Example sentences of "get [pers pn] [to-vb] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dad got me to read aloud to him and then offered me a barley sugar . |
| 2 | To get him to go out to the Lock with her , Marie had told Simon all sorts of lies . |
| 3 | ‘ Her doctor feels that if he could get her to face up to whatever it was that had such a damaging effect on her as a young child , then she would … well , take a grip on life again , see Harry in a different light , enjoy him , in fact , instead of escaping into illness as a way out of all her responsibilities . ’ |
| 4 | When Nora came she would get her to run up to the flat and root out that paste thing she 'd once bought on a whim at Selfridges . |
| 5 | ‘ Can I get him to come up to Rainbow , Nurse Charles , as soon as he 's finished ? ’ asked Juliet . |
| 6 | Now how do you get him to come up to you ? |
| 7 | It was n't crucial at this stage to get her to step on to the glove repeatedly ; it was more important for her to develop the right attitude to the whole process . |
| 8 | I thought she had matured this past year with me but all my hard work to get her to face up to her responsibilities crumbled when Steve came back on the scene . ’ |