Example sentences of "[adv prt] to get [adv prt] [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 The girl later admitted she made the story up to get back at the teacher for punishing her boyfriend .
3 The judges then went on to get through to the hub of the whole matter :
4 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 .
5 She was just about to get back in the car , when she heard another vehicle coming up the hill fast .
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