| 1. | Let's step on it cause it's getting dark | Ekwe eabōbbōbḷọk bwe eboñ. | abōbbōb |
| 2. | You're getting arrowroot stalks for them. | Kwōj kaetōktōkḷọk ñan er. | aetōktōk |
| 3. | “Let’s go, it’s getting late.” P161 | “Kōjro ajādik bwe eboñ.” | ajādik |
| 4. | He's taking advantage of the situation and getting as much (info) for us as he can. | Ej ājḷor tok ñan kōjro ke ej jab eṃṃan iien ñane. | ājḷor |
| 5. | The group of people to visit us are getting ready to move. | Ri-aktal ro raṇ rej pojak wōt in eṃṃakūt. | aktal |
| 6. | No one is getting younger | Ejjeḷọk eṇ ej jab aḷapḷọk. | aḷapḷọk |
| 7. | Your habitual tardiness won't help your getting a salary increase. | Aḷokbadiṃ enaaj kōṃṃan bwe en jab ḷapḷọk wōṇeaṃ. | aḷokbad |
| 8. | To get to her house without getting very wet she used my umbrella | Ear aṃbwidilāḷọk kōn aṃbwidilā eo aō ñan ṃweo iṃōn bwe en jab kanooj ṇok | aṃbwidilā |
| 9. | You're not doing a good job of chumming because I'm not getting any bites. | Ewi wāween aṃ anan ke ej jab ṃōñā! | anan |
| 10. | His child is getting in his way. | Eapañ kōn ajri eo nājin. | apañ |
| 11. | The junk is getting cleaned up bit by bit. | Eapdikḷọk jidik menọknọk ko. | apdik |
| 12. | Start getting your work out of the way little by little. | Kwōn jino im kaapdikdik aṃ jerbal. | apdik |
| 13. | Do not bother him as he’s getting old and senile. | Jouj im jab elwaj ippān ḷōḷḷap ṇe bwe eapel kiiō. | apel |
| 14. | You should not be afraid of getting your hands dirty if you are going to get the job done. | Kwōn jab ārre eok bwe en ṃōjḷọk jerbal ṇe | ārre |
| 15. | We're getting old and inability seems to be with us all the time. | Jerūtto ḷọk im ebbanban ḷọk | ban |
| 16. | He's getting weaker | Ebbanbanḷọk jān ṃokta | ban |
| 17. | He's old and getting weak | Ebbanban kiiō bwe erūtto. | ban |
| 18. | He's getting weaker than before. | Ebanbanḷọk jān ṃokta | banban |
| 19. | “And the waves keep getting bigger. P698 | “Kab ṇo in ej jab bōjrak an kilep ḷọk wōt. | bōjrak |
| 20. | I'm in a hurry, because it's getting dark | Ij kaiur bwe eboñe eō. | boñ |
| 21. | That man is always getting bonuses | Ḷeo ebboṇōjṇōj en,. | boṇōj |
| 22. | Forgive me but I'm getting awfully forgetful. | Kwōn joḷọk aō bōd ak elukkuun ḷap ḷọk aō bōro-joḷọk jān ṃokta | bōro-joḷọk |
| 23. | “What’s the story? It looks like you are getting ready; is the forecast good?” P429 | “Ta ennaan? Āinwōt koṃ pojak bajjek, eṃṃan bween ke?” | bwe |
| 24. | Father kicked the canoe so it would drift toward the island while the Boatswain started getting things organized on the boat. P1290 | Jema ebwijlọke āne ḷọk kōrkōr eo bwe en peāne ḷọk ak Bojin eo ekarrūkarōk ioon wa eo. | bwijbwij |
| 25. | I'm getting old | Ibwijwoḷā ḷọk | bwijwoḷā |
| 26. | “Fellas, because we are getting older we are starting to lose our vision,” the Captain said. P1245 | Ḷōṃare kōn ad bwijwōḷāḷọk jejino pilo,” eba. | bwijwoḷā |
| 27. | “Okay, that’s enough of that; let’s just move forward and think about getting ourselves some drinking water,” Father said. P1212 | “Ekwe eṃōj ṇe bwe emoot ḷọk eo kain ak jen ḷōmṇake dānnin idaak,” Jema eba. | dān |
| 28. | “We will start loading tomorrow and getting everything ready.” P248 | “Kōmij jino ektak ilju im kadede ḷọk aolep men.” | dede |
| 29. | “The wind hasn’t died down at all and is actually getting stronger. P779 | “Kōto in ej jañin ḷōmṇak in dikḷọk ak ej dejeñjeñḷọk wōt. | dejeñ |
| 30. | Quit pounding cause you're getting on my nerves. | Kwōn jab didipiñpiñ (iddipiñpiñ) bwe jouwaroñ. | didipiñpiñ |
| 31. | The island was getting small as night fell upon us. P1318 | Ej dikkilọk wōt ān eo ak ejok marok eo. | dik |
| 32. | When we were getting close to the chief’s house, a person yelled to us. P226 | Ke kōṃro ej epaake ḷọk ṃōn irooj eo, juon armej elaṃōje ḷọk kōṃro. | ej |
| 33. | When we were getting close to the chief’s house, a person yelled to us. P226 | Ke kōṃro ej epaake ḷọk ṃōn irooj eo, juon armej elaṃōje ḷọk kōṃro. | epaak |
| 34. | “The waves are getting bigger.” P519 | “Kab ke eibeb tok.” | ibeb |
