Example sentences of "get [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you are next out on a walk , take a look and see of a wheelchair could get through a kissing gate . |
| 2 | As his wife had pointed out tartly , on many occasions , she herself would never get through a quarter of her work if she indulged herself in such idleness . |
| 3 | Bacardi and coke is my only tipple and I do sometimes get through a couple on nights when I 'm in myself , well it 's better than turning to the biscuit barrel is n't it ? |
| 4 | Leeds defence looked fairly good , Ipswich did get through a couple of times with some good moves , but Beeny was in fine form and looked confident . |
| 5 | But I have this niggling little doubt about whether I can get through a summer with you as my room-mate and have my sanity intact . ’ |
| 6 | Some forceful pushing may help get through a barrier , but it may also produce dependency on me to keep pushing . |
| 7 | I mean she does n't she do n't get through a lot of chocolates does she ? |
| 8 | Labour Members may jeer in a debate in the House , but do they believe that they will get through an election campaign with the inconsistencies that are revealed in this document ? |
| 9 | How could she get through an evening in his company when everything that was female in her responded to him in a way that knocked her totally off balance ? |
| 10 | I can get about a bit , I 'm not er hobbling as much , as l as long as I take my time I 'm not too bad . |
| 11 | Enquiry can be fostered by asking " Who is the most important person in the picture ? " , looking at gestures and expressions , or asking " What clues can we get about a person 's wealth or social status ? " |
| 12 | How much do you get for a night then ? |
| 13 | No , do you get for a Dicken 's character ? |
| 14 | This was brought home to her when the only holiday jobs she could get as a teenager were helping on market stalls and working as a chambermaid in a hotel . |
| 15 | And I think what we should get as a Parish Council , is an assurance from Biffa , that they , or from the District Council , from Severn Trent , really , if they are the people that contracted out the work , that a re any resident in Southwell who , who is afflicted by sewerage problems is going to get immediate and urgent attention . |
| 16 | But given the opposing demands made on film productions before they are shown , I believe it 's as close as we may get towards an insight into the rank and file members of a movement that had a profound influence on Liverpool politics for a decade . |
| 17 | As Jeffrey Richards showed in the first of three talks on Sexuality in the Middle Ages ( Radio 3 , Monday ) , you can always get past a lack of obvious data to find out the sort of thing that goes on in bedrooms . |
| 18 | Well you never know , Vic might even phone if she can get near a phone . |
| 19 | THERE 'S a feast of live football this week — but only if you can get near a TV set with a satellite . |
| 20 | In America we 'd get like a column , and erm , but I think you could even do more , that the real life , the people , you know , is in the high street and the shopping malls and , you know , there 's a lot of kind of horoscope and gossip and stuff that could go into a paper that could be fun . |
| 21 | You 've come to the wrong committee to try and get like a cash handout , but er we do appreciate the problems of putting on entertainments , and bops on campus . |
| 22 | ‘ Well sir , I think we can rule out natural causes and I ca n't see how dynamite could accidentally get under a table , so unless he committed suicide in a way that endangered the lives of other people , I think we must assume it was murder . |
| 23 | Our guys in Austin are more interested in open systems , and the fastest screaming performance it can get onto a microprocessor . |
| 24 | Did you ever get into a fight with a girl ? |
| 25 | A good guy could n't kill the bad guy in cold blood according to the Hays Code , so they 'd get into a fight on a ledge . |
| 26 | ‘ But how could my medicine get into a brandy bottle ? ’ asked my sister . |
| 27 | The next morning , without seeing any of the family , who were heaven knew where , she made herself some breakfast under the smiling gaze of Rose or Mary — she did n't know which — and before she could get into a worry as to whether Feargal had meant his offer to take her to Carlingford he walked in through the back door . |
| 28 | And I promise you something : I wo n't let the house get into a hovel ; I , 11 do a bit of cleanin' up meself . |
| 29 | ‘ You 'd better not get into a hassle with this guy , ’ Harvey interrupted . |
| 30 | Do n't let yourself get into a state . |