Example sentences of "[verb] get [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowly Georg got out of the van , looked around to make sure there was no-one who knew him , then he walked quickly across to the station restaurant , entered , and hid himself quickly in a booth that had a view of the rails . |
| 2 | ‘ This is only the second time Derry has got through to the final in 35 years , so tickets this year are like gold dust , ’ he said . |
| 3 | This is afterwards , when he has got up from the couch , when he 's making a date for the next appointment and putting on his overcoat in the hall , returning to his ordinary guarded self before he walks out on to the street . |
| 4 | Wait until the driver or the passenger has got out of the car and , as they approach you , quickly reverse back down the road so that you are out of their reach and have room to manoeuvre . |
| 5 | you 'll need to get back to the bungalow |
| 6 | When she 'd returned to the office I tried to get on with the writing but could n't concentrate . |
| 7 | In football , there was an early shock for Liverpool at Anfield as the champions tried to get back to the top of the table with Arsenal playing Leeds United at Highbury tomorrow . |
| 8 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 9 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 10 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 11 | The pilots were drunk and half-naked ; they got no help from the French girls , who simply screamed and tried to get out of the window . |
| 12 | At least my father tried to get out of the trap , but I doubt if Jones has ever struggled , even with his conscience . |
| 13 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |
| 14 | When she tried to get out of the passenger door , he struck her again and called her more names . ’ |
| 15 | I kissed her and held her and tried to get out of the house without saying goodbye to anyone . |
| 16 | I just could n't wait to get on with the athletics . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , would you like us to go ? ’ asked Rachel while Jimmy sprang to his feet as if he could n't wait to get out of the ward . |
| 18 | I ca n't wait to get out into the sunshine . |
| 19 | When she dislocated a shoulder while chasing a burglar , and was out of action for another four months , she could n't wait to get back on the beat again . |
| 20 | ‘ I have had the equivalent of a pre-season training session at Lilleshall and I can not wait to get back into the side . ’ |
| 21 | To the interviewer , the victim looks like a frightened rabbit who ca n't wait to get back into the warren . |
| 22 | ‘ Now I can not wait to get back into the team . |
| 23 | The occasional dinner party was a social duty ; they could hardly wait to get back to the seclusion of their own small house . |
| 24 | He could n't wait to get back to the station and brag about how he 'd seen him . |
| 25 | I ca n't wait to get back in the house . |
| 26 | Part of him wants to get back to the security of home but he knows that after a few weeks there he might long for the contacts , communication and craziness of the multi-media scheme . |
| 27 | Put you in the front seat hold on Bryony wants to get back in the buggy . |
| 28 | But in the wings , British Telecom wants to get in on the act . |
| 29 | The user simply selects available options based on what the user wants to get out of the system . |
| 30 | I know she wants to get out of the house , I know |