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 . |