Example sentences of "[noun] and get [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It 's nearly time to give up the tights and get out the sandals .
2 He heard electrical impulses behind a large , old-fashioned enamelled flour bin on a high shelf in the kitchen and got out the step-ladder to investigate , bringing down the bin , which hit and broke a jar of clear honey in its descent ; he ended up with a mixture of flour and honey all over himself , the fridge and the floor .
3 These are the options now facing Birdland , those retrogressive bleach boys of yore ; the notorious Brummie blond bombshells who when they were n't throwing up , were trashing up hotel rooms and getting up the noses of every other band in the land .
4 Uncle Albert made the drinks and got out the biscuit tin .
5 As he turned on the hot-water tap and got out the dish detergent , Hank abandoned the idea of going back to his garage .
6 When I eventually realized that he was trying to chat me up , I decided to end the conversation and get off the train .
7 We learnt the next day he had had to hand in his uniform and get off the job as fast as he could .
8 9.30am Liz arrives at the catering office and gets out the floats for the refectories and union bar .
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