Example sentences of "get on [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Uncle Titch just shrugged and got on with the important things in life .
2 I asked him why he had n't got on with the other passengers .
3 See how you get on with the following questions : if you answer " yes ' to one or more , then we have some further work to do in this area !
4 Get on with the real issues .
5 And then you get on to the chemical properties of it .
6 When he gets on to the old antibiotics he
7 It 's all to do with GCSE coursework and see how we 're getting on during the two weeks and we get experience for us when we leave school and go to work .
8 of getting on with the five years plans they 've put too much effort into producing war machines !
9 OK , by now you 've lost valuable time and probably irritated the entire panel by dithering instead of being sure of what you 're going to say , quite apart from getting on with the actual pieces you have learned .
10 ‘ CONGRATULATIONS , ’ said one of my Welsh male colleagues ‘ on getting on to the assisted places scheme . ’
11 Always at the back of the mind are worries over how well one will get on with the other artists .
12 ‘ How does he get on with the other fellows ? ’
13 He could not get on with the believing Jews from Eastern Europe whose religion and traditions he neither shared nor understood .
14 If only to get on to the practical arrangements . ’
15 As AT&T 's Bob Kavner , soon to be USL 's erstwhile chairman , says Novell 's purchase takes the emotions out , leaving people to get on to the real issues .
16 Liz wanted to get on to the exciting bits , in which Job demanded why light was given to him that was in misery , and life to the bitter in soul : in which Job desired to argue with his God : in which the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind : but she knew it would be cheating to miss out the she-asses and skip to the livelier parts , so she plodded dully on with the dull narrative .
17 This leaves us , the goldpanners , to get on with the actual preparations of the championship .
18 We need to get on with the real tasks working closely together the G M B and the Labour Party because working together will achieve the objectives of change for the good .
19 Before he invaded Iran in 1980 , Mr Hussein tried hard to get on with the Islamic zealots who had just seized power in Tehran .
20 Strong muscles will also help the mother to get on with the day-to-day chores of postnatal care , such as carrying the baby and its accessories .
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