Example sentences of "to get [adv] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenneth Grayston introduces an opportunity for graduates to get together at the latest in a series of University concerts . |
| 2 | ‘ We thought it was as good an excuse as any and we were all able to get away at the same time . |
| 3 | Their survival value is clear : when severe injuries first happen it may be more important to get away at all costs than to stop and attend to them . |
| 4 | She lost six tail feathers , and was lucky to get away at all . ’ |
| 5 | Quite affluent , the newcomers entertained , although Mr Thompson managed to get away at nights , robbing houses across London . |
| 6 | ‘ I must be careful to lock the car , as youths often steal cars to get home at Fair time . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I hope to get home at a reasonable time tonight , but it rather depends on what Kegan wants . |
| 8 | After commencing retraining , the ex POWs , like most soldiers on a home posting , endeavoured to get home at weekends . |
| 9 | Used to take a time just to get home at night ! |
| 10 | On Monday 19th we were scheduled to get underway at 5.30am but with the threat of hurricane Bob if was iffy . |
| 11 | So if we could all try our best to get here at eight o' clock . |
| 12 | And you 've got to get there at night and at weekends to find out what really goes on , and whether they are meaningful in terms of pollution . ’ |
| 13 | Er I used to get there at six o'clock in the morning . |
| 14 | The reply was a flabbergasted burble followed by a desperate plea to get there at any cost : ‘ The press are expecting — I mean , the TV cameras and everything — please , look , we 'll give you a room to lie down in , anything , if you could just — ’ |
| 15 | This pussyfooting has to stop if you are going to get anywhere at all with Sir Alastair 's excellent prospectus for the next 12 months . |