Example sentences of "[modal v] get [adv prt] from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once in a while she 'd get up from the chaos of ribbons and tissue , and go to the window to watch the cold . |
| 2 | If she had the sense she 'd been born with she 'd get up from the table right now , wish him a polite good evening , and scuttle back to the safety of the dressing-room , there to make a pledge never to risk being in his company again . |
| 3 | When there were , the engine driver would stop the train and get out of his cab and shoo them off , and sometimes he 'd wait so that everyone could get down from the carriages and stretch their legs and pick blackberries before they set off again . |
| 4 | I can tell you — I was almost propping my eyelids up with matchsticks by the time Ben used to get back from the office ! |
| 5 | ‘ Let's see if we can get in from the inside as this door is either seized up or securely locked . ’ |