Example sentences of "to get them [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first he tried bribery , sending his agent Megabazos to Sparta to get them to create a diversion in Greece by invading Attica . |
| 2 | It struck me as wonderful stuff , so I got in touch and tried to get them to do the music for Doctor Who , but they just did n't have the time . |
| 3 | er to get them to take the stuff away . |
| 4 | It was difficult to get them to see the relevance of some of the questions . ’ |
| 5 | He still maintains that he believes this , and makes a great show of sending off a manuscript to publishers down in London , trying to get them to publish a book expounding this view , but I know he 's just mischief-making again , and gets most of his pleasure from his acts of stunned disbelief and then righteous indignation when the manuscript is eventually returned . |
| 6 | At a meeting of the Finance Committee members will pr , make a progress report on how the poll tax collection is going , and campaigners say they intend to put pressure on councillors in an attempt to get them to review the collection process . |
| 7 | It was nearly impossible to get them to accept a surrender . |
| 8 | When the police tried to get them to accept a re-route through an entirely Catholic area , they abandoned the march altogether and confined the event to a rally which was held in the open air in a car park in Foyle Street . |
| 9 | time that took to get them shod a halfpenny cheaper ! |
| 10 | One good idea is to get them to shout the response to the call of ‘ Oggy ’ , which originated in Cornwall . |