How To Use Getting In A Sentence

For the owners of the Ivy to worry about people thinking they are just for VIPs is a little like a lion getting upset for being called a carnivore. Restaurant review: 34
There's a lot of ballyhoo involved in getting a taxi in this country.
If they come in close and start getting a bit tasty, then they find I can hand it out too.
When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed. John Green
She's getting old and she tends to ramble a bit.

Of course there's nothing wrong with necking a few beers and getting caught up in the buzz of the World Cup.
There are many horror stories about an ex-spouse getting the proceeds of a big life insurance policy or the accidental disinheritance of a child because the owner never changed the beneficiary," Norfolk warns. How To Protect Your Spouse Financially After You're Gone
A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive. Walt Disney
Related, but not directly, I have spent much time getting to know fractals, 4d geometry, and other ‘strange’ mathematical phenomena.
Adam was getting the feeling that money was tight for her.
His health is getting steadily worse.
It is not just getting used to the layout of new streets and kitchen and neighbours. Times, Sunday Times
The trouble is getting tense often just makes matters worse. The Sun
The only thing I was thinking at the time was what a bloody bum deal I was getting.
It is no more a sign of weakness to change leadership in wartime if success depends on it than it is to remove a baseball pitcher who is getting shelled in order to prevent the game from becoming hopelessly lost.
The two that are getting to me lately are "ironwood," which here in Hawai'i means a variety of Casuarina sp. native to Australia I think. Languagehat.com: HACKMATACK.
HIV-positive Pedro Zamora from the San Francisco season, for example, put a face to the stigmatized disease of AIDS and did a world of good with his exposure -- even getting the recognition of then-president Bill Clinton. Ryan O'Connell: Auditioning for the Real World Is Too Real
Getting deeper into the study of morality showed me that human nature is very much two-sided; for every bad side to our nature, there's a good one.
There were bestiaries in the Library, she knew, but finding and getting access to them could be a problem. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train.
But don't strain yourselves getting out of your new squad car.
Be careful of getting caught in the trap of total involvement with your computer.
They were getting it, albeit slowly, but the results were mixed to say the least.
So the problem I faced in solitary, where incessant remembering strove for possession of me, was the problem of forgetting. Chapter 6
Mr. Hernandez's monochromatic costumes were 1950s-style, with the plain garb of the villagers contrasting with the cosmopolitan clothes of Neruda and his wife, Matilde, and Di Cosimo's natty, attention-getting white suit. When Postman and Poet Meet
I was getting really determined that I would hit the ball before we stopped playing.
And according to Mr. Trunfio, the company is now "getting ready" to begin aquafarming on the East Coast with a new partner. NYT > Home Page
Just look at that, now; you too are getting obstinate and huffish. The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes
Besides, it was getting late, and my decent harpooneer ought to be home and going bedwards. Moby Dick; or the Whale
I worked another 12 hour shift on Sunday, getting home in time to catch the tail end of the Oscars.
Just getting anyone in the area to tell the platoon where the former mukhtar lived had taken three months of pleading, and after several false leads that day, the soldiers had found him. The Coming Normalcy?
I was reading WIRED for the first time in ages the other day, and found myself getting annoyed all over again at the breathless prose they use in their articles.
During the hustle of everyone getting underway someone tripped the anchor that we used to stabilize our dinghy.
Getting involved in European companies is likely to bring a complexity of personnel management that will blow their minds," Graeme Maxton, a Europe-based independent auto industry analyst, told the news service, noting Chinese companies 'poor track record of managing their businesses. DealBook
If the condenser must be located above the turbine, then the pipe should be carried first downward and then upward in the U form, in the manner of the familiar "entrainer," which will be found effectively to prevent water getting back when the turbine is operating. Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers
In my opinion, the population of sun dried tomatoes in a state of olive oil inundation is something you are forgetting to include. Brunch en Casa
Getting fitter can boost your metabolism and help you burn off the calories. The Sun
They sell better because the reading public feels it is getting value for money.
What’s getting lost in the rancor is that we are Americans (apologies to the non-American posters here). Think Progress » Obama bumper sticker fuels violent political road rage in Tennessee.
Coming back from a child-free brunch at our favourite cafe earlier today, A asked me if I regretted his getting a vasectomy. November « 2009 « oh frabjous day!
While such drinks as the Sour Appletini have been getting lots of press lately, it seems the tried and true classics still lead the pack in popularity, at least according to the latest survey of bar managers and bartenders.
