Example sentences of "get them [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And finally : ‘ Do n't merely talk , like some gasbags do , about shedding the last drop of your blood for your country — the difficulty with them , when the time comes , is getting them to shed the FIRST drop of their blood . ’ |
| 2 | The technique of getting them to supply the missing dialogue after a silent viewing of a scene provides a good opportunity for you and them to find out what language they have at their command and how flexibly they can use it . |
| 3 | He treated reading as a team effort , getting them to read the Daily Mirror rather than the dull , babyish books on offer . |
| 4 | When this is the case , pre-meeting briefing of supporters to get them to ask the right questions ( ones that you can answer well ) and to t ring in relevant information and viewpoints is essential . |
| 5 | And , obviously to get them to do the right job in the right , within the right timescales . |
| 6 | It was only with great effort that was able to get them to arrange the Open Door Schooling visit so that it was useful as a teaching exercise , instead of being a ceremonial procession through the commune . |
| 7 | Entering the third year of the Intifada , it is more than ever clear that time is of the essence : how to keep it going long enough at a level which does not yield to the temptations of ruinous , reciprocal escalation , but still disturbs the outside world enough to get them to bring the Israeli extremists to heel . |
| 8 | Local pressures on district councillors to get them to solve the rural housing crisis , caused by the Government 's suppression of public sector house building , has persuaded some to abandon crucial planning policies that protect the open countryside from sporadic development . |
| 9 | He admitted that it was not easy , and said that , in effect , what one did was to get them to read the first chapter of any book by Derrida . |