Example sentences of "[vb infin] to get [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually , I sent Felicity to Summerhill because I saw this awfully exciting film called The Alamo , starring John Wayne , whom I adore , and he makes this absolutely glorious speech in it which goes ‘ Freedom , I like the sound of the word ’ , actually it 's ‘ Republic ’ he says , I know that because it was on the television last week , but I 've always heard it as ‘ Freedom ’ and I read that A S O'Neill positively breathed Freedom , as indeed do all the Irish , I find , and one has to have pots of money to go there , which gives one — what 's the word ? — sachet , which you do absolutely need to get into Society these days , and Felicity ( her name means Freedom , too , from the Latin , you know ) was frightfully keen to go , and does n't the name simply drip June in , say , the Cotswolds , and Felicity says there are teachers there with nothing to do at all , so you can tell the staff must be tip-top — I mean , what luxury ! spare staff ! — and Felicity 's always been such a tearaway and I know it 's jolly hard but I do think one needs Discipline to get one 's Freedom , I 've always had it , and Republics too , and now I gather she 's been on television , and Felicity was absolutely swearing by the school or something , Angela says , and where is it — somewhere pretty — she goes by train … |
| 2 | Every day when I get up , I ca n't wait to get to school , just to see you . |
| 3 | On duty she strode about looking as if she could not wait to get off duty and chuck a discus . |
| 4 | It also outlines what guidance and support you can expect to get at work and what we expect from you in return . |
| 5 | German unity also seems to have disrupted the business cycle , and may limit the benefits that Europe can expect to get from recovery elsewhere . |
| 6 | If you want to join or have any questions about the policies of the Liberal Democrats , then do n't hesitate to get in contact with YOUR FOCUS EDITOR : GEOFFREY GRIFFITHS , |
| 7 | Please continue to send papers for any relevant meetings and an attempt will be made to respond to appropriate issues , if there is any specific topic you wish to be considered , please do not hesitate to get in touch so I thought that was quite a nice letter seeing as I practically read them all |
| 8 | She is asthmatic so I would very much like to get in touch with people who have had experience of an asthmatic child . |
| 9 | Bill Hadley , who worked in the sales department alongside Clive would like to get in touch with him . |
| 10 | Dominic would like to get in touch with a couple he met on holiday in August at Innerlaken in Switzerland , who come from Derby . |
| 11 | And I would like to get in touch with her again . |
| 12 | You also said you played squash regularly erm there was a chap David you mentioned that er you play quite regularly er I 'd like to get in touch with him as well if I could . |
| 13 | ‘ And I would like to get in touch with the hospital — to see how Liz and Owen are getting on . ’ |
| 14 | They are obviously extremely concerned about him , concerned for his safety , and again they 'd really like to get in touch with him or him to make contact with the family or the police . |
| 15 | Nor do I try to get in touch with Lord Mountbatten , and I would not necessarily want to . |
| 16 | Should she try to get in touch with Tunney again ? |
| 17 | Seddon 's remark that I should n't try to get in touch with him at Scotland Yard set me thinking . |
| 18 | You 'll have to get into bed . |
| 19 | If yo I hope you , I suppose you could have a whole course in psycho-history , if you really put into it enough , but for just one class , I thought it was too much to ask students to attend , to try and have to get into psycho-history , so I have n't erm , done very much of it , and this , my excuse here really was , well Freud did write a book called Woodrow Wilson . |
| 20 | Of course , she would have to get off smack in the long run . |
| 21 | so I 'd have to get by car . |
| 22 | ‘ I shall have to get in touch with the police . |
| 23 | No two ways about it , I shall have to get in touch with them . ’ |
| 24 | You know , they you the you might have to get in touch with . |
| 25 | No , you 'll have to get in touch . |
| 26 | Well you 'll have to get in touch with the council . |
| 27 | Oh yeah , that was it , yeah , yeah , muttered it under my breath as I walked out , yeah , I 'll have to get in touch with that to say if got that erm |
| 28 | So how long , how did it take to get to town then George ? |
| 29 | There are various roads that you can take to get from Bayonne to Biarritz , which is about five miles south-west of Bayonne . |
| 30 | It is impossible in these Coronation days to judge how long it will take to get from place to place and I asked the taxi-driver not to be too early . |