Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] get [adv] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He asked me to get close to her and try to find out .
2 Two passers-by stopped them getting away
3 She let him get away with it .
4 His rapport with the children he treated was almost uncanny ; and there was in his own nature something of the immediacy and openness of a child , which , coupled with a great sense of fun , helped him to get easily into communication with all sorts of people , and to make friends .
5 It was a fantastic round , but really , you know , he let it get away from him .
6 Yeah they they used it to get away .
7 Deep down inside myself I am an easy-going person , but when finally provoked I get very angry indeed .
8 No , he told him to get away .
9 There may well have been others on other parts of the island , but unfortunately the heavy curtain of dust and fumes being carried by the wind prevented him getting right round .
10 ‘ I was lucky that he was worried about who might see us and allowed me to get away .
11 She remembered the glint of steel in his eyes last night , and she knew then that she would be lucky if he allowed her to get that far into explaining anything .
12 They were attractive-looking animals and they often allowed us to get quite close .
13 ‘ I heard she got quite a reaction , did n't she ? ’ he wheezes and chuckles slyly , disingenuously , before getting serious .
14 He had tremendous charm and needed it to get away with this .
15 And er we got everybody got really scared at one point
16 To Llaneilian to got to get it they got they got together and they got married and they had ten children .
17 Was Amy a bit upset when she knew you got highly commended ?
18 Which enabled her to get away with many things .
19 A-To-Z is game if nothing else , and it was her will to win which enabled her to get home by three-quarters of a length from the Michael Stoute-trained Perfect Circle , with Soiree running on well , a further length away third .
20 But only a small group of teachers and parents saw it get underway .
21 he got he got today nearly .
22 ‘ How did I get here ? ’ she wondered briefly before a conflagration of raw heat crashed into her face .
23 But how did I get here
24 Okay what time did I get here then ?
25 How did I get here ? ’
26 ‘ How did I get here ? ’ she asked , looking around a shabby but pleasant room , feeling so frail that she might have been made of china , china broken into a thousand pieces .
27 Her glance was drawn back to the bed again when , clearly befuddled , and with no idea how he came to be where he was , he slurred , ‘ How did I get here ? ’
28 ‘ ’ Many the rich cheeses I pressed for ungrateful townsfolk , Yet never did I get home with much money in my pocket , ’ ' quoted Bacci , who had studied at the Liceo Classico .
29 ‘ How did you get ahead of me ? ’
30 ‘ How did you get here ? ’
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