Example sentences of "[vb infin] to get to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All right , so it 's a mystery , and there 's not a lot you can do to get to the heart of it yet , but you do n't have to let it get to you . |
| 2 | And on H Little H and I 'm skipping through them because I 'm sure a lot of you would like to get to the tea pot . |
| 3 | Where do you start with love , every body wants to love , every body wants to be loved , every one at some time or another is disappointed by love and while its difficult sometimes talking about it not talking about it can have some really serious consequences , so let's try to get to the heart of it tonight , one hundred women are prepared to share their wisdom if not their secrets , I 'd like to start off by seeing if we can differentiate between loving and being in love . |
| 4 | I decided that I would have to get to the Butcher 's office first or at least early on in the queue so that I would be barefoot for as short a time as possible . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ we 'll just have to get to the house and start proving that this particular astrologer has her finger on the button , wo n't we ? ’ |
| 6 | After the baby was born , he was so elated that he did not manage to get to the Town Hall to register his daughter 's existence . |
| 7 | If she really raced on her bike over the footpath , she might just manage to get to the low bridge before the van reached it . |
| 8 | The upshot was that after much argument all three of them agreed to help out , and all five of us did manage to get to the church on time . |
| 9 | Did you manage to get to the play-off final at the end of last season ? |
| 10 | And will he manage to get to the bottom of the death of widow Ivy Wrangton ? |
| 11 | Keane , who is being pursued by Liverpool , Manchester United , Arsenal and Blackburn , admitted : ‘ Forest have spoken to me about a long-term contract , but I do n't want to get to the point where I am arguing over details and money . |
| 12 | ‘ Not working is very disheartening — I do n't want to get to the stage where I do bad parts but being forgotten would be awful . ’ |
| 13 | You know a fervent Jew would always want to get to the centre of their faith , visit there . |
| 14 | ‘ Nevertheless , Dr Vaughan , if it 's all the same to you I 'd still prefer to get to the bathroom under my own steam . ’ |
| 15 | All these observations are true , and crucial , but they do not quite seem to get to the root of things . |
| 16 | If your mid-water fish do not seem to get to the food , try a sinking variety . |