Example sentences of "to get [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although we certainly do not wish to get diverted into a consideration of the nominal patterns of English , we may mention that even in a case like : ( 6 ) Claudia is a bus-driver we have no doubt that the relation is still one of equation . |
| 2 | This could be expressed as ‘ A hospital is a place that I go to in order to get treated by a doctor . |
| 3 | And he says there was sixty , he says , he says he 's seen a hundred horses standing to get shod on a morning . |
| 4 | I was on a local council for some years that thought it was well run , but we still found it possible to get rid of a tier of management . |
| 5 | The country effectively run by fourteen Tory backbenchers a Prime Minister who was told by his Party and has been told by his , by the country consistently to get rid of a chancellor who is totally and utterly incompetent . |
| 6 | They 'd have terminated me just to get rid of a nuisance . |
| 7 | And with him adding that he had to get rid of a notion in football that Manchester United was a drinking club . |
| 8 | They just make indie music because they 're middle class teenagers who want to get rid of a bit of angst and I do n't think that is what Curve are about . |
| 9 | Once you decide to get rid of a Windows application , it 's vital to make copies of any important data you 've created with it to make copies of any important data you 've created with it before embarking on a ‘ slash and burn ’ policy . |
| 10 | I am not in favour of ‘ social ’ abortion to get rid of a pregnancy that interferes with a girl having fun at a disco . |
| 11 | It is not an easy thing to get rid of a body by dumping it in the sea , except from a boat , Of course it is less of a problem if you have access to a pier or a jetty , but most such places are public and liable to be overlooked , even at night . |
| 12 | A decade ago garbage companies charged $3 to get rid of a ton of common-or-garden rubbish . |
| 13 | You 'd have to get rid of a lot of your assumptions before you could fully appreciate why I could n't live with a man I do n't love , or I do n't think you could ever understand why I ca n't accept to be maintained , to put myself at the disposal of another , be in another 's company twenty-four hours a day , share another 's pleasures and pains — and so on . ’ |
| 14 | Yes I 'd love to get rid of a lot of them but I 'm yo you have got two ongoing problems both of which need to be treated so I think to start er cutting things out could make you a lot worse . |
| 15 | ‘ Take our advice , ’ Duck One continued , ‘ the only way to get rid of a dog is to poison him . ’ |
| 16 | He ladles out the contents of the pot while I am wondering if the laibon thinks it was a handy way to get rid of a rival . |
| 17 | They had to get rid of a leader before they could bring themselves to admit that the poll tax was a mistake and I ca n't see John Major going before he loses the next election . |
| 18 | There was nothing like a big coon or a dose of clap to get rid of a punter . |
| 19 | So good , I ordered a low-al lager so as not to get locked into a session . |
| 20 | After the recent upheaval of leaving her London flat it would be good to get settled in a place here in the town . |
| 21 | ‘ We 're going to get hit by a hurricane , ’ he told the girl as he dropped into the cockpit and took the helm . |
| 22 | You have to get started as a birdwatcher . |
| 23 | It is easy to get thrown by a detail or a minority comment , to grow elated or dejected before the full position emerges . |
| 24 | I was going to get beaten to a pulp . |
| 25 | Abso , absolutely , you see because if you take — last year we had er one of our winners er a lady called Liz Harris , who 's been knocking on the door and trying to get established as a writer for years and years and years . |
| 26 | ‘ She and Gary had everything to live for and were working to get married for a life together . |
| 27 | Incidentally , the one who worked as a footman had to leave his job in order to get married to a girl who was also in service at the Duke 's place . |
| 28 | ‘ You see , my very dear Shiona , I 'm planning to get married in a couple of weeks ’ time . ’ |
| 29 | If you wish to get married in a church which is not in either parish , you will have to apply to be put on the electoral roll or take up residence in the parish for the period over which the banns will be read . |
| 30 | Len wanted us to get married in a Registry Office , but somehow , I would n't have felt properly married . |