Example sentences of "get it under [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You asked me if the garage had returned my car , when you 'd got it under lock and key all the time ! ’
2 I was hoping you 'd got it under control . ’
3 Good , I 'm glad you 've got it under control
4 ‘ But we do have to take this condition seriously and get it under control . ’
5 Seventeen firemen fought the blaze for four hours before getting it under control .
6 The fire brigade from town was on the scene within twenty minutes of the alarm and got it under control very quickly .
7 Erm , as far as we 're concerned we can get it under way .
8 Now , even in it took us some , some time to get the situation under control but we did eventually get it under control but , as I say , not without a lot of misgivings and very very strong complaints from the public at large .
9 The idea is to get it under lock and key , fast .
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