Example sentences of "he [vb -s] getting [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There he goes getting defensive . |
| 2 | He keeps getting two hundred pound to pay for his petrol . |
| 3 | All he 's worried about is getting wickets , and he 's , as I think I said yesterday he starts to feel a bit frustrated with his lax control , the ball flows all over the place and then somehow or other he 's got at the , the real quality batsmen in the opposition side , he 's got DaSilva out , might have been a slightly lucky dismissal caught down the leg side and he 's got him out and he 's done that in every match he 's played , he 's given away runs pretty rapidly , but he keeps getting vital wickets as well . |
| 4 | So , he 's rang every day since and he keeps getting this person , that says er er , we 'll pass your message , we 'll pass your message , we 'll get back to you , I 'll get back to you . |
| 5 | He relished the fight , like he relishes getting stuck in , but did n't really enjoy the job . |