Example sentences of "to get [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if she manages to get through her first probationary year , life is not an easy ride for full members either . |
| 2 | He sat with me and watched Jo Spence 's documentary on her fight against a serious illness and he admired her for her spirit and for using her work to get through her situation . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's just that Uncle was a cautious old devil and — ’ he looked away ‘ — he got the impression I was a bit of a spendthrift because — well , because I used to get through my allowance pretty rapidly when I was away at school , and … oh , hell , he wanted to make sure I was going to be dull and sensible about all that money when he finally kicked the bucket . |
| 4 | Since he became leader , there have been many other occasions when his reluctance or inability to get through his homework have let him down and embarrassed his party . |
| 5 | Now would be a great time to get off my screen and go back to Microsoft . |
| 6 | I can remember not being able to get off my sister 's much bigger push bike , just an ordinary push bike |
| 7 | ‘ I know what you 're going to get for your birthday , ’ said Elspeth conspiratorially . |
| 8 | He leapt from the bed , still determined to get past his confusions to the grim truth he 'd coupled with , but she was already halfway through the door , and the only way he could stop her was to seize hold of her arm . |
| 9 | Covers backdoor codes left by the programmers , cheats and tips to get past your opponents , how to skip levels , pokes for infinite lives , time etc plus many other options . |
| 10 | To get past your enemy you must crouch , jump or climb , depending on which time zone you 're in. the shoot-'em-up duels take place in the air , allowing full-screen movement with wraparound . |
| 11 | Earlier in the day she 'd allowed Rune to get beneath her skin , disturb her customary veneer of being in control . |
| 12 | From somewhere she dredged up a brilliant smile , still angry she had allowed this aggravating man to get beneath her defences . |
| 13 | Whether this was due to Wilko 's tactics I do nt know , but noone ever looked to get behind their defence … noone was making darting runs across and behind . |
| 14 | Oxford Cheetah 's Ace , Simon Wigg is urging Oxford speedway supporters to get behind their team for tonight 's Sunbright League clash against Bradford at the Oxford Stadium . |
| 15 | However , it was not until scientific ornithology began to get into its stride in the l9th century that some of the more remarkable aspects of the cuckoo 's behaviour began to be widely known . |
| 16 | If this book has a significant weakness , it is simply that it takes three chapters to get into its stride . |
| 17 | The Commission was only beginning to get into its stride in 1970 when a new government was returned which was pledged to the abolition of the commission on the grounds that it ‘ had no place in a free society ’ . |
| 18 | When , at the high point of the opera , Norma , the stir began to get into her stride with ‘ Casta Diva ’ , and George into his stride with gratuitous evaluations of the lighting and editing , a woman behind us brought a large bag of herrings smartly down on George 's bald head , with the words : ‘ Will yer for Jesus 's sake hold yer gob while I listen to that poor woman there ! ’ |
| 19 | Emma Samms ( above ) even had one leg chopped off to get into her bridal gown |
| 20 | Amy Frazier , the American 's highest ranked player with a world ranking of 28 hit too hard , too accurately and too consistently for Sarah Loosemore , who was never allowed to get into her stride . |
| 21 | As he drove out of his allotted space , to his astonishment he saw Alexandra about to get into her white saloon . |
| 22 | A thief snatched a handbag containing £560 from a woman as she was about to get into her car in Firthmoor Crescent , while clothing was stolen from a line in Egglestone View . |
| 23 | He started telling me that I was an emotional cretin and to improve I 'd have to pay them a load of money to get into their reading room — at £10 an hour . |
| 24 | It was like the beginning of healing to get into their seats and kneel beside Moran , no longer exposed . |
| 25 | It 's very difficult to get into their lives . |
| 26 | It 's very difficult to get into their lives . |
| 27 | It is amazing , you see why the American Indians took it , to get into their spiritual world , and they were there . |
| 28 | To get into their flats . |
| 29 | They simply can not afford to sit back when , each year , some 300 youngsters are straining at the leash to get into their midst via the Qualifying Schools . |
| 30 | wanted this meeting to take place , I want to find out what the design philosophy is , long-term future-wise , and also , I want to get into their detailed design , so to try and establish how they determine the size of sh even simple things like pinion carved diameter , which dictates |