Example sentences of "get to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1920 they were promoted to the First Division and got to their first Cup final , against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge , where they were beaten 1–0 . |
| 2 | Rather than a follow-up to Nevermind , it is a prequel which shows how the band got to their current position where rock critics and industry moguls divide music into two categories : pre-Nirvana and post-Nirvana . |
| 3 | In group discussions , a married 35-year-old teacher gave his reasons for not identifying with successful men : ‘ I have the feeling that successful men have got to their position by being unpleasant , perhaps stepping on others to get there . |
| 4 | By the time they had got to their feet the gunman had jumped through the open passenger door and the wheels shrieked in protest as the car sped away from the hotel . |
| 5 | ( ROS and GUIL have got to their feet . ) |
| 6 | The children had got to their feet and stood in a line across the path , observing the two adults with passive faces . |
| 7 | I 'm firmly convinced that if we had been operating under the old style of management , making a consensus decision , the clinicians would have got to their clinical representative and said there 's no way we want that — we want everything twice as big and gold-plated taps because patients will die , etc. , and their rep would say , " I 'm sorry but it 's completely unacceptable to my colleagues ' . |
| 8 | Iris had got to her feet . |
| 9 | ‘ I asked you to get that three days ago , ’ Rory said icily as Candy got to her feet . |
| 10 | The other woman stared at her for a long moment , then , with great dignity , collected up the papers lying on the desk in front of her and got to her feet . |
| 11 | Hayley I tell you what , have a word with my mother because my mother 's done it for years , always taken tablets , and I reckon this is half her problem now cos she 's got to her old age she 's on the change , and these things have affected her throughout her life now . |
| 12 | Got to her bra , I think . |
| 13 | He had hardly got to his feet when there was a muffled explosion from Sid 's trench , followed by Sid catapulting out from the entrance , his head a mass of flames . |
| 14 | A man who had been sitting silently by on the wooden form got to his feet , his hand outstretched , and he said , ‘ There ! take it ; and if you want to pay it back put it in the voluntary box she was talking about . ’ |
| 15 | Whitlock , who had been watching the entrance from the comfort of an armchair for the past ten minutes , got to his feet and shook her extended hand . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm fine , ’ Philpott replied tersely then reached for his cane and got to his feet . |
| 17 | And as she spoke , Mrs Denham , in the garden below , suddenly leaped to her feet , and started gathering up her things ; they could not catch what she was saying , but she seemed faintly agitated , and Martin too got to his feet , though not with any movement that could be described as a leap , and appeared to offer , though ineffectively , to help with his baby . |
| 18 | Hari had already got to his feet and little by little was becoming animated again . |
| 19 | All this excitement 's bad for the liver , ’ he said cheerily and got to his feet . |
| 20 | It was no use — even if he could have got to his feet , he knew he 'd never be able to escape . |
| 21 | I 'm sorry , I do n't know how to pronounce your name , ’ and Pavel said , ‘ Please do n't worry about it , ’ and got to his feet to follow her . |
| 22 | The oath was ended , and the prosecuting solicitor got to his feet . |
| 23 | The man raised his eyes , nodded , then closed the clipboard and got to his feet . |
| 24 | By the time he had got to his feet and turned round , the square was empty again . |
| 25 | He 'll probably live to be a hundred , and make a will leaving whatever he 's got to his old college , and I sha n't mind at all . |
| 26 | A heap of rags in the corner suddenly stirred and came to life and Taplow , loaded with chains , got to his feet . |
| 27 | How else could we have got to our friends ' lunch , I wondered ? |
| 28 | But you 've got to your homework first . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll have to ask Granny For&am to let me clean my shoes again when I get to her cottage , ’ she told herself , as she picked her way between the puddles and muddy ruts of the lane . |
| 30 | He clasped her arm and made her get to her feet , but she shook herself free immediately . |