Example sentences of "and get to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tumult and excitement great , I dined , or rather supped , at the Carlton with a large party of the flower of our side , off oysters , Guinness and broiled bones , and got to bed at half past twelve . |
| 2 | ‘ If you want to run that video and get to bed before daybreak we 'd better go down now . ’ |
| 3 | As soon as we 'd packed all the stuff in the ba van we 'd have the rest of the sandwiches the rest of the coffee or another cup of coffee and then we 'd get on the road and even if we 'd got back for four , by the time we 'd got home and , and had something to eat or if we did n't want nothing to eat , watched the telly for half an hour and get to bed , you 've got from eleven till sort of three or four the next day which is just nice because you 're in your own home |
| 4 | There 's some worry about something — either he 's not going to be able to do the work , someone 's going to laugh or has been laughing at him , he does n't think the teacher 's going to understand , and it 's generally a terrible problem first thing in the morning to get him to get ready and get to school . |
| 5 | come and sit down and get to business , now he may not , he may still want to have a chat about the weather or whatever you know so again be aware that to cut too soon to business |
| 6 | Some people think that if you lead a good life then you can get to Jesus and get to heaven but Jesus said that you have to come through him . |
| 7 | Steven dreams of driving his car swiftly and effortlessly over thrilling lanes and highways … not realizing how Saturday will come , no present bought for Pervert and Queen , will have to leap into car , 11.08 Saturday morning , claw through Saturday traffic to near place of work , double-park car , run into weathered antique shop , snatch slightly unsuitable rococo frame from shelf , pay with desperate ACCESS he was trying to cut down on , emerge , tear ticket from windscreen , drive recklessly home , fling frame at Claire , discover best shirt in fact dirty and get to wedding with three minutes to spare … |