Example sentences of "to get [vb pp] of [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They 'd have terminated me just to get rid of a nuisance . |
| 4 | And with him adding that he had to get rid of a notion in football that Manchester United was a drinking club . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I am not in favour of ‘ social ’ abortion to get rid of a pregnancy that interferes with a girl having fun at a disco . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A decade ago garbage companies charged $3 to get rid of a ton of common-or-garden rubbish . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ Take our advice , ’ Duck One continued , ‘ the only way to get rid of a dog is to poison him . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | There was nothing like a big coon or a dose of clap to get rid of a punter . |
| 16 | I know that the hon. Lady would like to get rid of every aircraft in the Royal Air Force if she could . |
| 17 | So backspace delete to get rid of the space you 've just put in . |
| 18 | If the Liberal Democrats threaten rebellion , Labour will say : ‘ We have a programme to get Britain out of recession ; we want to get rid of the poll tax ; we want to rescue the health service , and you are standing in our way in order to get petty party advantage . |
| 19 | That is not true of many Tory Members of Parliament in Scotland , who are desperate to get rid of the poll tax . |
| 20 | I confess that I literally gasped with disbelief when I heard him calmly announce his determination to get rid of the poll tax at the first possible opportunity . |
| 21 | The first motivating factor was the overriding need to be seen to get rid of the poll tax before the next general election . |
| 22 | I am disappointed that the statement does not contain a commitment to get rid of the poll tax in Scotland a year earlier , because it was inflicted on Scotland a year before everyone else . |
| 23 | ‘ If you want to get rid of the Sex Pistols , ’ he said , ‘ I 'll take them off your hands . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ These tablets should help to get rid of the migraine . |
| 25 | Mr Kinnock said it was wrong to propose a fundamental change in the voting system for a short-term tactical vote to get rid of the Thatcher Government . |
| 26 | I remind the Minister that , when the National Bus Company subsidiaries were sold off to the private sector , the first thing that the private company did in many instances was to get rid of the management because of its dissatisfaction with it . |
| 27 | I told her to chew tea leaves to get rid of the smell , but it did n't work . ’ |
| 28 | Two nights a week she worked here and then on the third night she washed her hair and all her clothes to get rid of the smell of fried fish and went dancing . |
| 29 | A deputy of Sproull 's reputation , officiating in the regality court , would be certain to make enemies for the politician who appointed him , and Gorthie strongly advised the duke to get rid of the bailie-depute immediately . |
| 30 | Twice my bloody Piedmontese tried to get rid of the Protestants at their gates . |