Example sentences of "[pron] get on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone got on with the business at hand , preoccupied with the problems of food shortages , lack of funds and compliance with the rules of the Islamic order . |
| 2 | In Philip Burton 's version , from then on , all was sweetness ; Richard occasionally went back to the house of Cis and Elfed ( on Sunday mornings ) and the two of them got on with the transformation of the street boy into the stage man . |
| 3 | After we 'd agreed the itinerary I got on with the detailed flying planning , using the new French VFR maps and the American TPC ( Tactical Pilotage Charts ) which we bought from Stamfords in London . |
| 4 | ‘ I got on with the work , tried very hard to stay jovial , and kept a smiling face . |
| 5 | She went , and I got on with the life of Ellen Parkin , about to emerge from her chrysalis , to spread her wings as Eleanor Darcy . |
| 6 | On Monday , the first day of the fair , Mum took me down to The Market Place after school and , armed with my fare , I got on to the children 's roundabout . |
| 7 | I got on to the roof : the upper levels of mortar had crumbled so much that it was doubtful if the stack would survive the next gale . |
| 8 | And then I got on to the , I was convenor of the housing allocation committee for very many years . |
| 9 | ‘ I got on to the hospital and then the local police lab and said I was from her insurance company and we operated a no pay clause if drink-driving was involved . ’ |
| 10 | If she does that , I get on with the jigsaw . |
| 11 | Someone get on to the police immediately ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Shall I get on with the letters ? ’ |
| 13 | How d' ya get on at the dentist ? |
| 14 | Things happened , one heard stories , but overall you got on with the job . |
| 15 | Even a piece of her mind could cost you dearly if you got on on the wrong side of her . |
| 16 | Deliberately she pushed the letter to the bottom of the pile , to save it for later while she got on with the work which awaited . |
| 17 | Morley 's subjects were delightful , talented young people , clearly , who got on with the job and threatened no one . |
| 18 | ‘ What have you got on under the leather stuff ? ’ |
| 19 | How are you getting on with the plebs ? |
| 20 | ‘ How are you getting on with the family history ? ’ |
| 21 | After deciding on beer — a pint for me and a half for Sally — we chatted about our golf game and then Sally asked : ‘ How are you getting on with the Brian Harley business ? ’ |
| 22 | How are you getting on with the old battleaxe ? ’ |
| 23 | How you getting on with the erm , you know , being a second class citizen ? |
| 24 | So how are you getting on with the rest of your course ? |
| 25 | Y … you get on at the back , ’ replied the driver in a squeaky voice . |
| 26 | See how you get on with the following questions : if you answer " yes ' to one or more , then we have some further work to do in this area ! |
| 27 | In this sort of book you may well find that the pattern of how-will-he-get-out-of-this is more convenient to use while underneath you get on with the purpose of your story . |
| 28 | In a place like that it all depends how you get on with the screws : some lasses did take hell . |
| 29 | You get on with the noise machine please . |
| 30 | It is when you get on to the more high tech aspects of English Hops ' work that small and muted alarm bells begin to ring . |