Example sentences of "be [adj] get [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | really hate is when you 're on a crowded train and you 're all getting on the train and someone else who 's getting off lights up a cigarette and |
| 2 | We 're all getting in the act here . |
| 3 | You 'll have no seed left before you 're able to get to the shops to buy more . |
| 4 | There was disappointment , however , as it became clear that none of the 10 water companies are likely to get into the FTSE index of the hundred biggest companies . |
| 5 | That is about as much as the East Europeans are likely to get at the moment . |
| 6 | On a practical and down to earth level it is worth finding out what clerical support you are likely to get in the clinic or base where you will be working . |
| 7 | These are as comprehensive an update as you are likely to get in the UK . |
| 8 | The quality of the staff , from matrons to cooks , is probably the biggest single factor determining whether a home has a happy atmosphere , and good staff are hard to get for the demanding , albeit rewarding , job of residential care . |
| 9 | Kay then presented certificates and badges to those new teachers who had been unable to get to the June meeting . |
| 10 | The microfilm is also an invaluable tool for disabled workers who are unable to get to the central paper system or for an interview room that is situated far from the general bureau office . |
| 11 | Any weeds that are able to get through the cover are knocked over , but the important purposes for keeping the mulch jostled about are air penetration and the prevention of rain run-off from a packed surface . |
| 12 | To some extent we are able to get round the problems of localizing lesion sites by using modem imaging techniques like NMR ( nuclear magnetic resonance ) and CAT ( computerized axial tomography ) scanning ( Carlson 1986 ) . |
| 13 | You 've only been able to get through the last four years by not thinking about it . |
| 14 | I might have broken my luck had I been able to get over the Alps on a raid to Turin on 11 June . |
| 15 | It 's only that I have n't been able to get to the bank , being ill and all that , and I have n't got any money for the rent . |
| 16 | MALCOLM ALLEN , who has not been able to get into the Norwich first team this season , showed that Wales ' absentee forwards , Ian Rush and Mark Hughes , had better beware of him . |
| 17 | ‘ We 've also seen quite a difference in our seed rate trials , with the lower rates giving a better pod set , possibly because bees have been able to get into the crop . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It has been a difficult year because I have n't been able to get into the side . ’ |
| 19 | It might just be possible to get past the ticket collector at West Hampstead without paying but at Finchley Road there was a nearly impenetrable barrier of ticket gates . |
| 20 | It should not be possible to get at the dangerous mains wiring without using a screwdriver or other tool . |
| 21 | All concerned should be cross-examined to get to the bottom of the whole sordid affair . |
| 22 | ‘ He told me it would be easier to get to the underground railway from the side street . |
| 23 | Mr Hoddle said : ‘ It 's going to be hard to get into the play-offs because there are teams ahead of us who have played less games . |
| 24 | ‘ Our coach was caught in the centre of an enormous traffic jam , and it looked as if we would be lucky to get to the station only an hour or so behind schedule . |
| 25 | It knows that Channel 5 faces such formidable technical and financial obstacles that it will be lucky to get on the air at all . |
| 26 | In this way you will be sure to get through the work load . |
| 27 | I 'd be able to get on the horse but I 'd be ruled out of the Olympics because betablockers are banned . |
| 28 | A basic attitude of empathy ( a ) to appreciate the power and attractiveness of religion and be able to get on the wavelength of religious people ; ( b ) to be aware in a meaningful way of the kind of experiences and arguments upon which religious people base their convictions ; ( c ) to learn fluency in the language of affirmation , both of others as people and of what is meaningful and important to them . |
| 29 | ‘ She 'd never be able to get over the distress . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We can drag that underneath the window and then I 'll be able to get through the window . ’ |