Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] and get [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wise Woman would grit her teeth and get on with it , Eve told herself . |
| 2 | If either or both of her sons had decamped to the West , she 'd have shrugged her shoulders and got on with existence . |
| 3 | They were required to leave their beds and get out of the hostel by nine o'clock in the morning , and they were not expected to hang about any more until about five or more in the evening . |
| 4 | ‘ They smuggled drugs and used criminal ways to buy their dreams and get out of the system . |
| 5 | In other words , many executives in firms experiencing economic difficulties and who know from experience that the inspectorate mainly imposes administrative sanctions will calculate that their best interests lie in not conforming to factory health , safety , and welfare regulations ; instead they will gather their excuses and get on with the violations . |
| 6 | ‘ They 're not prima donnas and [ they ] simply roll up their sleeves and get on with the work , ’ says one admiring Du Pont veteran . |
| 7 | Now dry your eyes and get back to work . ’ |
| 8 | Stop your chops and get on with your dealing . |
| 9 | Reacting to the killings , the Nobel Peace Prize winner , Desmond Tutu , the Anglican archbishop of Cape Town , said it demonstrated it was time for all South Africa 's politicians ‘ for goodness sake to get off your butts and get on with the business of getting a new constitution for this country . |
| 10 | Luckily for us he was too overcome to offer us refreshment , so we said our farewells and got back into the jeep and drove off along the road leading to the village of Breville . |
| 11 | ‘ We shall be rolling up our sleeves and getting out into the communities . |
| 12 | ‘ Now it 's a matter of rolling up our sleeves and getting back to basics . |