Example sentences of "try to get [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She in turn tried to get away from the bird , but was so firmly strapped into the chair that she was unable to move . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ He has fudged and shaded , and tried to get away from the fact that he made specific statements and those statements were wrong . |
| 3 | They 're not very flattering they did n't er , you were n't rated very highly I 'm afraid I think er you tried to get away from the traditional type of |
| 4 | When she 'd returned to the office I tried to get on with the writing but could n't concentrate . |
| 5 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 6 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 7 | In football , there was an early shock for Liverpool at Anfield as the champions tried to get back to the top of the table with Arsenal playing Leeds United at Highbury tomorrow . |
| 8 | Ever a Walter Mitty character , he tried to get back into the CIA fold , but after the North fiasco they did not want to know him . |
| 9 | I kissed her and held her and tried to get out of the house without saying goodbye to anyone . |
| 10 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 11 | ‘ You tried to get out of the black hole with an ordinary rocket . |
| 12 | At least my father tried to get out of the trap , but I doubt if Jones has ever struggled , even with his conscience . |
| 13 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |
| 14 | The pilots were drunk and half-naked ; they got no help from the French girls , who simply screamed and tried to get out of the window . |
| 15 | When she tried to get out of the passenger door , he struck her again and called her more names . ’ |
| 16 | Mark : I certainly identify with the attitude of a contradiction between my one-to-one relationships and the image of what should happen to try to get away from the heterosexual attitude to relationships . |
| 17 | ‘ I really ought to try to get up to the farm to fetch our Carrie down . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps , my dear fellow , since you 're some sort of detective , you 'd try to get through on the telephone to the Carabinieri . |
| 19 | But before I take up that theme let me try to get closer to the ground . |
| 20 | Then , when word got out that Hurley again had a drawerful of money to pay for information , everybody in Beirut would try to get in on the act , making things up if they had to . |
| 21 | He talked about the town , how he had never before been to this part of the country , how he had never before been to this part of the country , how one day soon he must try to get out on the moor . |
| 22 | Ten months is quite long enough to wait and you should try to get back to the specialist for another course of the ‘ kick-start ’ treatment . |
| 23 | He believes it is time to re-group and try to get back to the negotiating table . |
| 24 | I hope to God , he thought , Durkin does not try to get back before the storm breaks . |
| 25 | I did n't consciously try to get close to the original sound , but I think my style has always been fairly close to Eric 's anyway , plus I generally use a Strat in the studio . |
| 26 | He had to wait until nine o'clock to telephone the garage , and he had been told they had no time that morning and would try to get down in the afternoon . |
| 27 | He would work more overtime and try to get home for the winter . |
| 28 | ‘ Is it not the time when all those who have an interest in our industry should sit down and discuss our future together and try to get back to the situation where the industry controls and governs itself instead of allowing it to be manipulated by those who purchase our product ? ’ he asked about 200 delegates . |
| 29 | These sparkling crystal green pools look ideal for swimming , but beware dangerous undercurrents , the fact that they are deeper than the look , a temperature cold enough to freeze-dry your internal organs , and an audience of 50 tourists who will stand and watch as you try to get out of the water and back into your underpants with some dignity and without swearing . |
| 30 | I try to get out on the hill for either a call-out or a practice at least once a month with my team — the Furness Mountain Rescue Team which deals with an area of the southern Lake District . |