Example sentences of "[pron] to get [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | If nothing is readily available you find yourself trying to thaw out the cheesecake from the bottom of the freezer ( nobody will miss it , will they ? ) , or working out how long it will take you to get to the shops and back with a bag-full of goodies . |
2 | so much for international success … what about Swindon … he has n't scored for them in the league yet … but would give anything … and everything to get amongst the goals |
3 | He also loved jazz though it was often difficult for him to get into the clubs because when he started he was only 15 . |
4 | There was no time for him to get up the steps and past the door before it opened and deadly talons reached for him in the darkness . |
5 | And when they came to the sea , so great was the press among them to get to the ships , that more than ten thousand died in the water . |
6 | They felt this was important in helping them to get through the difficulties associated with unemployment . |