| 35. | What are they getting excited about? | Ta eṇ rej iruj ḷọk kake? | iruj |
| 36. | The wind from the west is getting stronger | Ekajoorḷọk itak kapilōñ in. | itak kipilōñ |
| 37. | Don't make the faucet spray because we're getting wet | Kwōn jab kōjjādbūtbūti bọjet ṇe bwe jetutu. | jādbūtūktūk |
| 38. | He's getting old and deaf. | Erittoḷọk im jarroñroñ. | jarroñroñ |
| 39. | They are getting ready to cut off his head. | Ḷeo eṇ rej pojak in jebbare. | jebbar |
| 40. | Let's two of us go as it's getting dark | Jeṇro jino etal bwe eboñ. | jeṇro |
| 41. | The boy is always getting slapped | Ḷadik eo ejjeptaktak eṇ. | jeptak |
| 42. | I kept getting up all night because I was uncomfortable. | Iar kanooj jejerkakkak (ejjerkakkak) boñ kōn aō abṇōṇō. | jerkak |
| 43. | I'm glad to hear that you are getting ahead | Eṃṃan aō roñ tok ke kwōj kakkōt jibadek jidik. | jibadek jidik |
| 44. | His ankle is always getting sprained | Ejjidpaḷpaḷ neen ḷeeṇ | jidpaḷ |
| 45. | When are you going to stop painting, as the night is getting on | Kwōj jiña ḷọk ñan ñāāt ke eboñ ḷọk? | jiña |
| 46. | “Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498 | “Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | jirok |
| 47. | The evening is getting darker | Ejota ḷọk | jota |
| 48. | If its getting dark you should stay for the night. | Kwōn jujem kiki ñe eboñe aṃ itok. | jujen |
| 49. | Change the water in the vase because it's getting smelly | Kōkāāl dānnin nien ut ṇe bwe ejuoñ. | juoñ |
| 50. | He is getting drunk more often than before. | Ekadek ḷọk jān ṃokta | kadek |
| 51. | He's always getting put in jail. | Ekkalbuujuj ḷeeṇ | kalbuuj |
| 52. | He's getting to first base with her. | Ekankan kōj eṇ an ippān lieṇ. | kankan kōj |
| 53. | “Be careful; things are getting pretty dangerous,” Father said. P749 | “Kōṃṃanṃōn wōt bwe ekauwōtataḷọk,” Jema eba. | kauwōtata |
| 54. | And the clouds are getting thicker. P752 | Ak kōdọ kā rej mejeḷḷọk wōt. | kōdọ |
| 55. | “Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498 | “Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | kōkōt |
| 56. | They brought it close to shore and came alongside the dock so they could start getting it ready. P27 | Rōkar leāne tak im kaatartare ilo wab eo bwe erjel en jino kōpopoje. | kōpopo |
| 57. | “Okay,” I said to him and started getting things ready in the galley. P367 | “Ekwe,” iba ḷọk ñan e im jino kepooj jikin kōmat eo. | kōpopo |
| 58. | “I’m really tired of begging that we go back, but here we are just staying and getting more gout,” the old woman said. P197 | “Ilukkuun ṃōk in añōtñōt bwe kōṃro en rọọl ak eñin kōṃro kab pād de ijin im kūrroḷọk wōt,” leḷḷap eo eba. | kūrro |
| 59. | It's forbidden to gather food on another's property on this island under the risk of getting speared | Emọ ḷe eoon eṃ ānin bwe rōnaaj leṃadeik eok. | ḷe eoon eṃ |
| 60. | He is getting some fresh air under the breadfruit tree. | Ej kōlladikdik iuṃwin mā eṇ. | leladikdik |
| 61. | Now it seems like it’s getting really cloudy. P549 | Kab āinwōt ebaj lianij tok. | lianij |
| 62. | The ocean started getting kind of choppy. P113 | Ioon lọjet ejino an kain ṇe liṃaajṇoṇo bajjek. | liṃaajṇoṇo |
| 63. | Because the sails of old were made from woven pandanus leaves, our ancestors necessarily had to weave atro for covering their canoe sails to prevent them from getting soaked | Kōnke wōjḷā ko etto rejọ kōn kōṃṃan jān maañin bōb, rūtto ro rōkōn aikuj āj atro kein lōbboiki bwe ren jab tutu im ṃọḷeḷe. | lōbbọ |
| 64. | Hand over the cover to put over the chicken coop to keep the chickens from getting wet | Jaake waj lōbbọ e im lōbboiki ororin bao ṇe bwe bao kaṇe ren jab tutu. | lōbbọ |
| 65. | “The wind and waves are getting stronger but don’t worry or be scared because everything is okay,” Father yelled over to me. P594 | “Eḷapḷọk jidik kōto im ṇo ak jab inepata im lōḷñọñ bwe ej eṃṃan wōt jabdewōt,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | lōḷñọñ |
