Example sentences of "[verb] to get on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look , seriously , do I need to get on the next train back to Liverpool Street and go and find her ? ’ |
| 2 | We both had large appetites and although we tried to get on the same table at mealtimes so that we could monopolise the food , we were permanently hungry . |
| 3 | It 'll go the distance — a real investment for anyone who wants to get on the gigging trail and means business . |
| 4 | Sutton was told to get on the first train from Manchester . |
| 5 | Mini Tours have come and gone and low-key Satellite and Regional Tours are there for the young players who aspire to get on the main Tour . |
| 6 | In reality , few farmers wear complete protection at the tank , and the operation is so messy that liquid is bound to get on the smallest area of exposed skin . |
| 7 | They told me to get off and try to get on the next train going north , ’ protested the younger of the two , flushing pink . |
| 8 | ‘ Sixty-four thousand people applied to get on the last series and most of the letters were written in crayon because they 're not allowed to use sharp instruments . |
| 9 | Put the glass in and he kept coming and si sit , trying to get on the bloody windowsill and getting out ! |
| 10 | A long queue of foot passengers waited to get on the overnight boat from Southampton , but the sailors helped the pretty young woman , travelling alone with her daughter , to the front , and up the swaying gangway . |