Example sentences of "the [noun sg] get [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HOW 'S ABOUT FAT , THEN : The Duchess gets as far as raising a leg but then decides exercise is just too much effort and takes the rest of the sunbathing session lying down |
| 2 | The play got as far as Wimbledon and then seemed to die . |
| 3 | And the vehicle got as far as Hucknall Marketplace , er and that was it . |
| 4 | The proposal got as far as a White Paper which suggested a two-tier system — life peers with voting rights and other members who could take part in debate but not vote . |
| 5 | In 1383 , the proposal got as far as a draft . |