Example sentences of "[adv] to get [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in build , and in age , yes , striding along to get out of the rain the sooner , he might well be close enough to the shape Aldhelm would present , to an assassin waiting . |
| 2 | An hour , and an hour perhaps to get back into the town — still plenty of time , as she had judged it , to catch the ten-forty-five for Bleasham . |
| 3 | There is then some evidence to show that Japanese workers do indeed work for longer periods with each employer , but only 20 per cent of labour in the private sector stay long enough to get close to the peak of the wages profile . |
| 4 | If the pinches of flake were thrown over any other bream 's head then that fish would veer to one side , but only the bream immediately alongside him would react , and then only to get out of the way . |
| 5 | Do n't press it down to get more in the scoop or add an extra scoop for luck — it 's not necessary . |
| 6 | you go right through the tunnel and this Queen 's Drive was ooh , about a mile or two out of Liverpool so to get back to the tunnel you come down Upper Parliament Street , I 'll never forget to my dying day , and it was down hill and these traffic lights down the bottom should of been should of been , but they were n't operating , they were digging th |
| 7 | Ace also felt a twinge of sadness for the Colonel , but felt it best to get on with the job in hand . |
| 8 | It took him longer to get there after the performance but he was away from all the problems of the rest of the company . |
| 9 | ‘ We tried desperately to get out of the format of landing somewhere , splitting up , getting lost and getting captured , getting into trouble and getting out of it . |
| 10 | Without going into matters which might be the subject of the inquiry , can the Secretary of State confirm , first , that there have been recurrent problems with the signalling at either end of the line , as a result of the damp ; and , secondly , the system in case of an emergency and a red light was for the relevant engine drivers physically to get out of the cab and use a telephone near the tunnel ? |
| 11 | He was n't going for a joy trip , he was n't going out in the boat just to se to while away an hour or so to relax and to unwind , he was n't going there to , just to get away from the crowd of people that had been following him and had been listening to him , he had a purpose in going in into the boat , to go to the other side . |
| 12 | And you know in one week , but I 'm quite willing you know just to get on with the handicraft , but I just ca n't be committed . |
| 13 | I make these journeys just to get out of the house . |
| 14 | I live in an area of high unemployment and it drives me mad when married mothers go back to work just to get out of the house . |
| 15 | Ehm just to get back about the point the studio being dark erm it 's just as a suggestion has anybody thought of actually running say a week 's worth of drama courses with er an artist in residence or something like that coming in to do work shops . |
| 16 | But the whole principle is that it should be possible for the reader always to get back from the secondary to the primary source . |
| 17 | hang on to somebody elses tail lights , it gives us a false sense of security watch your speed , you may be going much faster than you think , do not speed up to get away from the vehicle which is too close behind you , remember that if you 're driving with heavy people it may take longer to pull up and speed on ahead , warning signals or |
| 18 | The girl later admitted she made the story up to get back at the teacher for punishing her boyfriend . |
| 19 | Father , how is that to be distinguished , in such conditions , from a Benedictine brother in dark habit and cowl , if he be young and stepping out briskly to get out of the rain ? ’ |
| 20 | While the point of the job is to make money , it is also to get out of the house and talk to other people . |
| 21 | Like Iris , I was impatient now to get on with the journey south and see the vessel that was to be our home , but when I saw Chanchán … |
| 22 | We have now to get on with the job of saving the plant . ’ |
| 23 | We have now to get on with the job of saving the plant . ’ |
| 24 | Continued the woman : ‘ This is one of the quietest parts of Northern Ireland and that 's why we moved here six years ago to get away from the city . |
| 25 | Such is the state of computer technology for the registration and running of club membership lists that hobby-based clubs for children or adults like this , run by publishers , could well proliferate , and lively booksellers might do well to get in on the act . |
| 26 | She would do well to get out of the area before they turned up . |
| 27 | The judges then went on to get through to the hub of the whole matter : |
| 28 | The visitors were ahead after five minutes when Lee Sharpe volleyed home a centre from Denis Irwin , and Southampton were struggling from then on to get back into the match . |
| 29 | It would take several minutes at least to get back to the Bridge . |
| 30 | She was just about to get back in the car , when she heard another vehicle coming up the hill fast . |