Example sentences of "can get [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The overriding tendency is to lean towards the percussive aspect , and in one or two cases see who can get past the finishing post first .
2 Well , the sun is out and so I 'm off out to sunbathe for a while , if I can get past the Ed that is .
3 If we can get past the clutter , we found that out , when , in our generation we tried to switch over to decimalisation ,
4 ‘ What they will be hoping for is that they can get to a few months before before the next election , take the brakes off and try to deceive the people once again things are back on course .
5 Written by Peter Corrigan , with first-person inserts from JDavies , this handsome book is about as close as one can get to a warts-and-all picture of an ambitious international player .
6 I sent him to the north of Scotland on the nearest thing you can get to a wild goose chase — to try to see our country 's most elusive bird , the capercaillie . ’
7 The nearest we can get to a guarantee of success in our moral choices is the cogency of the arguments that we bring to bear in their support coupled with the recognition that what we are almost invariably doing , as MacIver points out and thinkers like Sartre have laboured to establish , is continually deciding between possible alternatives .
8 A text , whether considered as a whole work or as an extract from a work , is the nearest we can get to a homogeneous and specific use of language .
9 The nearest one can get to a level equivalence is to say that it is at roughly A Level standard , though it differs hugely from any actual A Level examination , and this comparison should not be taken too literally .
10 I can get to a chicken burger , oh you 're lovely with this
11 You 've got to go through the rough before you can get to the smooth .
12 It is rather that people can get to the stage of remembering some experiences , quite often the good ones , that were shared with the person who has died .
13 As a volunteer washer-up remarked ‘ if they can get to the Moon , why ca n't they make an etch-proof glass ? ’
14 Obstetric physiotherapists can teach you exercises to strengthen your bladder and may also help you to move about more easily so that you can get to the lavatory more quickly .
15 We will examine each of these misconceptions in turn , so that once we have torn away these layers of misunderstanding we can get to the kernel of doubt and see not only its dangers but its value .
16 It 's easy enough to tap a telephone line , even if it 's digitally encoded , provided you can get to the exchange , or a junction box .
17 You can get to the Gardens from Waterloo Bridge and the direction of Waterloo Station .
18 ‘ That win over Wakefield increased our profile in London ten-fold and , if we can get to the third round , then it would help us to attract sponsorship and the public .
19 With our vast information resources we can get to the point quickly , to give constructive advice without juggling words .
20 Alternatively you can get to the same point by ferry .
21 You can get to the top by cable-car from La Mongie or up a rough but bearable toll-road from the Col du Tourmalet , which is open only in July , August and September .
22 We can get to the Pole on foot . ’
23 This way , they may reason , they can get to the heart of the supplier 's promotional and sales pitch , and reassure themselves that they are getting the right deal .
24 ‘ You can get to the high ground this way without going into town again . ’
25 Has it not been proved in the House that a woman can get to the top job in the land ?
26 Burying conceals the seeds from other predators , for which they are an important resource in Central America , while the agouti 's peeling off of pericarp before burial may remove any invertebrate larvae therein , before they can get to the seed .
27 Ultimately , the best way to get tickets is to live near Elland Road , or have a relative who does , so you can get to the ticket office in person .
28 Yes I wanted to erm outline what the you know the purpose of these discussions today er so that we can get to the point where we can get into er get into more detail .
29 I wonder if we can get to the point of my question , it may be my fault but I will try again , the reason I am suggesting to you was the decision was made to update the service charges once a year was because if you did n't update the , the existing brochure might mislead , is that right or not ?
30 With the help of a tanker It can get to the Falklands and back and a stretch version , means it can carry larger loads and go further .
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