stray on to roads , trample crops or get lost . |
| 5 | I feel that it was actually so quick — not at all what I 'd been led to expect from antenatal classes — that I could n't savour the birth or get used to the idea . |
| 6 | Medicines also contain colourants , often in very large amounts , which is why you should try to discontinue syrups and tablets during the diet ( as long as your doctor agrees ) or get colouring-free alternatives . |
| 7 | Or get four actually cos they 're lovely . |
| 8 | Now if either Phelan or Irwin were to loose form or get injured Kelly would play . |
| 9 | And those people that take or get extra , either their body is not producing or they want an extra bit for something so they can run a hundred yards at er in an extra five minutes . |
| 10 | That 's why he left me for some other woman — one who did n't booze and do embarrassing things , or get moody , or stupid , or passionate . ’ |
| 11 | Yeah or get glazed . |
| 12 | Not all men are defensive or get upset if you raise this subject ; keeping silent about your concerns may put both your health and well-being at risk and wo n't help your relationship in the long term . |
| 13 | As the miles get more and more and more is the value going to get bigger or get smaller ? |
| 14 | You could give him a soft sensual massage or get tougher with wrestling , rough and tumble or spanking … |
| 15 | Encourage the person to speak-when they stop or get stuck , allow them time to think and repeat back to them the last thing they said to help them find their flow . |
| 16 | How often do we switch on the television , only half watching it , or get stuck into routines in the evenings that require no conscious thought or effort , leaving the mind free to wander ? |
| 17 | You 'll never get them doin' doggy style or get any fruit out in the bedroom , it 's like straight down and that 's it ! |
| 18 | Come back in a week for a check-up and to have the majority of the sutures out , or earlier if they give you any trouble or get infected . |
| 19 | Well I do n't know yet , we 're trying to sort that one out , we 're trying to either put the load back or get another order to go with it . |
| 20 | To keep profits up , firms will need to lower costs or get more value for their money . |
| 21 | You 've got to use your fingers have n't you or get some pennies out and count them . |
| 22 | Okay if you want a private conversation well go and have a private conversation , but borrow , borrow the code of silence from or get smart or something |
| 23 | Hurt or get hurt ? |
| 24 | In Ireland , even in high summer they say , never bet on mirages ; as you approach ever closer to those distant shimmering patches , they go on shimmering until they force you to detour around them — or get wet . |
| 25 | When it came to the crunch , wear it and look stupid or get wet and keep your dignity , how many thousands stayed tightly rolled in school bag , shopping bag and haversack ? |
| 26 | If you 're after shareware and do n't want to pay a library for a disk full , the only other way is to either copy the programs from a friend or get on-line to a Bulletin Board System and download the programs from there via a modem . |
| 27 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 28 | If Madeleine does decide to marry him — or get engaged to him — then you 'll know where you stand . |
| 29 | The poor guy who made it did everything right except get those burr veneers properly adhered to the ground . |
| 30 | In a rather different example from the same period , Scottish TV was so short of cash by February 1970 that it could not pay its ITA rental , nor the levy , nor its bills , nor get further credit from the bank . |