Example sentences of "[pron] to get [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . |
| 2 | And how are we to get him past the gates , with the town in this ferment ? |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I felt dreadful about it , and one morning I went to see my godfather at the Admiralty and begged him to get me into the Navy . |
| 4 | Personally , I 'd tell her to get herself down the road in double-quick time . ’ |
| 5 | If they are trying to use me to get something for the museum , then I shall think of something else . |
| 6 | You set Vinnie on me to get us out the house . |
| 7 | And he would expect it to get him off the hook . |
| 8 | I suspect that , if someone now discovered a substance as addictive and harmful as tobacco , even this Government would be highly unlikely to license it to get it off the ground as a marketable product . |
| 9 | Mr Middleton came from behind and repeatedly whipped it to get it over the gate . |
| 10 | As he buckles it and breaks it to get it in the bin , a strange sweet sadness rises to his throat . |
| 11 | It simply means they promise anything to get you off the phone , so keep your fingers crossed or you may be staying here more than one night . ’ |