Example sentences of "to get [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] of " 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 I have sometimes wondered if they , Cooper and McMahon ever managed to get together for a rubber of whist or bridge .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 ‘ I ca n't wait to get home for a drop of rum — I 've really missed that . ’
7 You try to get up for a cup of tea
8 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 .
9 I was mentally calorie counting every time , it took me ages to get back to a sort of normal life .
10 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 .
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