Example sentences of "to get on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look , seriously , do I need to get on the next train back to Liverpool Street and go and find her ? ’ |
| 2 | The German gunners reply crashing in a couple of minutes later caused pat and I to get on the floor fast . |
| 3 | They were falling over one another to get on the winning side . ’ |
| 4 | Thirteen of the 19 Liberal Democrat MPs were in the chamber — outnumbering both Tory and Labour MPs — and half of them had come in just to get on the cameras , he said . |
| 5 | ‘ There is plenty of time to get on the bus . ’ |
| 6 | It knows that Channel 5 faces such formidable technical and financial obstacles that it will be lucky to get on the air at all . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's always nice to get on the scoresheet , but I really do see myself more as a goal-maker than a goalscorer . |
| 8 | You are encouraging people to get on the wrong side of mauls and to cheat . ’ |
| 9 | We ca n't really recommend such desperate measures , since we do n't want you to get on the wrong side of that civil action . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll have to get on the train . ’ |
| 11 | A lot of the best-looking Waafs on the station had acquired Australian boyfriends , and two of the Met girls had recently married them and were impatiently waiting to get on the ship for Aussie-land to join their husbands . |
| 12 | Publishers are rushing to get on the microcomputer bandwagon . |
| 13 | But it can take 10 years for a material to get on the list while officials develop a standard , which specifies physical and chemical properties of materials . |
| 14 | They had only just managed to get on the vessel in time . |
| 15 | Then , when you think you 've got all the answers right , it 's time to get on the oche , and aim for bull on our special ZZAP ! dartboard . |
| 16 | DRACULA — Wear the crucifix to get on the second coach . |
| 17 | Mini Tours have come and gone and low-key Satellite and Regional Tours are there for the young players who aspire to get on the main Tour . |
| 18 | It 'll go the distance — a real investment for anyone who wants to get on the gigging trail and means business . |
| 19 | ‘ Sixty-four thousand people applied to get on the last series and most of the letters were written in crayon because they 're not allowed to use sharp instruments . |
| 20 | I could hear one of the children crying and shouted to them to get on the floor . |
| 21 | A delighted Kiwomya said : ‘ I told the lads I 'd be pleased to get on the score sheet on my birthday , but to score a couple is unbelievable . |
| 22 | Senator McGowan 's chief concern was for ‘ the poor people of Fintown who had to stand beside the sod ditch ’ and whose future was now being jeopardised by people who ‘ wanted to get on the bandwagon ’ , but he complimented Councillor McCaffrey ‘ if he has shares ’ , though he said he had none himself . |
| 23 | They told me to get off and try to get on the next train going north , ’ protested the younger of the two , flushing pink . |
| 24 | And that 's great news for first-time buyers keen to get on the property ladder . |
| 25 | If Ince sorts out the midfield with Palmer , I 'll be amazed if Shearer and Wright fail to get on the scoresheet . |
| 26 | ‘ How are we going to get on the Shuttle ? ’ he said . |
| 27 | I 'd like to move near him , but I 'd have to get on the Council list and I do n't know if I 'd qualify . ’ |
| 28 | And the thing is , that Barry does n't really want to get on the plane until it 's all sorted out . |
| 29 | Sutton was told to get on the first train from Manchester . |
| 30 | ‘ But when you go on telly there has to be some compromise , like I swear all the f—ing time , but that does n't bother me , I do n't feel like I 'm selling my life away just to get on the telly . ’ |