Example sentences of "[adv] to get [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The goldfinches pecked neatly and precisely : The snow buntings burrowed energetically , discarding dead stalks and leaves with a quick flick of the head ; then dug deeper to get at the hidden seeds , their busy movements leaving visible impressions . |
| 2 | ‘ I raised my game just enough to get through the early rounds , ’ he said of his performance . |
| 3 | Erm , and therefore it feels it would be disingenuous of it to support the principle at this stage , it may well lead to a situation where were encouraging the County to go down a particular route , but only to get to the very end of it for us to pull the rug from beneath the County 's feet . |
| 4 | I feel that there should be four or five other tournaments around the country to play in order for them just to get to the national championships . |
| 5 | When would-be television stars realised that just to get through the first round involved completing a detailed questionnaire their enthusiasm waned somewhat . |
| 6 | I need time and space not just to get over the appalling things which have happened to me in which you do not seem to show much interest but also to think through where the two of us are at . |
| 7 | Twelve hours just to get in the right position |
| 8 | They were with all the boring stuff at the beginning , the primitive stuff all the other kids used to run past to get to the Frasque fighter . |
| 9 | ‘ It would be outrageous if this House were to be by-passed in some way by a nit-picking legalistic exercise simply to get round the political difficulties facing the Government in a situation where they are likely to be defeated on amendment 27 , ’ he said . |
| 10 | It would be very difficult even to get to the nearest start . |
| 11 | She says the drive fast to get through the other side . |
| 12 | The bones are of antelopes , gazelles , hippopotami , pigs and other animals , and many have been smashed , presumably to get at the nourishing marrow ; some even show marks of cuts , inflicted by a stone tool when the bone was still fresh . |
| 13 | But you 've got ta go round there to get to the back garden . |
| 14 | But old boss Beck knows Dublin will come back fighting : ‘ The lad has battled hard to get to the big time and he wo n't forget where he 's come from . ’ |