Example sentences of "[vb past] to get [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to get closer to them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Finally she tried to get down to some more serious work , first skimming through a book about castles she had brought with her , then sketching ruined towers , broken archways and towering keeps . |
| 6 | And he seemed to get closer to these seamen because of that . |
| 7 | As it seemed to get closer to reality , I felt myself changing . |
| 8 | He would start with her shoulders and move down to her hips , and no amount of disdain seemed to get through to him . |
| 9 | In fact , nothing seemed to get through to him at all . |
| 10 | We just never seemed to get round to them . |
| 11 | Every time she vowed to get closer to Matthew , she only succeeded in driving him further away . |
| 12 | In we were fortunate in that the time of the introduction of L M S coincided with the all too brief period when this group was in control of the Council and as the window of opportunity opened to get off to a flying start |
| 13 | As Christmas approached , the excitement of preparation began to get through to her . |
| 14 | Life at the quarry began to get back to something like normal . |
| 15 | After the mortaring had ceased I decided to get back to Brigade H.Q , probably it would be much quieter there . |
| 16 | Then life started to get back to normal . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , Llandundo put on a brave face yesterday and struggled to get back to normal after last week 's devastating floods . |
| 18 | It was what actors call a total ‘ corpse ’ , and , although they managed to get through to the end of the play , any tension they might have built up was dissipated . |
| 19 | In the men 's singles contest , managed to get through to the semi final while in the triples contest , and from Draught Stout joined from Brewing to win through as far as the semi finals . |
| 20 | Just a quick post-script to my last message about tickets for the Sheff Wed game — I just managed to get through to the ticket office , and they said that all postal applications were sent back yesterday with a letter telling you that it 's been postponed , and to re-apply if you still want tickets . |
| 21 | Only two candidates ( Dominique Voynet in the Jura and Christine Barthet in Haut-Rhin ) managed to get through to the second round on March 28 but neither was then elected . |
| 22 | Eventually he managed to get away to the continent , and when he was restored to the throne nine years later , the story of the King 's narrow escape seized the public imagination . |
| 23 | He managed to get away to the other side of the ring but Grant , who calls himself The Terminator , slashed away with both hands , forcing the stoppage . |
| 24 | Once , landing from the submarine HMS Tigris , his fellow canoeist — a Free French soldier — lost his boat in rough water , but they managed to get back to the submarine . |
| 25 | Although she was penniless , she managed to get back to England : Margery never had much difficulty in finding people who would give her money to go a long , long way away . |
| 26 | I only just managed to get back to our house before collapsing into bed . |
| 27 | Edna , worried about Celia , managed to get down to Four Winds for a little while each day and , as soon as Mrs Rafferty was discharged from hospital , resumed her duties with the child , who hardly let her out of her sight . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'ad to get 'ome to me love , |
| 29 | When he failed to get in to Merchant Taylors , Iain was sent off to boarding school in Bishop 's Stortford . |
| 30 | As she parted her mouth , her tongue parried the thrust of his and her breathing was agitated , almost desperate , as she fought to get closer to him . |