Getting governments to recognise the importance of an AIDS vaccine is as critical as getting the science right in the laboratory.
Roulston appears unruffled by the lack of attention, his concern mainly extending to getting the young interested in science and electronics, which he regards as vital for the future of the economy.
He battled on with temporary replacements, which kept getting dislodged in training and preseason games. The Sun
After first-round draft pick Sylvester Morris ended a 20-day holdout by signing a seven-year deal, the team didn't want to waste any time getting him on the field.
He may be getting turned on watching them, but it's you he wants to have sex with.
We still went ahead getting the property ready for the season, training seasonal staff and volunteers.
Their proposal to the Jewish council of religious leaders also called the Sanhedrin that they cooperate in getting rid of this troublemaker was met with enthusiasm. Puzzlements & Predicaments of the Bible
You don't want to lose that excited edge, but you should also be getting progressively more comfortable as dates go by.
Neither of us enjoy getting up early.
The only problem that I see with asking and getting an answer is the possible prejudgment on issues that could come before theCourt. The Volokh Conspiracy » “We Cannot Ask a Man [Being Considered for the Supreme Court] What He Will Do”
Perhaps you can recommend something for getting a blot off an escutcheon. MR STARLIGHT
And when the docs who are getting reimbursed by the federal government practice defensive medicine, it runs up the cost to the taxpayers.
This keeps getting censored by the Lamontster scrub out the truth squads .. he has to protect his propagandists for hire, as he's too chickenhearted to let the CT voters decide for themselves CT-SEN: Lamont Hits Back At Lieberman Terror Slam
Of course, getting all this infrastructure right is a mammoth undertaking in debt-ridden times. Times, Sunday Times
Even multimillionaires don't like getting blood all over their soft, beige leather bucket seats.
Neither Pislar nor Knittel conceded and the two raced the full 2000 metres with Knittel finally getting the better of Pislar.
Not only are policemen getting younger, but people are living longer - ten years more on average than a generation ago.
If Amy weren't under guard, she'd be working on overriding the overrides and getting control back.
On a typical day, blokes spend 14 minutes getting ready. The Sun
And the deadline for submitting the illustrations was getting uncomfortably close.
Getting a job at another licensed dealer was somewhat easier.
Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet.
The thing about getting up so early is that one is full of optimism. Times, Sunday Times
The series is so competitive that an extra second on a pit stop or getting through traffic on the racetrack can mean the difference between finishing first or fourth.
Universities are also getting in on the act. Times, Sunday Times
In the hope of getting a fair deal, you should press him to undertake the most careful inquiry into the facts.
The pair were snapped getting close at the afterparty, above. The Sun
E.eryone was getting excited, and when T. hooley announced "Mark E. Smith is a dickhead", I think all the fears were confirmed. FallNews
I've had some luck getting laid with AdultFriendFinder (it sounds so much sketchier than it actually is, I promise), but if that's not what you're looking for, then stay away. Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing
They recognized that getting the nuclear genie back in the bottle was nigh impossible.
When the best memory has been recalled for many times,it's getting less tasty.
Hurling supporters in neighbouring parishes are scouring local GAA officials in the hope of getting a ticket to the September 12 Final.
When like me you have chosen the tough and rugged regime of living in a lighthouse for two nights, you will know that getting your daily victuals can be a demanding task.
I can't see so well, it's getting dark and the reeds are tall here, willowy reeds that slap your face when you climb down with your rake and cull and dreg the day. Dock
You have sales guys that are strong in PPC placement, there are guys that are strong in getting national video ad buys for pre and post roll initiatives, there are guys that can pull in banner cpm sponsor buys by the boatload. 300k/monthly budget what would you do? « The Paradigm Shift
This definitely could make the difference between people getting pregnant or not. Times, Sunday Times
Orange is guessing that news will be a tempting way of getting users to pay premium prices for data downloads.
And someone of considerable power and prestige like himtaking a career-ruiningride on the "anti-lobby" haywagon is the FIRST STEP in getting our government back .... Obama's First Big Mistake on the Job: Rescuing Sen. Joe Lieberman
The best way of getting pulses down my gullet is with dhal, in which split peas are completely melted, boiled with curry powder, garlic, chili, and then topped off with cumin seeds and garlic fried to a crisp which both add that magical aroma. Pinto beans, three ways | Homesick Texan
Judith C had been disabled since birth, getting about with sticks and, for much of her life, leg calipers.
A staggering 77 percent said they were, proving that the Weekender is getting noticed on-line as well as on the news-stands.
