Example sentences of "get through to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was a young man , and I am sure that his message got through to a great many people . |
| 2 | I 'd got through to a girl I said extension two three six and then oh and the feller said er |
| 3 | Then you ring Dial-A-Ticket ( 0532–710710 ) which is generally engaged , so you re-dial at frequent intervals till you get through to a recorded ticket office girl blotering on about similar information . |
| 4 | There 's a very good example of that in the film you 'll see , where somebody phones up , and does n't quite know who they want to speak to , but they get through to a department , and they say , ‘ Oh , I 've left some money ’ , and the caller immediately , and the person who 's received the call immediately says , ‘ Ah , money ! , you want the treasurers department , I 'll put you through ’ , and before the chap 's had a chance to say , ‘ No , no , no , I really want to speak to you , they 've gone , and they 're back at the switchboard . ’ |
| 5 | Knowing more about the voice also means realising that raising the voice and screeching on a higher pitch ( inevitable when excited ) is not the way to get through to a rebellious teenager who is deliberately testing your limits . |
| 6 | erm The only way to get through to a diverted phone is to call it through the number it 's diverted to . |
| 7 | Okay , yes , and the only way to get through to a diverted number is to call the number it 's diverted to . |