Example sentences of "[noun] to get [adv prt] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of policy-implementation today requires positive action by government officials — it is no longer a case of making rules and leaving the citizen to get on with observing them , subject only to policing . |
| 2 | As a protest some people never really made any attempt to get on with their writing project but just sat there and chatted to each other . |
| 3 | I get on with it most of the afternoon , and I 've still got a stack of unopened buff envelopes in my hand as I head doggedly back up the little twisting staircase and sit down on my hard box seat to get on with it again up here , a task which now looks likely to keep me here after everyone else has gone home . |
| 4 | I am well aware of the anxiety of people in Plymouth to get on with the whole business of the release and development of Ministry of Defence land . |
| 5 | The overlap with the districts needs to be eradicated , it 's a black hole at the moment , every district can pass a its surplus on to another district , and indeed it would be the last district to prepare a district wide local plan that has to meet the residue of the Greater York requirement , it may maybe a good stimulus for the districts to get on with their local plans , but that 's not an planning way . |
| 6 | She says she needs the car to get around with to small children . |
| 7 | I have to allow the songwriting people within this operation to have the time and security of mind to get on with their art . |
| 8 | And now at least he 'd be left in peace to get on with some real work . |
| 9 | If Bernard was busy with flying lessons then she could be left in peace to get on with her work ; once he was back , if he wanted her to go somewhere with him , he would just say ‘ Come on Laura , we 're going , ’ and even if she were in the middle of a meeting , she would put away what she was doing and go . |
| 10 | ‘ Monetary discipline ’ and ‘ public credibility ’ , key phrases in this approach , would ensure the most favourable backdrop for the private sector to get on with its proper business of creating and allocating wealth . |
| 11 | Then he could go out and enjoy himself unashamedly and leave serious , studious Doctor Jekyll to get on with his important , life-saving work . ’ |
| 12 | Once again that requirement to get on with people , clients , account executives and the creative teams is basic to your daily work . |
| 13 | The fact that Treasury rules restricted past investment makes it all the more necessary now for the privatised companies to get on with it . |
| 14 | Leaving your body to get on with more important things . |
| 15 | The question is , whether the culture of Italy is one that throws up people who will be public spirited , who will make good trustees while allowing the curators to get on with their work . |
| 16 | Doer — urging the team to get on with the task in hand . |
| 17 | But councillors are urging officials to get on with spending because the authority could go out of business in two years ' time if local government is reorganised . |
| 18 | He spoke of the need to learn shorthand , kept emphasising the need to get on with people . |
| 19 | In December the United Nations urged governments to get on with setting up a satellite system . |
| 20 | In many areas there is deep concern about the future of jobs , others express worry about reporting relationships , some express eagerness to get on with making it work and many want more information on pension rights and redundancy terms . |
| 21 | BTR 's headquarters leaves decentralised management teams to get on with the day-to-day job of running each business . |
| 22 | ‘ It 'll give me a chance to get on with my baking an' that then for the WI stall , ’ she said with a nod of approval . |
| 23 | They were out at work often till late evening , but gave us the run of the house and William had the chance to get on with some schoolwork . |
| 24 | The stay in Christchurch gave William a chance to get on with his schoolwork and he did this , with a remarkable strength of purpose . |
| 25 | He took the lead and he was a difficult person to get on with . |
| 26 | ‘ Lee Mavers is not always the easiest person to get on with and Townshend is the sort of person who does n't have to put up with any shit . ’ |
| 27 | Miles went very red , muttered something about ‘ things to get on with ’ and left the room . |
| 28 | I took that to be a quiet word of warning and an instruction to get on with the game . |
| 29 | I think that I will allow the hon. Gentleman to get on with his speech . |
| 30 | Most of the time he left his two curates to get on with their thing . |