Mr Wang is a 30 - something go-getting entrepreneur.
Getting him to do his homework is like pulling teeth.
Earlier, in a dramatic outburst, he claimed he was not getting a fair hearing after being refused permission to call a witness.
I establish, since it is clinically relevant, that you have not, in fact, had the penectomy and vaginoplasty yet, and are merely scarfing down hormones and getting all your facial hair yanked out. M.D.O.D.
A team of chemists found that when certain substances are diluted in water, the molecules clump together instead of getting further apart, as common sense would suggest.
However, he conceded that the Government was yet to get a handle on the situation, as younger offenders were getting their hands on illegal guns.
Instead, we get the "kerplunk" scene we knew we were getting from the end of last issue, Luthor revealing that he's actually kind of a bastard after all, members of Infinity II declaring twice in two pages that it sure is a good thing they still have their powers, and a lost-in-space scene that once again fails to advance that plot. Week 35: That Most Dangerous of Animals
Spare ones will be farmed out to other universities which have expressed an interest in getting involved.
Hollywood, which once made her look hip and powerful, now makes her look craven and silly - and like a dumbo for not getting that it's so over with.
Aren't you getting things rather out of proportion?
As soon as she was alongside and made fast I went on board and had a good look at her interior, not forgetting to inscribe my name legibly on the most conveniently situated locker in the midshipmen's berth, after which I watched the operation of shipping and stowing her ballast. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy
At the prayer conference, warm applause greeted Hurwitz's announcement that she might be getting the title rabbi "but with a slightly distinct sound. Undefined
I've been sorting out my study all day, but it's such a mess I don't feel I'm getting anywhere.
While some have accused the product of being vaporware, it certainly is getting plenty of attention.
The men were very quick about getting down, and after the first night they were practically working in safety for the remaining four or five days necessary to complete the sandbag revetting. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919
Does he feel he was unlucky in getting to the top just as the good years came to an end? Times, Sunday Times
I wouldn't mind getting a primer from some reputable person with experience running houseboys, or houseboys who are willing to share their experiences.
I left Chop Suey slightly bruised from getting in the way of an impromptu one-man mosh pit and grinning foolishly, which is the way all the best shows end. The Parson Red Heads and Blitzen Trapper at Chop Suey | Seattle Metblogs
And, with global warming only getting worse, with us fighting wars over oil, etc., they should be stepping up production of greener vehicles, not making bigger SUVs and the hated Hummers.
He didn't realize until much later what a spectacular achievement his father made in getting his commission as an officer.
Even getting a ticket for the match is over complicated these days.
He was feeding fish to crabs to fatten them and getting a good economic return from selling the crabs. Mary Robinson: Climate Change -- A Glimpse of the Future
He resembles the description of a man seen getting out of the victim's car.
Just getting a teen to stop racing from activity to activity for a few minutes of quiet reading can be difficult.
At length one noticed the fact, and another; and then it became the general topic of conversation in the group upon the bridge, where Ethelberta, her hair getting frizzed and her cheeks carnationed by the wind, sat upon a camp-stool looking towards the prow. The Hand of Ethelberta
Getting there from the town involves a taxi or the hotel's courtesy bus up a very steep hill. The Sun
I am a highly educated, successful career woman who finally realized that we women are getting ripped off by the current culture and the educational establishment who is brainwashing us into a life of hectic, unfulfilling work in stuffy cubicles working long, stressful hours to earn enough so that we can "relax" on a beach somewhere. Get in on Life...
Two initiatives have been announced today to ensure drinkers are aware that their favourite tipples are getting bigger and stronger.
A pilot whale died last Sunday morning after getting stuck in the Sullom Voe in Shetland. WalesOnline - Home
He is set to be hit by the new sentence just as he looks forward to getting parole. The Sun
All this is not to say that the exhibition is unstimulating or worth forgetting about.
We resist getting typecast either as conservationists or modernists.
Although he had no actual plans, he knew that his road would be made dear and so he waited, getting by on talent and saving his genius for when his name would be called.
A rumor is floating about that the businessman is getting ready to waste millions again in a futile attempt to become governor, but that's relevant only to the coyotes who will take his money.
Matters were getting somewhat out of hand with those native to the city finding it hard to get a house.
The teacher who can break a mainspring first and keep it from getting mended, is often the most esteemed in the community. The Lost Art of Reading
This is why a unionized workforce is a good thing: Disney World's costumed characters have won the right to wear their own underwear to work, after years of getting crabs and scabies from the Disney-provided articles. Boing Boing: June 10, 2001 - June 16, 2001 Archives
Getting things done properly took precedence over getting them done quickly.
‘Tell me something I don't know,’ I laughed humorlessly, getting up.
Being in critique croups and entering contests and getting rejections often makes me doubt my writing. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » New Year’s Resolutions
Two of the others had to overcome one major hurdle before getting together. The Sun
Yeah: getting the money up front.
My cherry laurel is getting too tall. Times, Sunday Times
It's very disturbing, the way they're getting rid of older employees.
I ran up against the problem of getting taken seriously long before I became a writer.
Many people are now asking why he would do such a thing, blaming his famous ego for getting the better of him, as it has before.
Well, she's the version of Samantha's sister (can't for the life of me remember the name, and I can't be bothered getting up to walk to my room and taking a squiz at the book).
Our second annual spring trip to the Upper Catch and Release Area of the Miller's River, my father caught this nice brown trout, and caught flak from the elitists because he was using the fly rod with a spinning reel and rooster tail and catching fish, while the elitist fly fishers were getting skunked all morning. Field & Stream
The staff and Little Harbor Hospital were already getting used to me so my presence there was not unordinary.
However, of late I've taken to using a bentwood chair on set, but I am writing my next film so I'll be getting the old chair out again.
He's intent on getting promotion, and no one's going to stop him!
The Spinone was the dog breed most capable of getting through the pinos and as a result, earned the name. Undefined
I would there were no age between sixteen and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep out the rest; for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child, wronging the ancientry, stealing, fighting. Horrible Boys
I'm getting a de-rection," mutters Barney, aghast at her decline. The New Season in Review: Monday Madness
As the waiting time for getting a legally induced abortion is short, we believe that the number of spontaneous miscarriages while waiting for an abortion is low.
With water all around me I had little choice but to sit under a leaky tarpaulin beside chain-smokers and crying children, only now and then getting a glimpse up into the vast forests I was entering.
The latter programme was specially designed to assist voluntary groups in getting new projects established.
The buyer's failure on getting the export license should not be regarded as force majeure.
He did not like the question but you cannot blame fans for getting carried away bearing in mind the way they are playing. The Sun
Also, don't get me started on the stupid jokey sublot about getting Kirk onto the Enterpires or the idiotic way he takes command of the ship. How Now Brownpau
By the late 1880s there was nothing terribly mysterious about getting a steam hammer to deliver a blow of so many tons.
He began to levitate in the air, his eyes getting redder by the second.
Everyone was frisked before getting on the plane.
By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay.
If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy.
But I picked up the Geodesica omnibus from the SFBC and I am totally getting Saturn Returns when it's out. Back on Cover Art
Every week, just like all of you, we follow Aaron on his rants and tirades and so we just couldn't let another issue go out without us getting our own say.
Michael was struggling to deflect a rain of blows, and the swing of his arm was getting slower and slower.
Getting some work experience now will stand you in good stead when you apply for a permanent job.
They all looked to the passengers getting off the plane, and spotted a short girl with mouse brown hair and wearing a pink top and white jean shorts.
The class discusses getting a sponsor, abstaining from romantic relationships for at least a year after sobriety and the importance of attending 90 meetings in 90 days.
Guardastagno (forgetting the lawes of respect and loyall friendship) became overfondly enamoured, expressing the same by such outward meanes, that the Lady her selfe tooke knowledge thereof, and not with any dislike, as it seemed, but rather lovingly entertained; yet she grew not so forgetfull of her honour and estimation, as the other did of faith to his friend. The Decameron
What I fail to understand is, if sitting in front of the telly getting bladdered and shoving kettle chips down our gullets is so good for the economy, why don't we all do it all the time? Thai buffalo racing gives royal wedding sycophancy a run for its money | Martin Kelner
Smart EV While BMW is wrapping up its Mini E consumer field test and getting ready to start leasing the BMW 1 ActiveE next summer, rival Daimler is just gearing up its electric-car program spearheaded by the Smart. Behind the wheel: Chevrolet Equinox AMP, Ford Transit Connect EV, Smart EV
If LTC Shaffer such a "desperado," why did he get a security clearance in the first place and why did it keep getting renewed? Danger Able Danger (re-edited)
Jolly's bunk was at the back of the radio room, and he would have had to pass Kinnaird and Grant to get out, not forgetting that he would also have to stop to pick up the Nife cells. Ice Station Zebra
They fell in love, she got up the duff, he panicked and they're getting married.
