Example sentences of "she get [adv prt] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She rang the Sunday Herald number , placating her conscience with the thought that she might not have time to ring Tracey that evening after all ; but when she got through to the news desk , she discovered that he had taken the shuttle to Glasgow the morning before . |
| 2 | When she got back to the flats , the leather jacket had gone . |
| 3 | She would phone her report to Philpott as soon as she got back to the hotel . |
| 4 | When she got back to the yard , however , Ricky had other ideas . |
| 5 | Who cared what Anpetuwi meant when she had three tables to clear , four people waving at her , and a growing list of drinks to remember when she got back to the bar ? |
| 6 | The car was ready when she got back to the cottage . |
| 7 | ‘ She told me this morning when she got back to the yacht that they planned on going . |
| 8 | When she got back to the kitchen , Finn was reading an old newspaper , seated on the table and eating dry chunks of bread gouged from a loaf in the crumb of which his fingers had left grey prints . |
| 9 | She had gone out to the drug store to get a bottle of milk for Maria 's bedtime cocoa , and when she got back to the suite , Bernie was in her section taking off Maria 's dress . |
| 10 | When she got back to the bench she saw that she had knocked over one of the shopping bags when she had stood up and a carton of eggs had dropped to the ground . |
| 11 | When asked about this revolt the Prime Minister replied that he ‘ thought speed was important and hoped she would send for Lord Home immediately-as soon as she got back to the Palace ’ . |
| 12 | When she got back to the office , both Dr Kent and Sara had gone , and Staff Nurse Target was anxious to start the drugs round with her . |
| 13 | When she got back to the office , Damian called her in abruptly , his voice hard on the intercom . |
| 14 | When she got back to the college , she went to the library and looked once more at all the reference books pertaining to Sebastian Denham , in the hope of finding the nature of his wife 's professional distinctions , but she was not successful . |
| 15 | ‘ Where 's Tom ? ’ she noticed her brothers absence as soon as she got back to the house . |
| 16 | She bought a few bits and pieces from the post office and was feeling thoroughly deflated by the time she got back to the house . |
| 17 | She decided that as soon as she got back to the flat , she 'd call him and apologize . |
| 18 | When she got back to the lodgings she sat down in her room and opened the letter . |
| 19 | When she got back to the living-room the fire had been replenished , and a small table was set ready for them to eat . |
| 20 | She got back to the Lycée at five past eleven ; the doors were not yet shut , and she crept in safely , under the protection of a large party returned from the Opera . |
| 21 | The sooner she gets back to the water , the better . |
| 22 | The person ‘ goosed ’ then chases round and tries to catch the runner before he or she gets back to the space where the goosed person was sitting . |
| 23 | Even if it did n't , how would she get back to the ship ? |
| 24 | After her quarter-final defeat by Jennifer Capriati I was very happy to see her get through to the final of the US Open , only to be beaten by Monica Seles , unfortunately . |
| 25 | Ajayi was trying to cultivate the seneschal 's acquaintance ( when her sore leg and stiff back let her get down to the basement levels where he was usually to be found ) whereas Quiss had started out trying to intimidate him . |