Example sentences of "to get [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remind the Minister that , when the National Bus Company subsidiaries were sold off to the private sector , the first thing that the private company did in many instances was to get rid of the management because of its dissatisfaction with it . |
| 2 | Well now , in the forest , besides the old man and his grandsons , there lived a tribe of goblins , hairy little creatures known as vookodlaks , whose greatest wish it was to get rid of the sun and live in darkness . |
| 3 | I threw the saucepan away to get rid of the memory and the smell . |
| 4 | It was common in Kenya for Masai to allow Kikuyu to cultivate a patch of ground within their grazing circuit in return for services rendered ; but administrators seeing this practice and not realizing its customary nature tried repeatedly to get rid of the Kikuyu and leave the Masai in undisputed possession of what they supposed to be their sole territory . |
| 5 | Oh to get your bargains oh yes they would n't , there were n't really good fridges in those days , there was co col cold rooms but erm they would be glad to get rid of the meat that they 'd already got cut up you see , and the barker , they used to call them the barkers , standing outside you see and get your fresh meat and so on , so on , so on , so you know and er to get the custom in you see , oh there was real competition between the barkers and there were barkers standing in road . |
| 6 | Can it possibly be that , while there is the situation in such a case , it is otherwise if the lessee has failed to get rid of the subterm until after a notice is served ? |
| 7 | Captain Hamilton , living in a modest flat in Fulham , was only too relieved to get rid of the house and the whole burden of debt . |
| 8 | Mr Sharif , meanwhile , is stomping around the country , vowing to get rid of the president when he gets back into power . |
| 9 | Unable to get rid of the feeling that the glass belongs to another time , another person . |
| 10 | It 's also being being proposed to get rid of the county and unite other areas in it . |
| 11 | It was decided at the last cash crisis meeting to get rid of the grandstand and claim the insurance , only local radio jockey , Keith Labone , thought there might be some insurance fiddle on the go . |
| 12 | Is this just to get rid of the nomenklatura or will it be a permanent feature ? |
| 13 | However , it is a painless way to get started for the novice and will quickly introduce the user who is already familiar with the earlier version to the new features . |
| 14 | The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length . |
| 15 | Day Two : Arrival at Hook of Holland at 7 a.m. for an onward rail journey to Hilversum ( via Amsterdam ) where the arrival at your hotel is approximately 10.30 a.m. collect your bicycle and take a tour of the town to get acquainted with the cycle and the special cyclist paths . |