Example sentences of "be get [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | My social worker says that I should n't be gettin' high , because it damages the immune system . |
2 | 'E must be got warm . ’ |
3 | Whether Kathleen remembered the list of requirements or not , things might as well be got ready , the sorting out begun . |
4 | I took him off so the house could be got ready and everyone arrive . |
5 | The patient lay on the bed to be got ready . |
6 | I did n't realize that they could be got ready in such a short space of time . |
7 | If the surface of thick glass can be got smooth and kept smooth it will be just as strong as a thin fibre . |
8 | They must be getting close now ; already Dalgliesh could see the soaring west tower and pinnacles of Ely Cathedral to the east . |
9 | It must be getting close |
10 | ‘ It must be getting bored buildings things at the moment , , he told Endill . |
11 | Anyway , he thought they would be drifting apart a bit now , perversely but predictably because they were seeing more of each other , not just weekends ; Stock stayed the night at the horrible little place in Islington quite often , but Slater thought Sara might be getting bored with the black-leather macho man . |
12 | But he continued : ‘ Because you wo n't be getting pregnant . |
13 | Edward will be getting restive . ’ |
14 | New lines in the Northern Corries must be getting scarce because only three were climbed recently , although White Magic was repeated by Graeme Ettle and quoted as straightforward V. |
15 | ‘ You must be getting awful cabin-fever stuck in all day , ’ said Emma , as they pushed through the lancing wind . |
16 | And suddenly in French , in a voice as shrill as a station-master 's whistle , ‘ Rosette — come back ! that lemonade must be getting hot . ’ |
17 | Christ , he thought to himself , I must be getting desperate . |
18 | Eventually you will reach the point where you will wonder why one thumb appears to be getting tired and will look down to find that you were holding on a lot of stick trim without even being aware of it ! |
19 | For the most cheering news out of Greece today is that the country may at last be getting tired of the bumbly , floppy politics of the past . |
20 | I must be getting tired : Anya 's binding spell has packed more of a punch than I expected . |
21 | Crumble the softened butter into the flour , sprinkling in the rice flour or cornflour at intervals , as and when the butter seems to be getting sticky . |
22 | They sent me to Cambridge for a couple of terms — that 's where I first realized I must run — I do n't want to blaspheme about one of your famous institutions so I sha n't tell you the name of my college though you 're longing to know — the girls in their bed-sitters , the cocoa-drinking , the tittle-tattle , the atmosphere of heartiness or domesticity in the combination-room — But , my dear , it must be getting late and here I am telling you things that you know as well as I do . ’ |
23 | It was a good fuck , but hurried , as Hairy Back would be getting anxious . |
24 | Kinnear said : ‘ It was a marvellous display by our lads — but the fans up here seem to be getting hysterical . |
25 | So just with that trick there are a lot of words now that you 'll be getting right yeah . |
26 | You should be getting similar answers to similar questions . |
27 | It 's your generation should be getting killed , not ours ! ’ |
28 | ‘ Well , basically you 'll be getting used to experiencing sexual feelings , mainly by learning to arouse yourself and coping with resulting power surges . |
29 | He should be getting used to it by now , but instead he was almost ashamed of the place where he lived . |
30 | ‘ The only thing will be getting used to no air-conditioning , but I think I can live with that . |