Example sentences of "get [adj] to [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | People got used to it in the war but now … well , time will soften the blow . |
| 2 | I fell into deceit quite easily , having got used to it over the past months . |
| 3 | It 's always a shock when summat 's different , but you get used to it in the end . |
| 4 | Then she discovered that it was Travis she had to thank that the news of her engagement to his cousin was all over Vasey 's , as , still smiling , he stated , ‘ Hope you do n't mind , Naylor , but I came in earlier to have a quick word with Leith , and could n't resist telling her assistant that a possible reason for Leith being late this morning could be her getting engaged to you at the weekend . ’ |
| 5 | That 's right , just looking at the er the tables that I 've managed to get faxed to me from the Football League today . |
| 6 | ‘ Why did you get engaged to him in the first place ? ’ he questioned softly . |