Example sentences of "[vb mod] get [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They work as if they must get rich by the evening and die the next day . |
| 2 | Members opposite must get used to the idea that I shall read out what their Front-Bench spokesmen have said about fund holding . |
| 3 | No , that 's funny I should get two on the same survey |
| 4 | Third , people should get hot under the collar when presented with dreary architecture . |
| 5 | It 's logical that two male vets should get most of the farm work . ’ |
| 6 | You should get more of the . |
| 7 | Pat might get sick before the race , ’ he added with a grin . |
| 8 | Their Inasia Shampoo Bars cost £2.25 and the only snag is that you might get muddled on the side of the bath and mix them up with the soap . |
| 9 | Klondyke reckon that if a customer anywhere in the world orders 100 straps they 'll get 100 of the best quality , not 80 good ones and 20 with scars or other quality problems . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll get used to the pidgin , by the way . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll get one of the staff to show you the way . ’ |
| 12 | And today really is er decision day that er first of all we 'll get one of the hurdles out of the way whether you and I think that this is a good |
| 13 | I 'll get one of the girls downstairs to do it , can I ? |
| 14 | Wow I think we 'll get that on the tape recorder . |
| 15 | If your diagram is pretty reasonable , you 'll get most of the mark . |
| 16 | I mean , you can even get a situation Chairman , where you 'll get some of the big multiples will tell a , will agree specifications with a food manufacturer , but they 're not going to be able to check on the ingredients , so even though the , the , the Sainsburys and the Marks and Spencers of this world say we do n't want any er , gen genetically modified ingredients going into anything that we 're going to buy , there 's no way that they can guarantee that before we 've even bought any . |
| 17 | We 'll get some at the party tonight . |
| 18 | We 'll get the we 'll get some on the front door as soon people are . |
| 19 | I could make a few inspired guesses that the machinery will get , not so much cheaper , although it is getting a bit cheaper , but you 'll get more for the same money — rather like calculators _ they have n't actually got very much cheaper in the last two or three years , but you get more for your fiver . |
| 20 | I was panicking — I 'll get stuck between the paper and the wall — I 'll disappear ! |
| 21 | I wanted to go with her to the train , but she told me to stay at home otherwise I 'd get lost on the way back . |
| 22 | That 's so they 'd get used to the standing . |
| 23 | I had a feeling he 'd get edgy after the turn , though . |
| 24 | I mean you 'd probably you 'd get you 'd get some of the figures from there . |
| 25 | She said we 'd get some in the sales , but I suppose it 's too late now . |
| 26 | He was determined to be thorough in his preparations , and made sure there were plenty of games before the Tests began so that the players could get used to the conditions . |
| 27 | I wanted him to know that in plenty of time so that he could get used to the pressure . |
| 28 | You could get drunk on the ozone . |
| 29 | Huy felt he could get drunk on the smell of Taheb , sinking his lips into the base of her neck where it joined the shoulder . |
| 30 | Although it seems unlikely that lay people could get involved with the detailed engineering design of major projects , given proposals for a specific local project their general interest can sometimes expand to include not only a concern for the siting , appearance and general design of the system but also an interest in the more general policy issues : for example , is the proposed project the best investment option ; what are the alternatives ? |