Example sentences of "[noun pl] get used " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smaller birds got used to her after a while . |
| 2 | Gradually my eyes got used to the glare and I was able to make sense of my surroundings . |
| 3 | As her eyes got used to the darkness she began to see a tunnel-the interior of a tunnel . |
| 4 | A few TV companies came and went ; it seemed very dark when their harsh lights had gone , but gradually my eyes got used to the gloom and I knew if I looked round I would see comforting , familiar faces , as people took their seats in the rows of chairs in front of the altar . |
| 5 | Kids get used for this quite a lot , because it is n't as frightening for the lifers to be fetched by a kid . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , of course there 's always some reflected light , once your eyes get used to being out at night . |
| 7 | It had taken her months to get used to eating so late and so many times a day . |
| 8 | It will take a couple of months to get used to it , ’ one officer said . |
| 9 | The collection of rubbish every fortnight will not start until June to give those people not already using the recycling scheme a few months to get used to the idea . |
| 10 | It 's tremendous really , it 's an unbelievable relief for me , it would have taken me months to get used to a new cue , that 's the only cue I 've ever had er since I started playing eight years ago . |
| 11 | Gedanken had to wait a minute for her eyes to get used to the inky black darkness again . |
| 12 | The route started with approximately 4 miles of fairly quiet roads ( not shown in Figure 3.1 ) to allow the subjects to get used to the handling of the car and to practise performing the two judgment tasks . |
| 13 | I think my parents got used to my outrageousness from an early age . |
| 14 | Community workshops and trades and crafts get used where people have space to practise the crafts at home ; people practise the crafts at home , where there are community workshops to attract them to meet , learn , use common equipment , and compare work . |
| 15 | Splashing her limbs to get used to the cold , she turned and looked at me with a hint of mischief , as I stood naked staring at her . |
| 16 | There 's no noises to get used to really . |
| 17 | Under the influence of song and fire , the elephants get used to being touched by their trainers and to being tapped lightly with a stick . |
| 18 | Always train with these mitts to get used to the additional range they allow , and to experience what an acceptable impact feels like . |
| 19 | Ancient man had hundreds if not thousands of years to get used to each new metal ; the aesthetic qualities as well as the performance of individual metals in the home or on the battlefield became common knowledge . |
| 20 | It took him four years to get used to the doors at Stoneleigh ! |
| 21 | This settling period ensures that the necks get used to the tension of strings before their final truss rod adjustment . |
| 22 | ‘ We are trying to play a different type of game and it 's taking time for some of the players to get used to it . |
| 23 | It would be best to start with young Geophagines , allowing the dwarfs to get used to them as they grow . |
| 24 | It took George several hours to get used to the fact that I was deceitful and irresponsible , but eventually he agreed that we might as well get as good a price as we could — £10 , he thought , if they had n't spotted the broken springs . |
| 25 | It did take a few minutes to get used to the cutting action of steadying the saw on it shoe , starting the motor , then gradually starting the cut by pivoting down with the blade , but it was a knack soon acquired . |
| 26 | As the children get used to your interventions , you can make them more challenging . |
| 27 | The material is presented in a number of ways , including cartoons , so that pupils get used to different styles and different types of reading . |
| 28 | Believe me temps get used to it . |
| 29 | Now take a few practise shots to get used to the camera control , having first set everything to auto . |
| 30 | and they have to you know let their children get used to them and so on and |