Example sentences of "to get [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On his visit to London we were able to get together for a bit of a jam and a chat about some of the parts he played on the ‘ new ’ album … |
| 2 | And we always try to get together for a while in the same room before we play a concert , just to make sure we have a talk and a laugh . |
| 3 | I have sometimes wondered if they , Cooper and McMahon ever managed to get together for a rubber of whist or bridge . |
| 4 | She 'd read Shakespeare , Pete had n't ; not unless you counted Julius Caesar at school , which he 'd managed to get through with a lot of patience and a set of Coles ' Notes . |
| 5 | Big Ben was lucky to get away with a mistake at the second fence in his warm-up round , but is likely to be more careful when it matters . |
| 6 | What we both needed was to get away for a couple of days , to go somewhere peaceful , relaxing and free of any association with the past , where we could work out where we stood . |
| 7 | She had been so pleased when Dr. Briant had suggested she lunch with him in the medical staff dining room , aching as she was to get away for a while at least from the uncomfortable atmosphere of the Maternity Ward . |
| 8 | He was delighted that Hoare planned to get away for a holiday in Switzerland . |
| 9 | She was glad to get away for a change of scene , as it had just been confirmed that Steve had been killed , and her place was taken by Nancy , a tall , dark Scots girl , who fitted into the Met team very well . |
| 10 | DAVID Rocastle aims to get off to a flier with Leeds today by chalking up a hat-trick in the Makita Tournament . |
| 11 | And the poser 's dead embarrassed because this other boy knows him and he 's just spotted him trying to get off with a girl in a shop , not his sort of style at all , and he blushes all over , scarlet , even his ears , I noticed the ears . |
| 12 | He 'd been lucky to get off with a year for that . |
| 13 | And if I had to play them today , I 'd have to get off in a room with a record player , probably for a couple of hours and learn them . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't wait to get home for a drop of rum — I 've really missed that . ’ |
| 15 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 16 | It 's similarly with similar to the situation for training while the activist would like to get straight into a role of play , the reflector wants to stand back think about it , think about how they 're going to , what they 're going to do etcetera before they actually participate or get involved . |
| 17 | I was mentally calorie counting every time , it took me ages to get back to a sort of normal life . |
| 18 | Instead he or she must hope to get by with a combination of other measures — a clear and detailed policy statement , training , frequent discussions on practice and spot checks of work completed . |