Example sentences of "[pron] to get [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the RPF years he had allowed himself to get ahead of events . |
| 2 | But it stuck in his mind that getting to England was something perilous and rare like rounding the Horn , it must have had something to do with his allowing himself to get so wholly cut off from Constanza later on . |
| 3 | These will enable you to get straight in there and hopefully smash up your opponent 's force before he knows what 's hit him . |
| 4 | It enables you to get straight into analysis and debate , leaving basic description to passages of supporting illustration ; and it emphasises your point of view or commentary rather than mere repetition of materials possibly already available to your reader in their original form . |
| 5 | ‘ You really believe that the US and the UN are going to allow you to get away with this ? ’ |
| 6 | You will find no happiness , for ultimately life does not allow you to get away with anything , but rather , it has an uncanny way of asking for payment when we least expect it . |
| 7 | I use that qualifying phrase ‘ on the whole ’ because there are some foods which allow you to get away with it , some meals in restaurants where you can and indeed have to get away with it , and some people who can get away with it . |
| 8 | Did the Notting Hillbillies project help you to get away from the pressures of ‘ stardom ’ , and get back to the ‘ pub band ’ gig situation ? |
| 9 | But there 's also the problem that you lose respect if they allow you to get away with too much . ’ |
| 10 | But , just to make sure you do n't jump to any more ludicrous conclusions , I 'd better make it clear that I do n't ever intend you to get away from me . |
| 11 | ‘ And the longer you stand here arguing , the longer it will take you to get away . ’ |
| 12 | How anyone could have expected you to get properly well there I can not imagine ! |
| 13 | But you may find that sometimes your doctor will explain that a prescription will not help to treat your illness and that the best way for you to get well is to rest , change your diet , drink plenty of fluids , stop smoking , cut down on alcohol or take more exercise . |
| 14 | It wo must have been I mean that was if you to get completely new clothes every time , that would have been an amazing expense would n't it . |
| 15 | ‘ Regarding Alfred Glynn , I want you to get together a small team , with a dog handler , to await instructions . |
| 16 | How long will it take you to get there ? ’ |
| 17 | and it tells you how far away it is , how long it should take you to get there |
| 18 | Truly sir we may and then he wanted you to get really quite excited . |
| 19 | ‘ She can hardly wait for you to get home , ’ Barney assured her hurriedly , ‘ but she is in bed with flu , nothing serious . ’ |
| 20 | There 's not anything waiting for you to get home to . |
| 21 | Is that how long it takes you to get home then by taxi or by car ? |
| 22 | Suddenly , the Kremlin is falling over itself to get close to Uncle Sam . |
| 23 | In the Store there was always something to get behind or under or wriggle through … . |
| 24 | And how are we to get near ? |
| 25 | His overall average against England is a splendid 54.97 , with almost 2,000 runs scored in 25 games ; before the last series he was even averaging 63 , although he was never one to get too bothered about statistics . |
| 26 | But she had made up her mind never to allow herself to get close to him , in case there was a repetition of that first rather disturbing kiss . |
| 27 | The cover price is about £5 less , quite often we sell many , many more — but it 's nothing for anybody to get too hysterical about , ’ she adds . |
| 28 | There 's nothing t to anybody to get really uptight about . |
| 29 | He put his hands to his throat , anything to ease the pain and help him to get just a little air … |
| 30 | His rapport with the children he treated was almost uncanny ; and there was in his own nature something of the immediacy and openness of a child , which , coupled with a great sense of fun , helped him to get easily into communication with all sorts of people , and to make friends . |