Example sentences of "not [adv] get [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He not only got through the first round but he reached the final again ! |
| 2 | I need time and space not just to get over the appalling things which have happened to me in which you do not seem to show much interest but also to think through where the two of us are at . |
| 3 | Furthermore , and perhaps more importantly from the point of view of answering the sceptics , even though we can not directly get at the hidden real natures of things , perhaps our knowledge of appearances will enable us to do so indirectly . |
| 4 | Also audiences clearly find in opera a spiritual intensity and cathartic richness they are not always getting from the straight theatre . |
| 5 | One was its desire to find some way not simply to get through the current hard times , but also to protect themselves from the financial ups and downs that make up every economic cycle . |
| 6 | They see power as " structured " beyond and behind public participation in particular issues , and they point to another " face " of political power caught up in the fact that certain issues do not even get onto the public policy-making agenda for action and decision at all . |
| 7 | Cos you see , perhaps it did n't get to that teacher , you see , that 's what happens , the letters do n't always get to the right people . |
| 8 | In fact , I had n't even got to the first stair before the phone went . |
| 9 | You have n't even got over the first hurdle yet and you 're ready to quit ! |
| 10 | after about forty six overs oh er , that , oh dear , fancy that Australia do n't even get into the semi finals |