Example sentences of "been [adj] to get [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been lucky to get this flat and at a reasonable price , for accommodation in Branchester was n't easy to find . |
| 2 | He told the abbot of Fécamp that he had heard that there was a letter of Pope Eugenius ( obviously a corruption of Hyginus ) which had settled the question , but he had been unable to get any information about this alleged source . |
| 3 | Although although there 's a lot of people who feel they 're all living in the lap of luxury if you 're Post Office or B T pensioners , they are n't and we have n't been able to get this surplus er in any way used for the benefit of those people and er and that 's where the ownership of the fund really and the surplus are tied in together . |
| 4 | She has not been able to get any type of work since , despite applying for eight jobs a week . |
| 5 | It concerned the toxic effects of atmospheric lead and was characterised by a series of comments like ‘ It 's claimed that even low levels of lead can cause brain damage ’ , ‘ It 's been difficult to get conclusive evidence ’ , ‘ There 's a whole lot of evidence ’ , ‘ Yes but there is conflicting evidence ’ , all delivered without any one of the four speakers actually providing figures to explain what the concern and disagreement was all about . |
| 6 | It would have been nice to get another couple of matches under my belt for Wimbledon . ’ |
| 7 | It would have been nice to get another couple of matches under my belt for Wimbledon . ’ |