Example sentences of "get [adv] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the crew got down to serious drinking . |
| 2 | It was high time she got down to serious thought about her doctorate . |
| 3 | Needing to think very deeply about her situation , however , Leith pushed thoughts of Sebastian from her and got down to serious thought . |
| 4 | Mr Tillingham got down to churchy business , the funeral would take place at three in the afternoon … |
| 5 | I got down to eleven stone and then I stuck |
| 6 | ‘ Is n't it about time we got down to some work ? |
| 7 | I got down to ten stone . |
| 8 | But I got down to ten stone . |
| 9 | I 've spent all these years thinking about it , wondering how it got in to that house . |
| 10 | ‘ You got through to that man , then ? |
| 11 | Now he 's associated with the wrong sort of guys , so he 's gotten on to that stuff . |
| 12 | The final got off to explosive start when in the seventh minute Glasgow were awarded a penalty . |
| 13 | Everton got off to good start but are slipping down the table … |
| 14 | Ironically when it eventually got close to Black Rock , no " rescue " could be made because of low water . |
| 15 | He explained that the people who had got on to that ferry would get off in another world , and would never be seen in this one again . |
| 16 | We 've never quite got on to first name terms , Emily and I. Even in our respective retirements . |
| 17 | I mean we noticed that with the referrals and everything but it was purely that you had n't got down to that point to ask for them . |
| 18 | And but the reason that I got up to ten stone is because christmas . |
| 19 | I trust you , you 're not a fool , you know what could happen if you got up to some mischief out there , ’ and her fingers described general obloquy with a sweeping gesture of abolition , ‘ and then you 'll never get a husband either . |
| 20 | I would n't be at all surprised to find them camping on your doorstep , once they get on to this story . |
| 21 | When you eventually get on to any committee it is surprising how quickly the esteem in which you are held grows when you can conduct yourself with confidence in the meetings . |
| 22 | I think , I 'll come back to that a little bit when we get on to some consideration of these press releases . |
| 23 | ‘ I liked the doctor , ’ said Betty after a while , getting on to firmer ground . |
| 24 | ‘ Then get down to that church , ’ he said , ‘ and tell them the wedding 's off . ’ |
| 25 | With their squads already chosen , the North , Midlands and West get down to concentrated coaching . |
| 26 | With their squads already chosen , the North , Midlands and West get down to concentrated coaching . |
| 27 | What happens if you actually try and get down to absolute zero or even pass the other side ? |
| 28 | Fitter Chris Colligan gets down to some steam cleaning |
| 29 | The first is that George shot Lennie to stop him from getting in to more trouble . |
| 30 | Getting down to specific information and in terms of negotiation . |