Example sentences of "get [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] floor " in BNC.
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| 1 | After just two days on the market , the software group has shot up from 70p to 113p — great news for the institutions who got in on the ground floor . |
| 2 | Both of them got out on the restaurant floor , but Pavel carried on down to the entrance lobby . |
| 3 | This sort of application of test-tube fusion also impressed Indian Government scientists who decided that the western nations would soon classify test-tube fusion as a secret ; thus India mounted an immediate test-tube fusion research effort so as to ‘ get in on the ground floor ’ . |
| 4 | Usually , these are sold in bulk to a dealer who can handle large quantities but it is worth trying to do a deal on smaller quantities if you can get in on the ground floor , so to speak . |
| 5 | The scope for an entrepreneur to get in on the ground floor and turn petrol stations into shops supplying parts and oils was obvious — to those with an eye for business . |
| 6 | Eddie Thorning and I saw a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor , and make money by gaining competitive advantage through an oil-and-parts offer to workshops and petrol stations . ’ |
| 7 | Then she rushed back towards the stairs , almost falling in her haste to get back to the ground floor . |