| 66. | “Okay, that’s enough of that; let’s just move forward and think about getting ourselves some drinking water,” Father said. P1212 | “Ekwe eṃōj ṇe bwe emoot ḷọk eo kain ak jen ḷōmṇake dānnin idaak,” Jema eba. | ḷōmṇak |
| 67. | He's always getting up | Eḷḷōñjakjak ḷeeṇ | lōñaj |
| 68. | I'm getting a cold because I'm sneezing all the time. | Inaaj bōk mejin bwe iṃṃajeje. | ṃaje |
| 69. | And can you please keep watching because it looks like the light is getting bigger. P1123 | Baj lukkuun mejek ṃōk, āinwōt urur eṇ ej kilepḷọk. | mejek |
| 70. | Take medicine before you start getting phlegm in your throat. | Idaak wūno ṃokta jān an (m)melkwarkwar būruoṃ. | melkwarkwar |
| 71. | Even though Father’s hands were full, he gave me his hand to keep me from getting hurt. P601 | Meñe eobrak pein Jema, ekar bar letok pein im dāpij eō jān aō jorrāān. | meñe |
| 72. | Why don't you stop getting scared by everything? | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ mimijakjak (immijakjak). | mijak |
| 73. | As the waves got bigger, I started getting tired and the water kept spilling out of the bucket. P666 | Kōn an ḷōḷapḷọk ṇo, iṃōkin kakkōt ak eitok wōt bwe en lilutōktōk kobban bakōj eo. | ṃōk |
| 74. | That kind of bread is always getting smaller | Emmọkunkun kain pilawā ṇe | mọkun |
| 75. | That fellow is always getting his hair cut. | Ḷeo eṃṃwijbarbar ṇe | ṃwijbar |
| 76. | Isn’t it getting light over to the east?” P659 | Enañin meram ke rear?” | nañin |
| 77. | He is always getting sick | Ennañinmejmej ḷeeṇ | nañinmej |
| 78. | My head feels dizzy from getting up too fast. | Eñillitok bōra kōn an ṃōkaj aō jutak. | ñillitok |
| 79. | The baby is getting its milk from the breasts. | Niñniñ eo ej ninnin ilo ninnin ko limen. | ninnin |
| 80. | That child's clothes are always getting wet | Eṇṇokṇok nuknuk eṇ an ajri eṇ. | ṇok |
| 81. | Even though Father’s hands were full, he gave me his hand to keep me from getting hurt. P601 | Meñe eobrak pein Jema, ekar bar letok pein im dāpij eō jān aō jorrāān. | obrak |
| 82. | “How can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,” the Bosun shot back. P702 | “Bwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ej ḷapḷọk ak wa in eitan okjak ippān ṇo kein,” Bojin eo eukōt ḷọk | okjak |
| 83. | You'll keep putting off getting your hand fixed until it gets infected. | Kwōnaaj pādjake peiṃ ḷọk em eanilen. | pād |
| 84. | He's always getting flushes | Eppeḷajḷaj. | peḷaj |
| 85. | He's getting senile and absent-minded. | Erūttoḷọk em pepaḷ (eppaḷ). | pepaḷ |
| 86. | It was obvious they were getting ready to go P679 | Alikkar aerro kar jino pepejọrjor. | pepejọrjor |
| 87. | You're getting warmed up. You're getting better than before. | Epetḷọk peimi jān ṃokta | pet pā |
| 88. | You're getting warmed up. You're getting better than before. | Epetḷọk peimi jān ṃokta | pet pā |
| 89. | He's always getting arrested | Eppopo ḷeeṇ | po |
| 90. | The men are still working at getting ready to go. | Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej pepojakjak (eppojakjak) wōt in etal. | pojak |
| 91. | He's always getting something in his throat from eating too fast. | Eppọkpọk kōn an ṃōñā kaiur. | pọk |
| 92. | It was funny because we became friends after getting into a fight—he was so scared of me. P470 | Ekōjak ippa bwe kōṃro kar jerā ālikin aṃro kar ire im ekar puwaḷ jān ña | puwaḷ |
| 93. | That chicken keeps getting away | Errōḷọkḷọk bao eṇ. | rōḷọk |
| 94. | Why don't you stop getting off (and getting back on)? | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ tōtoto (ettoto). | to |
| 95. | Why don't you stop getting off (and getting back on)? | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ tōtoto (ettoto). | to |
| 96. | “How can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,” the Bosun shot back. P702 | “Bwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ej ḷapḷọk ak wa in eitan okjak ippān ṇo kein,” Bojin eo eukōt ḷọk | ukok |
| 97. | I kept getting up all night because I was uncomfortable. | Iuwaḷọkḷọk boñ kōn aō kar abṇōṇō. | waḷọk |