Example sentences of "we [verb] to get [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We both had large appetites and although we tried to get on the same table at mealtimes so that we could monopolise the food , we were permanently hungry . |
| 2 | And then we started to get to the big stuff . |
| 3 | It is only when we start to get into the bigger patterns that the order in which the colours are to be used for knitting becomes crucial . |
| 4 | ‘ We had to get into the stable very early in the morning to feed and braid up the horses . |
| 5 | My right hon. Friend will agree that those questions must be answered and that we have to get to the very heart of the scandal to ensure that it should not happen again , not only in Leicestershire but elsewhere , and those responsible for the cover-up are made to realise what they have done and the subsequent effect it has had on numerous children . |