Example sentences of "[adj] get [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I were a man , ’ she snapped furiously , ‘ you 'd find yourself lucky to get away with a bloody nose . |
| 2 | As it was , I was lucky to get away with a few bruises if the person who slugged me was the one who knocked off Mahoney . |
| 3 | Thus , for example , it may make sense to have an integrated commuter rail service and inner-city subway , and to subsidize it to prevent people driving through congested streets ; but only a local government embracing both the suburbs and the inner city is likely to get close to the efficient policy . |
| 4 | Over the years Aurigny has honed this to a fine art , and new pilots have to work hard to get up to the requisite standard . |
| 5 | But they can be incredibly frustrating when something goes wrong because it 's so hard to get down to a nitty gritty level to sort out your problems . |
| 6 | He was glad to get away from the brooding perplexity of the honest official . |
| 7 | Sometimes it is good to get away from the particular disciplines of our own medium and techniques and try something else . |
| 8 | Stationed as a soldier in Shanghai , and unable to get home until the following April , Warnie was in an agony of sorrow for the old days . |
| 9 | Sadly , church people have often so dismally failed to get along with each other that they are powerless to get along with the needy in the world . |
| 10 | ‘ We thought it was as good an excuse as any and we were all able to get away at the same time . |
| 11 | He was able to get away for a two week holiday in Switzerland at the end of August , where he relaxed and swam in Lake Geneva : it was the one European country which he found not to have changed out of all recognition , and he took an annual holiday there . |
| 12 | We realized that each of us would be a big story for a few days , but that would pass and then we 'd be able to get on with the real work of getting to know our families and friends again . |
| 13 | All Irish landladies , however pleasant , seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when a visitor left , and they were able to get on with the intense business of family life without interruption . |
| 14 | His drawings were so clear and he was always able to get directly to the important issues . |
| 15 | If it becomes obvious during the base leg or final turn that you are far too high to be able to get down in the chosen field , it is often possible to make an S-turn to use up some of the height . |
| 16 | By that time we should have sorted out this business of the poison pen letter and you 'll be able to get back to a normal life again . ’ |
| 17 | Philip was thankful to get out of the crowded waiting-room . |
| 18 | ( On most types of training glider it will be possible to get down to the pre-stall buffet and continue with either a slight rocking of the wings or a very gentle inner wingdrop . ) |
| 19 | Lydia in the leading car was loth to hoot for fear of maddening the dogs and loth to get out for the same reason . |
| 20 | I wo n't be sorry to get back to a little sanity , ’ he added in an undertone . |
| 21 | Once I can make a hole through them it should n't be too difficult to get round into the outer cellar . |
| 22 | Dorothy had already told Isobel of the conversation that afternoon , so she was prepared ; but he found it difficult to get round to the real object of the visit . |
| 23 | He had straightened too when , anxious to get away from the wretched subject of his dog and her foolhardiness , she felt that it might be an idea if she stated her business . |
| 24 | It was necessary to get away from a beer-hall style of singing these works . |
| 25 | Kylie was also keen to get away from the mass-produced soap to work with material of a more sophisticated calibre . |
| 26 | But it 's nice to get back on the right tracks and now we have to keep it up against Stockport on Tuesday . |
| 27 | No , no I know well ready to get on with the next bit . |
| 28 | Now you 've been patched up , your hull 's been scraped , a lick of paint and you 're ready to get back into the great sea of life . |
| 29 | Even though everyone ended up dirty , wet and muddy they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were eager to get on to the next event . |
| 30 | This one hobbled about gamely , seemingly eager to get back to the open plains . |