Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [vb pp] to get [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes my brothers and I were allowed to get out of the car with him and peek at the movie in progress while he spoke to the manager or cashier . |
| 2 | The night before I could not get to sleep then in the morning I woke up at half past five when I was meant to get up at seven thirty . |
| 3 | You may have then had a verbal exchange with your next in line , but bar that you were expected to get on with the work . |
| 4 | It was only last summer that she was allowed to get back in the swing . |
| 5 | Jakki had just returned from an idyllic holiday in America ( more of which in a moment ) when she was told to get back on a plane because the Material girl had finally agreed to give an interview on Radio One . |
| 6 | That leaves many at the mercy of landlords in a tough market … like this young woman who was told to get out after falling one week behind with her rent . |
| 7 | And I got the book it must have a bus you know ano , another , an extra bus on because he was allowed to get off at the tonight . |
| 8 | Although he was forbidden to get out of bed he sneaked over every evening and peeped out , unable to resist looking . |