Example sentences of "they [vb base] to get [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frayed laces make tying very difficult ( and they tend to get into a knot ) , so put a little nail varnish or some tape on the ends or buy some new , novelty laces ! |
| 2 | They want to get through the canal in the one day . |
| 3 | Some mares will actually stand and paw at a paddock fence because they want to get to a stallion that is a couple of paddocks away — consequently they are likely to cut a leg or rip off a shoe if the bottom wire of the fence is too close to the ground . |
| 4 | He says they want to get into the market and this is the only way and it will benefit the customer . |
| 5 | They manage to get inside the mind of a man who , despite being brutal , had effortless success with a string of women . |
| 6 | They all s they stand there at the door going lighter as if it matters they have to get off the train with a cigarette in their mouth or they 're uncool , some shit like this |
| 7 | However , they have to get past the door first . |
| 8 | As you can see we 've got three children who will be going to the school and I do n't want them to think they have to get in a car every time they travel anywhere . |
| 9 | Horses paddocked on a hillside will normally spend more time running along the higher boundary than the lower one — they need to get to the top of the hill for visual freedom . |