Example sentences of "[adj] get [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took some getting used to the idea that Gentiles were fellow-heirs in God 's kingdom , brothers and sisters in the same family , for there was a great deal of prejudice against the Gentiles . |
| 2 | I find it easier to get angry at the stuff happening around me these days because I 'm no longer naive enough to think it 'll simply sort itself out . |
| 3 | I have to write this to get some of the weight — the choking weight — off my chest . |
| 4 | That vaguely troubled feeling still persisted as Sabine got ready for the dinner party that evening . |
| 5 | Everyone considering buying a house should seek professional advice but it is easy to get lost in the jargon . |
| 6 | It was easy to get most of the music you wanted from the shops in the High Street . |
| 7 | But it was Berty getting stuck on the it did go on for so long . |
| 8 | East Devon District Council has looked at the paperwork and has realized that the Community Council is going to match anything that they give , so I 've spoken to their recycling officer and he thinks that the way the budget is , we 're very likely to get one of the containers from them , which would be matched by another from the Community Council . |
| 9 | There is no class-war in advanced industrial states , in any case ; and the village idiot posted at the town gate to welcome the Messiah , though never out of work , is always likely to get bored with the job . |
| 10 | Look ahead — is your disability likely to get worse in the next few years ? |
| 11 | The reviewer is likely to get hot under the collar if a personal favourite has been left out and can easily end up merely drawing up a rival selection . |
| 12 | NTT LIKELY TO GET SOME OF THE RATE RISES IT SEEKS |
| 13 | The shares have been soaring on hopes that the rate rises would go through , and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp is likely to get some of the local rate increases it is seeking , Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Junichiro Koizumi told Reuters : the company wants to raise rates across the board , but the hikes are likely to be granted only for pay telephones , not for households or businesses . |
| 14 | So it 's absolutely essential that we do go forward formally and take up all the issues in relation to the minimum achieved performance levels and the scheme arising from the consolidation of the effects of last year 's pay settlement , but as er most of the delegates from British Gas will know , I 've been er ensuring that we first of all get all of the reports in from the regional joint indu regional joint trade union secretaries to ensure that we have as much information for once as British Gas has , about what 's going on within the company , and secondly we 've had er full debates on the trade union side to ensure we were well aware of just exactly what our recollections were of what happened last year and to ensure we 're going forward in a clear and a positive way . |
| 15 | They 're all getting ready in the playground . |
| 16 | What I like is that I can feel the movement and it all gets transmitted to the fingers . |
| 17 | Apart from the convoy , we can all get lost on the way to the ground together : - ) |
| 18 | If you are going this route is would help if you employed an accountant with some experience in operating computerised accounting systems and your own accountants would again give you lack of expertise in this area be better to get involved in the recruitment process to ensure that you end up with a suitable individual to run your system . |
| 19 | It 's better to get comfortable with the approach in a situation where you are confident , like a weekly meeting , than suddenly to try and implement it when you are in a more testing situation , like an important sales presentation . |
| 20 | One nine-year-old got most of the Christmas myth and the consumer dream into her letter as well as showing some concern : ‘ Dear Santa , how are you doing ? |
| 21 | ‘ More likely everyone 's too busy getting ready for the captain 's reception tonight . ’ |
| 22 | We 're always so careful , but … well , I suppose we were so busy getting ready for the cruise … ’ |
| 23 | Unable to get these onto the screen for 18 months , and lacking the clout necessary to raise the additional money for the six extra films they would need to secure foreign distribution , Minerva went under . |
| 24 | When studying the electromagnetic properties of dielectrics I was very reluctant to get involved with the physics of dielectrics . |
| 25 | Wilkinson was reluctant to get involved in the controversy but countered : ‘ It was a goal from my head . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It was fun to be able to get involved in the story and change the ending . ’ |
| 27 | Opportunities for water sports are good on the island , and the RSM is able to get most of the soldiers on one short course , such as canoeing or diving , during the tour . |
| 28 | Thus the effect of the former got lost in the more widespread effect of the latter . |
| 29 | When Mick Jones and Paul first got involved with the punk experience , they used to customise ladies ' car coats . |
| 30 | When Kylie first got involved in the film , rock megastar David Bowie was to have been the film 's executive producer . |