Example sentences of "[conj] get [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I I think the thing is if , if you 'd 've demonstrated that or , or got to the stage of saying well alright , you know , if you 're retiring tomorrow how much money do you need to , to live on |
2 | You can now start venturing away from your measured route and start looking for additional ways to clock up the extra miles — try walking to the shops instead of driving ; try parking the car further away from work and walking the rest of the way ; or getting off the bus or train one or two stops from your destination and walking the rest of the way . |
3 | The show is great , but after a three-hour musical high , it is back down to sandwiches on the bus , trying to find somewhere to eat after 2 a.m. , or getting into the hotel when the night porter has locked up . |
4 | Circumstantial evidence may include that the defendant was the only person with the car keys ; he was seen getting out of the vehicle ; he was seen going towards or getting in the vehicle and/or he said he was going to drive the vehicle . |
5 | ‘ Am I okay , here ? ’ she said , and Coco/Jeanette said , ‘ Sure , ’ and pointed to a place alongside her where Lucy could stand and see a part of the performance without any risk of being seen or getting in the way . |
6 | If your man 's hair is thinning or he 's bald , he can cut down the chances of getting a burnt head by using high-protection skin suncream or get on the hair and scalp . |
7 | With Speed pushing right up and supporting the 2 forward … would enable him to make his runs into the box , also get on both flanks to cross , or get on the end of Wallace crosses … |
8 | Personal injury cases take time to conclude because medical problems take time to resolve or to get to the stage where future prognosis is meaningful . |
9 | If the diplomatic bags contained metal objects that got through the system , surely the Minister or his right hon. Friend the Home Secretary should take note of the seriousness of the problem . |
10 | In addition to installing basic systems for accounting , cost-control and distribution , Mr Shirley helped to create a layer of reliable executives who could translate the technical visions of the company 's chairman and founder , Mr Bill Gates , into products that got out the door , on time and to budget . |
11 | There are undoubtedly risks in encouraging children to redirect their hostility rather than getting to the root of the problem ( if aggression is frequent and/or intense ) or training the child in ways of coping with life that do n't involve aggression . |
12 | That is why some observers say that getting to the starting-line is an achievement in itself — most had reckoned the Bank 's immunity from prosecution to be an iron-clad provision of the 1987 Banking Act . |
13 | Sometimes we find that getting across the message and the work which the Council is doing is not always an easy one . |
14 | So whatever level of runner you are you ca n't do better than get into the Mizuno powerhouse . |
15 | Experts did not , and still do not , agree on the levels of lead that get into the bloodstream specifically by this route . |
16 | MOVIES THAT get under the skin of the British national character and movies that use rock stars well are hard to find . |
17 | One , one suspects with some authorities they , they 've got more justification for referring to these elected clowns that get in the way . |
18 | He said : ‘ We want an inquiry that will deal with the most important thing of all — that is an inquiry that gets at the truth . ’ |
19 | I do n't know ; the sort of thing that gets into the back of the Eye . |
20 | While cladding can be fixed directly to existing masonry walls , it is good practice to cover them with waterproof building paper first to prevent any moisture that gets behind the cladding from penetrating the wall itself . |
21 | It enables us to remove anything that gets in the way of our relationship with God . |
22 | ‘ Hopefully , it will help to remove the awful stigma that gets in the way of people seeking treatment . ’ |
23 | You cut off all the old you that gets in the way of the maker you . |
24 | And our job 's got ta be to tr I , I suppose really to try and move anything that gets in the way of achieving that . |
25 | But it said that to get at the root of the problem the Government had to tackle the whole issue of deprivation . |
26 | He suggested that to get around the problem , duplicate publication of such papers should be allowed in national journals , with a clear statement of where it was originally published . |
27 | It sometimes takes more courage to say no , I do n't want to you than to get into the fight yeah . |
28 | ‘ There was no real panic but when we landed and got off the plane the window looked like a spider 's web . |
29 | Quickly , we put a boat into the sea and got off the ship . |
30 | I slammed the file shut and got on the blower right away . |