Example sentences of "to get [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are various clinics and self-help groups to support and encourage those wanting to kick the habit ; but a lot of determination will be needed to get through the first difficult weeks or months . |
| 2 | When would-be television stars realised that just to get through the first round involved completing a detailed questionnaire their enthusiasm waned somewhat . |
| 3 | We are now in a new championship and we will be starting from scratch on Sunday , ’ states the Newry schoolteacher , ‘ To get through the first round is always a big task . |
| 4 | He desperately needed a drink but he knew he had to get through the next little while — ten minutes , half an hour , an hour — completely sober . |
| 5 | ‘ Just remember that and we might — just might — be able to get through the next few days without any major problems . ’ |
| 6 | How she managed to get through the next few hours mystified her . |
| 7 | ‘ I was just wondering how we were going to get through the next few hours . ’ |
| 8 | You 've only been able to get through the last four years by not thinking about it . |
| 9 | I found it very difficult to get past the first fleet but when I did the game became more enjoyable especially as the 256 colour graphics match most games out today . |
| 10 | Thirty-six competitors enjoyed a ‘ Gap ’ in the recent poor weather to get into the 19th dry . |
| 11 | ‘ If someone tries to get into the first room , two of the three men will fight , but Rupert of Hentzau or Detchard will run into the second room and kill the King , ’ Johann said . |
| 12 | Try to get inside the next one 's shields . |
| 13 | And he used to sort of ask you questions you know , sort of sit there and pick on you and if he knew you did n't have the faintest idea what he was going on about he 'd ask you all the more , see , and if you could n't answer it , he used to come up to you , look at you , would n't say nothing , give you this funny look and tell you to get in the next room . |
| 14 | The whole secret is to get over the first round and then improve your display for the next game . ’ |
| 15 | Sole contender to get over the 23rd fence at the first attempt in a huge pile-up in 1967 , the moderate , blinkered Foinavon held on to his unexpected lead all the way to the winning post , seven lonely fences later , to beat Honey End with Red Alligator , who won it next year , third . |
| 16 | Buckingham did not realise at first that he had been the only one to get over the 23rd fence at the first attempt . |
| 17 | DRACULA — Wear the crucifix to get on the second coach . |
| 18 | Sutton was told to get on the first train from Manchester . |
| 19 | Look , seriously , do I need to get on the next train back to Liverpool Street and go and find her ? ’ |
| 20 | They told me to get off and try to get on the next train going north , ’ protested the younger of the two , flushing pink . |
| 21 | ‘ Sixty-four thousand people applied to get on the last series and most of the letters were written in crayon because they 're not allowed to use sharp instruments . |
| 22 | Rufus ( that 's you-fus ) needs all five crystals to get to the next level . |
| 23 | To get to the next section of footway the pedestrian has to risk death by collision in the road reserved for motoring , analogous to the castaway having to swim the shark-infested waters to reach the next island . |
| 24 | Now the torrents and viperish fury that fired ‘ Weld ’ have subsided , it looks like a battle that had to be waged to get to the next stage — the calm , healing shores and sanguine odes of ‘ Harvest Moon ’ . |
| 25 | Or , must some bridging material be built in to allow cameras or cast time to get to the next set ? |
| 26 | He watched the cars and buses and vans and trucks pass by him , and calculated how far he had to go to get to the next parked car which would shield him from them . |
| 27 | I am determined to get to the next home mid-week game , Does anybody know when that will be ? |
| 28 | If anyone put Jacklin oft at this stage it was me , because I let out a roar when Lee 's ball went in , and I was keen to get to the 18th . |
| 29 | Believe me , dear readers , never before have I been as relieved , as tearfully grateful to get to the 14th song on a 14-song album . |