Example sentences of "get [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.

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1 After the show the band chill out in the car park , meeting Carpettes from around 16 , who got in on borrowed ID , to those in their mid-20s sucking on roaches who have just heard about the band along with The Charlatans UK ( ! ) and want their logo in felt tip on a T-shirt .
2 Aide got off on wrong foot
3 ‘ Someone who gets off on slapping people around , ’ SHe 'd answered carelessly .
4 He 's into fun and games in bed , all the horny things that I get off on like spankings and Polaroid pictures .
5 Still with the chap in the lightweight , knee-length anorak of French origin , very popular with bearded prannies who wear ethnic shoes , get off on Olde English folk music and have girlfriends called Ros who run encounter groups where you can find your true self and be at one with the cosmos .
6 The new kidney , planted in the abdomen , will help her get back on even terms .
7 On the other hand , Jim Smith , ex-manager of Birmingham City Football Club , believes that black players make only limited use of intellectual abilities when playing soccer : ‘ They seem to use very little intelligence ; they get by on sheer natural talent most of the time . ’
8 Falling behind to a 30th minute goal from Doey , Armoy got back on level terms when Holmes scored a superb goal in the 50th minute .
9 Since the word got out on Prehistoric I 've seen a whole bunch of scripts .
10 I can also get along on Polish and Italian .
11 If everybody was just gon na get off on weird sounds , there 'd be no words .
12 Marty Tabb almost grabbed an immediate equaliser when he rattled the crossbar from 18 yards , but the Reds had to wait until the 55th minute to get back on level terms .
13 Then one time after we 've had a rough mission and trying to get back on flying status an'all , we flew over to your Hundredth Bomb Group field and this did the there with crew .
14 One of the easiest ways to regain your freedom is to use a sling — you 'll be able to get about on public transport and visit shops and restaurants without the cumbersome trappings of a buggy or pram .
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