Example sentences of "can get [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Communications , I said well you can either go to them or you can got to , we 'll do it for ya , so it 's really up to you , he says well who 's the cheapest ? |
| 2 | The overriding tendency is to lean towards the percussive aspect , and in one or two cases see who can get past the finishing post first . |
| 3 | Well , the sun is out and so I 'm off out to sunbathe for a while , if I can get past the Ed that is . |
| 4 | If we can get past the clutter , we found that out , when , in our generation we tried to switch over to decimalisation , |
| 5 | Religions purvey illusion that with enough effort and humility you can get to that elsewhere . |
| 6 | ‘ What they will be hoping for is that they can get to a few months before before the next election , take the brakes off and try to deceive the people once again things are back on course . |
| 7 | That is if the medics can get to you ! ’ |
| 8 | Written by Peter Corrigan , with first-person inserts from JDavies , this handsome book is about as close as one can get to a warts-and-all picture of an ambitious international player . |
| 9 | The relationship between husband and wife is seen as the closest one can get to God ; the love that a man and woman feel for each other is the highest form of spirituality . |
| 10 | You 've got to go through the rough before you can get to the smooth . |
| 11 | It is rather that people can get to the stage of remembering some experiences , quite often the good ones , that were shared with the person who has died . |
| 12 | I wait excitedly for their reply ; every day I check the post before Mum or Dad can get to it … |
| 13 | But Melville 's claim that James was ‘ vexed by some unkindly medicine ’ sounds more like a comment on sixteenth-century doctors than poisoners ; and his other explanation , that he died ‘ for displeasure ’ — presumably some form of extreme nervous exhaustion — is probably as close as we can get to what happened . |
| 14 | It is also quite possible to grow several exotic-looking annuals from direct ground sowings ; the trumpet-like salpiglossis , so ornately marked , the schizanthus usually seen as an early summer pot plant and zinnias , the closest thing you can get to those expensive gerberas . |
| 15 | They are positioned so that the patient can get to and from the chair without too much effort . |
| 16 | The closer one can get to reality , the easier the learning by the student , provided that the necessary knowledge has been given previously to facilitate comprehension . |
| 17 | All these outside activities are fine , as long as you can get to them . |
| 18 | ‘ See that Bill , ’ Yanto remarked , ‘ he can get to any part of his garden without stepping on dirt once . ’ |
| 19 | This pecking can last for up to two minutes , and often ends in the male being interrupted before he can get to copulation . |
| 20 | As a volunteer washer-up remarked ‘ if they can get to the Moon , why ca n't they make an etch-proof glass ? ’ |
| 21 | It is an agreeable feeling , the nearest you can get to living one of the parts in a Henry James novel . |
| 22 | Obstetric physiotherapists can teach you exercises to strengthen your bladder and may also help you to move about more easily so that you can get to the lavatory more quickly . |
| 23 | You ca n't aspire to that degree of quality , but Peter Kirsten , who was my schoolboy hero , … well I think I can get to his level as a fieldsman and , perhaps , batsman . ’ |
| 24 | If we can get to it , I can learn so much more . |
| 25 | We will examine each of these misconceptions in turn , so that once we have torn away these layers of misunderstanding we can get to the kernel of doubt and see not only its dangers but its value . |
| 26 | But Hermia 's the nearest she can get to Ricky , thought Daisy and she 's still hoping he 'll turn up . |
| 27 | It 's easy enough to tap a telephone line , even if it 's digitally encoded , provided you can get to the exchange , or a junction box . |
| 28 | You can get to the Gardens from Waterloo Bridge and the direction of Waterloo Station . |
| 29 | I sent him to the north of Scotland on the nearest thing you can get to a wild goose chase — to try to see our country 's most elusive bird , the capercaillie . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ That win over Wakefield increased our profile in London ten-fold and , if we can get to the third round , then it would help us to attract sponsorship and the public . |