Example sentences of "[subord] we got [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 We did all right until we got to the last bit and I got my foot caught in Otley 's pocket when he tried to bend down , he fell and flung me over his head knocking my wig skew-whiff .
2 On we went , par after par , until we got to the 16th and I thought , this must be it .
3 Before we got to the first tee I could see that Jack was already on edge — or more on edge , rather , because a hangover had already eaten into his small reserves of patience and equanimity .
4 My nerves were really jangling when we got to the 17th , the Road Hole .
5 When we got to the 17th , the last par-5 , he hit his third shot about three feet behind the pin , but he turned to me and said , ‘ You know , Pete , I 'm so damned nervous I ca n't see the hole .
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