Example sentences of "get [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mick it 's a busy afternoon for you , I 'll let you get on with the phone call , thanks a lot . |
| 2 | She said she 'd get on with the cooking better if I came down here on my own . |
| 3 | Here 's your mother , now let me get on with the work . ’ |
| 4 | I shall get on with the work and have a sweep out and tidy up , and I 'll have the fire lit and the bone broth on before she gets home . |
| 5 | ‘ Before , we used to give people the tools and let them get on with the modelling , ’ Mr Wise explains . |
| 6 | To provide an illustration , a child who gets into trouble is much more likely to come before a court if he or she is from a poor home and has parents who do not get on with the welfare authorities or the police , than if his or her family is prosperous , respectable and willing to co-operate with the police and social services . |
| 7 | How did you get on with the rest of it ? |
| 8 | Now though I 've got to just get on with the rest of my life |
| 9 | The accident happened two years ago — the victims families say it 's time the insurers paid up , so they can get on with the rest of their lives . |
| 10 | how did you get on with the word processing this afternoon then Sarah ? |
| 11 | Let us get on with the scheme because there is no reason for further delay . |
| 12 | ‘ How did you get on with the filth ? ’ |
| 13 | But does he get on with the egg-laying ? |
| 14 | Although you have found that you can not get on with the latch tool method of casting off , this too can become quite automatic once you have the knack . |
| 15 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't get on with the teacher . ’ |
| 17 | That 's reach a common understanding which reflects the realities of a relationship we enjoy at the present day so that we can all get on with the task of serving our members and forming a Labour government . |
| 18 | ‘ Until such times as they can do this , Her Majesty 's Government should get on with the task of governing Northern Ireland in a positive fashion , including the alternative means of returning powers to locally-elected representatives . ’ |
| 19 | She was now unhappy living there , did not get on with the son 's girlfriend , and wanted her money back so she could live elsewhere . |
| 20 | I will get on with the dining room . ’ |
| 21 | We ca n't go on paying ourselves that sort of money , we ca n't go on , and Mr I know in a minute we 'll talk about the number of people who attend committee meetings erm and sit in on them , and that 's increased considerably , erm , so I think it 's important that we do get down to this problem , we grasp the nettle , and I , I believe that will mean that we start to look seriously at reducing the number of times members come and talk here , and perhaps we let the officers get on with the action that they should be getting on with |
| 22 | Meanwhile her mother did get on with the job . |
| 23 | Koch resolutely stayed away from America 's wheel , letting Buddy Melges get on with the job of dispatching Conner . |
| 24 | ‘ People are n't allowing us to just get on with the job . |
| 25 | He will get on with the job . ’ |
| 26 | We need organization , and the central purpose of this book is to lay out an account of the nature of the social systems and processes so that we can get on with the job . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , that makes sense , but if it means takin' the engine out and havin' engineers crawlin' all over the place so we ca n't get on with the job of takin' on stores and equipment — ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Then you 'd better get on with the job quickly . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Well , it 's more than likely you 'll want to arrange for Doreen to take over from me , ’ she pointed out as this thought began to seep into her mind , then she hastened to add , ‘ And speaking of the office work , I 'd better go back and get on with the job . ’ |
| 30 | President Chiluba has our best wishes to help him get on with the job ; we shall do our best to assist him , because the election was a fine example of the principles that we endorsed at the recent Heads of Government meeting in Harare . |