He is getting an overwhelming amount of money by way of the pension; furthermore, this pension is tax free for this financial year.
He was a suspicious cat, wary of people getting pensive.
It was getting dark and the helicopter ferrying him about the country, had to be back in Dublin before dark.
The patient didn't seem to be getting enough oxygen.
As we were getting changed, I noticed some of my new team-mates were putting on what looked like cricket boxes.
The volume of land that is being ploughed each year is getting greater, and the tree loss just that bit more, all conspiring to wash more soil into the river each winter.
There is a lot of sense for eight or nine of the major heads of state getting together privately to discuss issues in an informal way without this huge caravanserai of pressmen and aides and assistants.
Each mile that we progressed into Iraq, commanders warned us the risk of getting "slimed" dramatically increased. CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2007
The current scandal could improve his chances-or prompt a crackdown that might dash any hope of his getting power.
Looking back at my to-do list (previous post) it occurs to me that the whole point of getting the dratted deadline for Chill moved (it looks now as if it will be published for Fall 2009, so never fear; it is not being pushed back a full year) was so I could take some time off from novels and let my brain regrow. Re: Book sale paypal payments...
She feeds the media with stories, which is a way of getting free advertising.
Just getting through each day is a major accomplishment. Christianity Today
What is more risky, a live orchestra playing wrong notes or a gremlin getting into the electronics?
An exceptionally creepy two-parter begins tonight with various crudely dismembered body parts of young women getting washed up in the Thames or chewed by urban foxes. Times, Sunday Times
So it's quite ironic he's here with us getting ready to play against them. The Sun
He's dead set on getting a new job.
There are too many of these vile creatures getting away with it. The Sun
When he was still awake he thought he heard the faint creak of a floorboard, he immediately filed that away as Kira getting her midnight snack.
Why the f**k should I spend 8 years getting a PhD in biochem or engineering when I have to compete with a bunch of Chinese and Indian immigrants who are happy to make $30,000 for the next ten years of postdoc purgatory? Matthew Yglesias » Visas for Grads
And she is misborn; there is no getting around that. The White Gryphon
For example, you may have an easier time getting in and out of an aisle seat, and bulkhead seats may have more legroom.
Lookit you getting all the hotties -- I mean you "snogged" on a sidewalk! Thewhat Diary Entry
Talking of Jim, have you heard that he's getting married?
At some stage in the next few weeks I'd better buy a batch of cards and start working my way through the address book and getting them into the post, with the overseas people first in the queue.
Sonia was getting chillier and chillier and knew that she needed a shelter. GWENDOLEN
The figure enters the building and the several scientists are clad in Hawaiian luau apparel, getting ready for the end of the season party. The Movie Spoiler
That's why I was suckered into entering one of those Readers' Digest prize draws - you know, the ones that tantalise you for months, getting you to fill in this and that, tear off this bit, post this bit back.
And another big one, of course, is the growing number of people who have no family doctor and no hope of getting one, either, because years ago the government (composed of people who NEVER make any mistakes) decided there were too many doctors and limited enrollment in med schools across the country. ProWomanProLife » Abortion politics in the USA
Can you imagine getting through a whole summer without wearing stripes? Times, Sunday Times
I'll do my best to keep the overall design and function clean and simple but I'm looking forward to getting properly to grips with the new methodology.
For instance the cookie, the gingerbread man, the gingerbread woman or whichever one of the cookies you want to introduce first and focus just on getting that cookie to dance.
It is expected to make speeding punishments more flexible, with drivers caught marginally over the limit getting two penalty points and those way over, six.
Luis Garcia goes close after getting away with a rash challenge on the goalkeeper.
Since WWII, they have bombed 21 countries and I think the "Rest Of The World" is getting a bit jack of it.
That's a lot of training camps, a lot of grass drills and getting up too early in the morning and guys being told to come to the coach's office - and bring their playbooks.
In the difficult job of getting through one's life happily, she had made a bad start.
To the critics of his approach, Mr Kennedy is in the habit of retelling an involved Scottish anecdote about a whale getting itself beached.
But the song longs for the old intoxication; he misses “drinking that sweet wine,” and the song had a gospelly buildup as he sang about getting “so high in the days gone by.” SXSW: Drinking Songs From Van Morrison - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
People are getting squeezed and they are spending less. The Sun
To run errands without getting the evil eye from the snotty salesgirl. Last Time I Checked, Babies Were People Too - Her Bad Mother
All of the medical expertise should be focused on getting tests that are sharp enough to catch even the most expert of cheats.

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