Example sentences of "a relief get [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 She was already starting to feel battered by the increased level of the sound , and it was a relief to get out into the lower buzz and the cooler lights .
2 ‘ It 's such a relief to get out of the starched uniform and the black stockings , ’ she said loudly so that the crowd around us could hear .
3 It was a relief to get back to Casualty , and another to recollect Old Red 's coming holiday .
4 Back in the bedroom , he handed her the discarded nightshirt , his face carefully blank as Leonora scrambled into it , so unsteady on her feet that it was a relief to get back beneath the covers .
5 The realistic Dods admitted afterwards : ‘ While it was a relief to get back scoring again , the fact remains that with other threatened clubs earning points elsewhere in the country , it was just as well that we took something from this one . ’
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