Example sentences of "we get [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then we had to ski down to the next lot of lifts which went even higher and when we had mastered that we got on a chairlift which took us right to the top . |
| 2 | It took some time to get entry , there were delays , long sessions of questioning and trouble with certificates but in the end it was sorted out and we got on a plane in April 1974 . |
| 3 | Er yeah , well you know we were rough because , but I mean if we got into a fight , there we there were no gang warfare . |
| 4 | Sometimes we got into a shoal of them and pulled them in as fast as we could handle the lines ; sometimes we failed to find any . |
| 5 | Well we decided , decided what we w , what the object was , and then , we got into a position that certain cards so , the cards were split between u , the two of us , so we aimed it in different directions . |
| 6 | On the other hand we got into a discussion yesterday as to whether the medical profession is n't devoting too much of its energy just to keeping people alive who really ought to be dead . |
| 7 | But we got into a train there and went to , to Crewe I think it was . |
| 8 | We got into a partnership with them to develop a small engine a couple of years ago , for their application . |
| 9 | ‘ At the end of High School I got together with a drummer , who is still one of my best friends , and over the summer of ‘ 67 we got into a group situation . |
| 10 | It was about then [ three years ago ] that I started going with some of my mates like Kevin(10) and Eddie(6) … and Eddie and me we got into a lot of fights and that … and the fucking coppers — they always grab either him or me when there 's any bother or that . |
| 11 | But insisted that we got into a rowing boat instead , so we did , and after failures to dissuade us , we were promptly joined by three park-keepers who sat in the boat and insisted on ‘ helping ’ us to row ! |
| 12 | Most of us used the computer ; we got to a point where you had to book your time . |
| 13 | and er we got to a car jack that was going over to somewhere where this flame would be you know and a bloke , a policeman 's coming back , where you going Ken ? |
| 14 | From there we went in a funny little train with open trucks which fascinated Tim , until we got to a railway junction where we had to wait on the station for some hours for another train to take us to Calcutta . |
| 15 | We got through a bag in about fivepence so it 's not bad . |
| 16 | Are n't we getting in a mess with this eh ? |
| 17 | We get through a one-gallon tin a day , and sometimes more at the weekends , ’ he said . |
| 18 | When we get into a panic ( often through stress , fear or anxiety ) , our breathing become rapid and shallow . |
| 19 | I 'm sure nature did n't mean us to have to wait till we get into a bed ! |
| 20 | The hon. Gentleman 's mathematical skills are letting him down today — perhaps I should not go too deeply into that in case we get into a tangle . |
| 21 | I simply wanted just to intervene at this point Moderator er there , before we get into a debate on section four , just to remind the assembly that we have a heavy volume of business still ahead of us this afternoon . |
| 22 | Well I must confess Mr it 's it 's difficult if we get into a situation where we 've got an area straddling two districts and I do n't have to say why , in some respects . |
| 23 | Now , I 'm a pensioner , and I think it 's a scandal what we get for a pension after all the years that you , you fight for you , you put away for your old age , and before you know it you 've nothing ! |
| 24 | Boston The list goes on until we get to a total of a hundred and thirty million . |
| 25 | Mr Salmond added : ‘ We have spent more than two months at Labour 's behest going through a process of consultation with the STUC only to be told at the end of it that Labour want to junk his key proposal before we get to a meeting . ’ |
| 26 | Three so number of columns three , and I 'm not quite sure how many rows we want , how many questions we get on a page but perhaps try for thirty something like that , okay okay , now table is n't showing , go to view , oh , go to tables sorry table and you see grid lines is not clicked so click on grid lines , and if the table does n't show that 's usually why . |
| 27 | It means to say that if we have the right relationship between us and our customers , we get in a design stage |
| 28 | Enquiry can be fostered by asking " Who is the most important person in the picture ? " , looking at gestures and expressions , or asking " What clues can we get about a person 's wealth or social status ? " |
| 29 | ‘ The strength of the personal relationship with our account manager has allowed us to get through a number of fairly serious problems , ’ says Mr Miller , who believes the owners of small businesses need to make extra efforts to communicate with their bankers during hard times . |
| 30 | Erm , I want us to get to a stage by the time you leave tomorrow afternoon , where we actually have and you have agreed a plan for your team . |