Example sentences of "[modal v] get [adv prt] with the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Until such times as they can do this , Her Majesty 's Government should get on with the task of governing Northern Ireland in a positive fashion , including the alternative means of returning powers to locally-elected representatives . ’ |
| 2 | She said she 'd get on with the cooking better if I came down here on my own . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand until the rush dies down and then I thought I 'd get on with the account orders for tomorrow , ’ she said casually , but the girl gave her a strange look , and Folly had a nasty feeling that her voice was n't as fully under control as she had thought . |
| 4 | The waiter rescued the bottle which was dripping water generously about the table cloth and it was a moment or two before the mopping up was done and Charles could get on with the argument . |
| 5 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 6 | I used to get on with the washing-up , see about the dinner and all the rest of the things . |
| 7 | I shall get on with the work and have a sweep out and tidy up , and I 'll have the fire lit and the bone broth on before she gets home . |
| 8 | Let's get on with the clothes . |
| 9 | ‘ Let's get on with the game , ’ the Queen said angrily , and Alice followed her back to the croquet-ground . |
| 10 | So without further ado , let's get on with the show … and remember , out of the black and into the red , you get nothing in this game for two-in-a-bed ! ’ |
| 11 | Let's get on with the show … |
| 12 | Let's get on with the consultation . ’ |
| 13 | let's get on with the business . |
| 14 | He will get on with the job . ’ |
| 15 | I will get on with the dining room . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ If you just clear your little bits and pieces off the floor I can get round with the vacuum . ’ |
| 17 | The accident happened two years ago — the victims families say it 's time the insurers paid up , so they can get on with the rest of their lives . |
| 18 | It 's only when you 've put yourself second and the message first that you can get on with the business of communication . |
| 19 | We need organization , and the central purpose of this book is to lay out an account of the nature of the social systems and processes so that we can get on with the job . |
| 20 | I have done my best to give as much time as possible to the debate yesterday and today , including making my answers to business questions as short as possible so that we can get on with the debate . |
| 21 | Then they can get on with the jobs they are paid for . ’ |