Example sentences of "[adj] to get [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I had a figure to go to and I 'm delighted to get her at the price . ’
2 He goes , no , you 're not supposed to do it like that you 're supposed to get her on the floor and step on her head ! you 're not doing it right !
3 The cynics say you can only die once and either heart disease or cancer are likely to get you in the end .
4 I CA N'T think of anything more likely to get us through the pre-Christmas traumas than a new play by Don Hayworth .
5 Finding s okay so there was a little bit of it was a little bit awkward to get it to the nearest degree there .
6 ‘ I ca n't remember riding for Jonjo before , but it would be great to get him off the mark and this horse certainly has a bit of a chance , ’ smiled Willie who is closing fast on another century .
7 Too late to get him in the team , though . ’
8 It 's important to get it from the mother . ’
9 Er I felt , I 've been after Danny for nearly twelve months to come see and not been able to get him on the night I want him the only night he was able , was available was I think it was one night when we had something else on I ca n't remember what it was .
10 Are we gon na be able to get them into the right place ?
11 Will you be able to get them in the morning ? ’
12 At first , you may still have accidents as you may not be able to get her to the potty in time , but she 'll gradually learn to hold on longer .
13 In the UK it will only be used under the law according to the 1967 Abortion Act , so no one will be able to get it over the counter at the chemist 's , nor will it be prescribed by GPs .
14 Oh I wo n't be able to get it for the following day .
15 Christina was pleased to get her into the car without being mobbed , and drove quickly out of town and on to the coast-road .
16 ‘ I find analysis essential to get me through the day .
17 Stoke boss Lou Macari was more subdued as he admitted : ‘ It needed a little spark of magic up front to get us into the next round , but we did n't have that spark tonight . ’
18 It takes little to get me on the right lines .
19 Awfully difficult to get it in the car was n't it ?
20 The Minister is naturally anxious to get me off the subject of the ’ Save our Schools ’ campaign , the No Turning Back group and his views on comprehensive education .
21 I would like to thank all the members erm , who 've served on that committee and indeed the officers who 've worked for it , because a lot of the background work and a lot of the er , consultation with departments has been necessary to get us to the erm , reasonably satisfactory stage we 're at , considering the ext extremely severe restrictions on government ex , er , on local government spending , er resulting from the cap .
22 ‘ She seemed pretty keen to get me on the team , ’ I said .
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