Example sentences of "[vb base] to get [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the Liberal Democrats threaten rebellion , Labour will say : ‘ We have a programme to get Britain out of recession ; we want to get rid of the poll tax ; we want to rescue the health service , and you are standing in our way in order to get petty party advantage . |
| 2 | ‘ If you want to get rid of the Sex Pistols , ’ he said , ‘ I 'll take them off your hands . ’ |
| 3 | Unless you want to get arrested at the finish , do n't ever wear it again . ’ |
| 4 | They all seem to get hit in the head nowadays . |
| 5 | That will not do , and when , to make matters considerably worse , bubonic plague breaks out in the town , the people of Ashdod decide to get rid of the ark . |
| 6 | Exactly like the Philistines of Ashdod , Gath and Ekron , its people decide to get rid of the ark as quickly as they can . |
| 7 | So backspace delete to get rid of the space you 've just put in . |
| 8 | It follows that the tides tend to get carried off the line joining the two bodies , and they can only keep on line if the tides move like slow waves across the surface of each body . |
| 9 | Sarah pushed and thrust to get rid of the burden she had carried for nine long months , and she screamed until Maggie forced gin down her throat to quieten her . |
| 10 | There 's paperwork I have to get done at the store before tomorrow . ’ |