Example sentences of "to get [prep] the [noun] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would not have been possible for the Government of 1945-51 to get through the legislation if they had faced the delaying tactics that have characterised the progress of Bills in the past 11 to 12 years . |
| 2 | The black cloud was right above them now and some of the congregation had begun to stir uneasily in expectation of the downpour , wondering whether the Padre would manage to get through the service before it fell . |
| 3 | And er this was him trying to get off the subject when he was getting a bit nervous I think . |
| 4 | Helmut Kohl 's calls to brief Major on the British economy are doubtless answered by a builder screaming at the German Chancellor to speak English , or ordering him to get off the line so they can deal with the other jobs they 've got on the go . |
| 5 | My mother and father both encouraged me in my playing , but I was n't encouraged to get into the business because they knew it was kind of tough . |
| 6 | Mr Hoddle said : ‘ It 's going to be hard to get into the play-offs because there are teams ahead of us who have played less games . |
| 7 | Pete says he just wanted to get in the air so he read about the sport in magazines and then got in touch with the association … he says the sport is easy if you know what you are doing but you can pay dearly for your mistakes |
| 8 | And the thing is , that Barry does n't really want to get on the plane until it 's all sorted out . |
| 9 | quite easy , well it was comparatively easy , only trouble was of course that erm at night erm one had to go right down from County Hall to Barrett Corner to get on the bus because they were so full by the time they got to County Hall and erm so I used to walk down there with erm a chap from the Education Department , who was in the Works and Stores , a chap and erm , he was quite helpful . |
| 10 | I 'm not a good runner , I 'm not a fast runner , I just like to get to the finish if I can . ’ |
| 11 | A policeman ran past the poet trying to get to the crowd before it became an unruly mob . |
| 12 | He kept asking her to get to the point as he was in a meeting , while she was waiting for him to get to the point , since , as far as she was aware , he 'd made the call to her in the first place . |
| 13 | And I had to walk about fifty yards to get to the van because it was it was in an area that had been partly pedestrianized . |
| 14 | He had to get to the postman before he reached the cottage . |
| 15 | It 's difficult to get at the timbers once you 've insulated , so get the job done properly and carry out the treatment before insulating the loft . |