Example sentences of "get [adv prt] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I could get on with a man like that .
2 ‘ When you needed an extra pair of hands in a hurry so that you could get on with a job , Roger was always the first to drop what he was doing and help you . ’
3 Erm for another reasons , which we shall get on to a bit later , there may be a great deal of confusion , er memories may not be clear or well formed , um people , according to some theories and ideas , people may be under-reporting because um y'know it helps them maintain their eq equilibrium a bit better .
4 I want to leave by about ten tomorrow so I 'll get on to a garage first thing in the morning and hope they can fix my car straight away . ’
5 ‘ You could only get in with a pass if you were a member of the project .
6 I mean i i if you could get in for a penny a week that was alright because when things got better you could build on a penny a week , you see ?
7 But you did n't get in till a quarter past .
8 For those who can not get down into a bath at all ( as is the case with many back-sufferers and arthritics ) , a shower fitment at one end of the bath , with nylon shower-proof curtains to pull round inside the bath , is one of the best answers .
9 The terrier , a Jack Russell , was always a hunting animal , working rough ground and even going to ground in those situations where it could safely get down into a fox earth or a drainpipe .
10 I wonder if we will get down to a workforce of zero if that is as competitive as we can get . ’
11 Another trick that I have learnt is for increasing the likelihood that I will actually get down to a job which is becoming urgent but which I do n't want to do .
12 You two should get along like a house on fire as he 's by way of being quite an authority on horses these days .
13 got ta get through with a prayer now .
14 It makes far more sense to do two for the first day , then you can judge how many you can get through in a day from those two .
15 True , Brian Robinson did get over from a maul on the All Black 's line before the worst happened — although the Australian referee , Sandy McNeill , was unfortunately the only individual within a hundred metres who failed to note the touchdown .
16 You did , you always said I 'd get off with a cat .
17 If you follow course one , you 'll get off with a caution or three months ’ community work .
18 Anthony left instructions that you could get up for a couple of hours if you felt up to it .
19 Och , Ah 've been dyin' tae get up for a weekend amang yirsels .
20 • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock .
21 One might have hoped Frodo would get up on a block and speak to everybody , impose his will .
22 Er yes I 'm gon na get up in a minute anyway , so
23 No I , well I 'm gon na , yeah okay , but I mean she , well you 're gon na be , you 'll get up in a moment now wo n't you ?
24 Maybe I 've strayed into another world and I 'll get back through a looking-glass .
25 If he does make another comeback though , it would not be surprising if he wins a fourth title because , if he can get back behind a wheel six weeks after being so close to death , there is no knowing what the courageous Austrian can do .
26 How often do you get out for a walk in the countryside or even in the local park ?
27 So we 'll get a fourth we get one of those how many fourth would you get out of a half ?
28 Quarter so how many quarters would you get out of a half ?
29 How many sixths would we get out of a half ?
30 There 's an amazing amount of feel that you can get out of a guitar that you could never get out of any other instrument .
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