Example sentences of "got [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 We have got ourselves into a rut
2 ‘ Tuppe , whatever we 've got ourselves into is something really big .
3 Not at least until we know exactly what we have got ourselves into . ’
4 ‘ We 've got ourselves into a great position , even over our closest rivals in fourth and fifth spot , ’ says Gunn , who is in his seventh season with Norwich .
5 We then p positioned ourselves further into the room er P C obviously was still with me behind the shield erm once we 'd got ourselves in a in a better position , as far as we were concerned , P C then started talking to the people , erm who were in the bed .
6 He 'd got himself into enough trouble already by doing too much of that .
7 The President had got himself into bed and covered himself with the sheet .
8 ‘ He has got himself into the most God almighty muddle , ’ he said , adding almost hopelessly , ‘ he is not a worldly person .
9 BRIAN HALL : ‘ At that particular moment in time we have a manager that has got himself into the semi-final of the FA Cup , he 's got the opportunity of reaching Wembley , he 's had a difficult time in the League , it 's been a traumatic season okay , then he 's told he needs triple by-pass surgery at the age of 39 .
10 If Shaun is telling the truth , he must be pitied for the situation he has got himself into .
11 He has several times got himself into a position of strength in his battle with parliament , and bartered it away for short-term gains .
12 He had got himself into a difficult position and had escaped with more luck than dignity .
13 Emily had a way of launching casually into an anecdote about some fix she 'd got herself into in the past and Preston would listen with increasing alarm , wondering just what he 'd got himself into .
14 What a world he 's got himself into now !
15 I could sense the Colonel had got himself into a capricious and dangerous mood .
16 Did you know what a nasty business your husband 's got himself into ? ’
17 Got himself into it and got himself out of it . ’
18 Peter had simply got himself into difficulties .
19 With a sinking feeling she knew what he meant — he had no intention of telling his brother how he 'd got himself into this situation .
20 It 's obvious Peter has got himself into money difficulties and hit on the idea of producing a fiancée in order to get his hands on his share as the quickest way of solving them .
21 Sorry , this is pretty mind-blowing , but he has got himself into difficulties because he things that beauty is not , so to speak , a logical construction that allows us to talk about particular objects in the world , he thinks it is itself a sort of spiritual thing .
22 But he has got himself into difficulties because he thinks that beauty is not , so to speak , a logical construction that allows us to talk about particular objects in the world .
23 For a scheme which was claimed to take independent financial advisers out of the power of insurers , this is an ironic situation for Fimbra to have got itself into . ’
24 Of course there are individual doctors who are well aware of the mess their profession has got itself into ; but the very fact that they are in a profession , and one which has succeeded in armouring itself against state intervention , makes it hard for them to get their ideas accepted .
25 The European Patent Office has got itself into a mess over these issues because it has proceeded to patent life forms without first examining properly whether the EPC , when interpreted as it was originally intended , actually allows the patents the patent office has granted .
26 Hell 's teeth , I 'm just going to phone again , am I , only an hour after the last time — ‘ Little Bina 's got herself into a mess , ran away from home and got her bag nicked , can you come and fetch her quick cos she 's very frightened ? ’
27 But I do n't think we should give her too long , cos she 's got herself into .
28 Emily had a way of launching casually into an anecdote about some fix she 'd got herself into in the past and Preston would listen with increasing alarm , wondering just what he 'd got himself into .
29 It 's wonderful , but she 's got herself into a state .
30 What had she got herself into ?
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