Example sentences of "be to get [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is still a lot of to work on if we are to get out of trouble , ’ he said . |
| 2 | My real aims were to get through to John and to keep him alive in people 's minds so that he could n't be forgotten . |
| 3 | ‘ The key thing in any business we back is to get on with people and be able to judge people 's strengths and weaknesses , ’ says Michael Queen , who is a local director with 3i . |
| 4 | Ok , so you 've had a great Christmas , but if your New Year 's resolution is to get back into shape then you 'd better check out Kathy Smith 's new Workout videos . |
| 5 | Curbishley said : ‘ My main aim is to get back to fitness and I did n't want to try too much too quickly . |
| 6 | The first thing I did when I got behind the houses was to get out of Nibs 's clothes . ’ |
| 7 | The only recourse was to get out of England altogether and so , with some hesitation , they travelled to Morocco at the end of the month . |
| 8 | Eh ? , the only reason you joined the T A was to get out of work |
| 9 | God , to think how chuffed I was to get out of uniform . |
| 10 | I thought all this was to get back at Steve for his having had an affair with Maria Luisa . ’ |
| 11 | All Maria wanted was to get back to Mrs Lennox and old Jock again . |