Example sentences of "get to " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of the corridor which he describes , before you get to the rubbish , is the place where the young make love . |
| 2 | The closer I get to completion the more I dread it , he wrote . |
| 3 | Here you will need to reduce the airbrake to continue the float and then , as you get to the better ground , to re-open them to make the landing . |
| 4 | ‘ You kiss me before you get to reefer madness , ’ said Jay . |
| 5 | I remember my father giving me specific advice on just how he climbed the crux section of the corner crack above ; ‘ When you get to the steep bit — you 'll know it when you get there — just face right and use the square cut holds on the edge . |
| 6 | That summit was partially hidden , however , for when you get to the top of the final slope there 's a level stretch that takes you just out of view . |
| 7 | Get to where the action is and hang in there ; sod Scafell , those routes can wait until later . |
| 8 | Once you have got all the battens in place , the hard part is over and you can start fixing the tiles — a job that is repetitive and boring , at least until you get to the cut bits at corners and edges . |
| 9 | The nearest you get to this is the thrilling moment at the end of Act One when , as though he had engendered them , the thunder and lightning which usher in the next act and a complete change of country , melodramatically erupt during Iago 's concluding lines . |
| 10 | Mr Smith 's warning coincided with a call by Ken Livingstone , the Labour MP for Brent East , who said on London Weekend Television 's The Walden Interview : ‘ You can be miles ahead in the polls , but when you get to the last three weeks , people think , ‘ Can I afford a Labour government ? ’ |
| 11 | They have given staff in schools the space to meet as a group and get to terms with issues over a longer period , complementing the series of other meetings and team meetings that go on anyway . |
| 12 | Before most aspirants get to a parliamentary selection board , they are vetted by one of the party 's full-time professionals , who submits a secret report . |
| 13 | Finds : Get to grips with a matchbox : John Windsor meets a man fired with enthusiasm for matchbox covers |
| 14 | The firing has ceased as we get to our feet , the Germans stand up , their hands above their heads leaving the wounded Officer on the ground . |
| 15 | And in the Slovenský Raj the paths go through the steams and when you get to a waterfall , ladders have been built to take you to the top . |
| 16 | Thassos sits in the Northern Aegean like a soupbowl on a plate — the mountains rise steeply from a narrow coastal plain , gradually decreasing in height the closer you get to the centre . |
| 17 | Get to the point , tell people what they need to know and do it with as much style , clarity and substance as possible . |
| 18 | ‘ You 'll have hot water for them as soon as we get to the house . ’ |
| 19 | By the time we get to the jarv tracks I am over it , putting it down to a poor night 's sleep and a wearing day that have combined so that I am feeling the cold more than I normally do . |
| 20 | As soon as you get to really like someone , they go off and leave you . |
| 21 | I get to this big main road with a park on the other side , so I cross over careful and go in . |
| 22 | There 's blood in your body , and I get to thinking about what would happen if your blood froze . |
| 23 | I got to cross the road — I remember that , so when I get to a gate I go out and have a look round . |
| 24 | But when I get to the other side I ca n't get onto the platform cos of this other gate . |
| 25 | I get to the big entrance to the station and have a look outside . |
| 26 | When I get to the end I stop and have a look round . |
| 27 | But I 'm lucky , cos there 's this bloke who comes along , so when the lights turn green I just follow along behind him till I get to the other side . |
| 28 | The QRF is changed for the final time , and the boys get to bed . |
| 29 | It is 0320 before the team finally get to bed , with the Captain promising them a lie-in until 1000 hours . |
| 30 | ‘ Get to the point ca n't you . ’ |