Example sentences of "gets [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | forty pound off something and er course then Doreen gets on to the subject of Des again and all these people that do n't pay cos apparently somewhere , and I she said Portsmouth but I 'm not I ca n't really remember what she said |
| 2 | ‘ Clearly , once it gets on to the motorway it can get anywhere . |
| 3 | When a fighter actually gets on to the mat , the self-doubts seem to vanish and the mind concentrates upon the job at hand . |
| 4 | A mother may set out some crayons and paper or plasticine while she gets on with the ironing but she should expect to be interrupted and asked for help . |
| 5 | The person who gets on with the job instead of wasting time in chatter may show up the less zealous and cause the chatterers to feel vaguely guilty , which of course they wo n't like . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , ’ say City fans of the way it quietly concentrates on its local patch and gets on with the job . |
| 7 | I need more people like my detective sergeant who rolls his sleeves up and gets on with the job . ’ |
| 8 | As is normal in an installation for a review , I chose to accept the default ‘ complete ’ installation , that simply prompts you for your serial number ( and did n't accept the original V1.0 serial number that was already on the system ) and gets on with the job of copying everything over . |
| 9 | Halvard — Perhaps you could let us know how he gets on in the tour games . |
| 10 | Even Eldorado gets in on the act and two episodes of EastEnders will be screened , one on Christmas Eve and the other on Christmas Day . |
| 11 | Apache gets in on the act |
| 12 | Oh , it 'll burn your horn buds off , all right , but if it gets in among the food , that 's it . " |
| 13 | John gets down under the bed , awkwardly pulling himself forward with his elbows . |
| 14 | The book very quickly gets down to the paddling with a token section at the source of the river . |
| 15 | By the time a Newent ambulanceman gets up , gets down to the garage , unlocks , etc , another ambulance could be on the scene . |
| 16 | As this bombardment has grown so have the services surrounding it , and public relations is the leading contender to see that one bit of information or message gets through amid the onslaught of mass media advertising and other information providers like the media that constantly continue to assail . |
| 17 | Yes I think a team that can go away and sneak a win will be the team that gets through in the end . |
| 18 | Most years Keith really gets off on the famine . |
| 19 | and he sits lifts it , gets up on the settee and cuddles that until he goes to sleep . |
| 20 | Mo gets up on the top of them stands right up the top , spreads around there 's ! |
| 21 | So I goes to the cab rank , and gets up on the box . |
| 22 | Most of that chlorine gets up into the atmosphere because of our activities , particularly our use of CFCs ( chlorofluorocarbons ) , and other chlorine-based gases . |
| 23 | But er , ah , you know , it gets up into the garden but I do n't think it , it 's got anywhere near the house er this time , cos I was up there on Thursday and I , you could see where it had been , but it was and I mi I 'd have got very worried about er |
| 24 | Paul gets up off the floor and sits on the bed . |
| 25 | She gets up off the ground . |
| 26 | If he gets up in the middle of the night to fetch you a glass of water , then he loves you . ’ |
| 27 | and it 's , keep your house warm and it 's this , you know er she comes in , in the middle of the night , she gets up in the middle of the night and the house is lovely and warm , she gets up first thing in the morning and the house is lovely and warm |
| 28 | Yes , she does , she gets up in the middle of the day , does n't she ? |
| 29 | And she gets up in the night and sits by the telephone in the hall in the dark . |
| 30 | Gets up in the morning I sees this pair of red shoes , I thought oh you stupid cow . |