Example sentences of "be [adj] to get at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is about as much as the East Europeans are likely to get at the moment . |
| 2 | You have to agree to keep up payments for ten years and normally will not be able to get at the cash in the meantime . |
| 3 | It 's difficult to get at the timbers once you 've insulated , so get the job done properly and carry out the treatment before insulating the loft . |
| 4 | And eventually in exasperation the bird flew a short way down the beach and picked up a small stone in its beak and then it returned and it bashed the shell repeatedly until it cracked it open and it was able to get at the contents inside . |
| 5 | This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness . |