Example sentences of "[vb mod] get [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early retirement older workers have a socially acceptable alternative to the stigma of unemployment , that is not available to younger people ( Bruche and Casey 1982 : 112 ) ; but first they must get close to pension age . |
| 2 | ‘ I realise something is wrong , and I do n't have to look too far to know the cause , ’ she added darkly , ‘ but you must get down to work or the show will be a failure , and you do n't want that to happen , do you ? ’ |
| 3 | And then she must get down to flat-hunting . |
| 4 | Again and again we hear the cry go up , ’ We must get down to marketing . ’ |
| 5 | Well , I must get back to work . |
| 6 | ‘ I must get back to work . |
| 7 | ‘ But … , but … , ’ said Zanya , ‘ but we must get back to Planet Centram , or everyone there will die . ’ |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman should get up to date with his facts . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , now , delightful as this badinage is , I think we should get down to work . |
| 10 | When she hesitated , hardly knowing what to say , he tipped the scales by proposing briskly , ‘ Perhaps we should get down to business . |
| 11 | This was why Louisa Agnew had chosen the title of that text for her epitaph ; and if he and I were ever to unravel that secret , he said , we should get back to work . |
| 12 | If you think you can manage that , we 'll get over to Number 10 and start the wheels turning . ’ |
| 13 | Tomorrow we 'll get down to Act One in detail , and then on Wednesday we 'll — ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll get down to business then , shall I ? — I want you to do something for me . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll get back to bed , ’ she muttered . |
| 16 | They were fed and sheltered here in Assisi and in other monasteries and church buildings until they could get away to South America . |
| 17 | He had , moreover , the trials of business to look forward to before he could get back to work . |
| 18 | I could get back to base via that loft … but the thought of it made my scalp wriggle . |
| 19 | Trade unionists increasingly saw underconsumption as the cause of stagnant trade , for , as the manifesto of the woollen textile workers stated on the eve of the 1925 textile lock-out : ‘ There is no greater fallacy today than to think we could get back to prosperity by reducing wages . ’ |
| 20 | In reality , the basis for the prevailing sense of optimism was nothing more than a sense that , with hostilities now ended , everyone could get back to business as usual . |
| 21 | ‘ If we could get back to business , ’ she began as calmly as she could , ‘ I 'd like the use of an office and a telephone , and a list of phone numbers — suppliers , customers , Press , the business fair organisers … ’ |
| 22 | Driving out of Bridgetown in congested traffic , she prayed she would get back to Crystal Springs before the storm broke . |
| 23 | ‘ Since you 've brought it up , let's get down to brass tacks ! |
| 24 | Let's get down to brass tacks . |
| 25 | Anyway , let's get down to business . |
| 26 | Now let's get down to business . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I ought to get back to work . ’ |
| 28 | " I ought to get back to Peach . " |
| 29 | And I do feel we 'll stay together and we will get round to marriage , ’ says Sue . |
| 30 | But we will get down to business right away . |