Example sentences of "[not/n't] get [adv prt] with the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Why , therefore , did congress not get on with the business of removing a patently guilty president ?
2 For the two women , Bumface 's dismissal merited no more than perfunctory laughter and a slight impatience with Charles for not getting on with the business of bottle opening .
3 Although you have found that you can not get on with the latch tool method of casting off , this too can become quite automatic once you have the knack .
4 To provide an illustration , a child who gets into trouble is much more likely to come before a court if he or she is from a poor home and has parents who do not get on with the welfare authorities or the police , than if his or her family is prosperous , respectable and willing to co-operate with the police and social services .
5 She was now unhappy living there , did not get on with the son 's girlfriend , and wanted her money back so she could live elsewhere .
6 My advice to the Government is that they can not sort out the problem this side of a general election , so why not get on with the job of laying the long-term foundations for a successful economy ?
7 Then she wonders why we have n't got on with the work .
8 Perhaps f just wanted to go back to find out why f had n't got on with the place when everyone else had !
9 There 's the odd few that do n't get on with the teachers .
10 The local Garda had been sent to Ashford Castle to protect Reagan , and they did n't get on with the CIA at all .
11 If you like your job but ca n't get on with the people with whom you have to work , consider asking for a transfer to another department .
12 ‘ I do n't get on with the teacher . ’
13 If the manager does n't get on with the band , the whole thing collapses .
14 ‘ Well , that makes sense , but if it means takin' the engine out and havin' engineers crawlin' all over the place so we ca n't get on with the job of takin' on stores and equipment — ’
15 Cos then you ca n't get off with the people you want to .
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