Example sentences of "get used [prep] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undergraduate pupils of Jack 's throughout the middle years of the 1930s got used to passing through the outer drawing-room of his rooms at Magdalen where sat the mysterious figure of Captain Lewis , typing with two fingers on an ancient black portable . |
| 2 | British customers have got used to looking for the date stamp on goods so that they can identify the ‘ life ’ of a product . |
| 3 | Getting used to acting with the voice only and knowing how to use the microphone are basic features of good radio technique . |
| 4 | Top speed is 94 mph with standstill to 60 mph available in 13.4 seconds — figures which are more than respectable at this end of the market , though owners may find that the 20 mpg thirst takes a lot of getting used to compared with the 30-plus of Japanese rivals . |
| 5 | Evelyn was finding it difficult to get used to going under the machines , but she was determined not to let Rose see how she felt . |
| 6 | and I 've we 've taken the the old settee down to Carrie 's and moved the two seater and the armchair down this end and they flew in tonight straight up on the sofa , I said to it 's gon na be tough for a week or so but they 've got ta get used to staying on the floor , I 'm not having them on the furniture all the time cos they just absolutely ruin it ! |
| 7 | Here they can get used to living in the community . |