Example sentences of "[conj] get [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cruickshank countered that getting out an developing stronger internal communication has been one of his priorities . |
| 2 | AN ornithologist sent off £20 for a ‘ parabolic microphone kit ’ to record his favourite birdsongs from 250 yards — and got back a WOK used for stir-frying . |
| 3 | I went to the pawnbroker and got back a little gold locket . |
| 4 | Mrs Fry went straight to the kitchen , told us to sit down at the table , opened the oven ( split-level cooker , of course ) and got out a huge pot . |
| 5 | She opened the bag and got out a powder compact that had a small round mirror on the inside of the lid . |
| 6 | The young man sank slowly into the seat opposite him , and got out a cigarette . |
| 7 | Mamma got a big knife and cut a large slice of cake , put it on a plate , and got out a fork . |
| 8 | As he turned on the hot-water tap and got out the dish detergent , Hank abandoned the idea of going back to his garage . |
| 9 | He heard electrical impulses behind a large , old-fashioned enamelled flour bin on a high shelf in the kitchen and got out the step-ladder to investigate , bringing down the bin , which hit and broke a jar of clear honey in its descent ; he ended up with a mixture of flour and honey all over himself , the fridge and the floor . |
| 10 | Uncle Albert made the drinks and got out the biscuit tin . |
| 11 | He opened his coat and got out the ten-shilling note from his wallet and the coins from his trouser pocket . |
| 12 | That the gulf existed was something she had known all along , so what she had overheard and the realisation it brought with it should n't be causing tears to prick behind her eyes as she opened the cupboard in the study that adjoined Faye and Bill 's bedroom , and got out the testing kit she had come for . |
| 13 | Actually I 've been I was sitting in the lounge today right and you know the situation there see his car going round the corner and stop and got out the car beaming at me , I said cor give him my old ! |
| 14 | The books give all the insider know-how for staying and getting around a country on a shoestring budget . |
| 15 | These are the options now facing Birdland , those retrogressive bleach boys of yore ; the notorious Brummie blond bombshells who when they were n't throwing up , were trashing up hotel rooms and getting up the noses of every other band in the land . |
| 16 | By the end of the programme Gary was much happier , showing much more pro-social behaviour and getting on a good deal better with his parents . |
| 17 | As we leave the womb , enter the world and grow , and get over the initial wonder of walking , we change our pre-natal wheelchair for a series of substitute wheelchairs — bicycles , motor-cycles , cars , taxis , buses , trains , aeroplanes — and chairs ( in houses , schools , offices ; anywhere where people gather and sit ) . |
| 18 | I decided to go for broke , and get up a performance of my own . ’ |
| 19 | But I mean a mother that could n't sleep all night , and get up the next day , having to cope with the family , erm you know , thing things like that , they 're very difficult . |
| 20 | I went out into the fresh damp morning , walking quickly to keep warm and get round the island before any rain started . |
| 21 | It 's nearly time to give up the tights and get out the sandals . |
| 22 | A. T. You used to accumulate this time you worked over and try and get off the last four hours when nobody was about . |
| 23 | We learnt the next day he had had to hand in his uniform and get off the job as fast as he could . |
| 24 | Shove my dreams and my Walkman back into the bag , and get off the train . |
| 25 | When I eventually realized that he was trying to chat me up , I decided to end the conversation and get off the train . |
| 26 | Do n't let any of this worry you ; it just means we 've added your ‘ short ’ address form so you can post to and get off the list when you want to . |
| 27 | Fired by his own enthusiasm , he stops his sledge and gets out a huge snow drill , like a brace and bit but capable of boring a twenty centimetre hole . |
| 28 | Peg opens a drawer and gets out a nail file from a manicure set . |
| 29 | 9.30am Liz arrives at the catering office and gets out the floats for the refectories and union bar . |
| 30 | ‘ We should try and get on a little better , Molly Coddle . |