Example sentences of "rid of i [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Never yes so I thought let them come and they wanted you to be there and then I could n't rid of I just could n't get them to change their minds you know they just wanted you there and I said
2 ‘ It looks as though they have been trying to get rid of me here for three years .
3 They can get rid of me whenever they like . ’
4 Aye she get rid of me tomorrow cos she 's going to work she says .
5 But just because I promised I 'd make you a rich widow , do n't think you 're going to get rid of me yet .
6 He made doubly sure I realised I was an outcast in a heavy-handed way — and he could n't get rid of me fast enough .
7 Wanted to get rid of me fast . ’
8 So you 're gon na get rid of me early today .
9 Then the other one , whom your sister thinks must be the owner of the farm , apologized for a ‘ case of mistaken identity ’ , as he called it , and got rid of me as quickly as possible .
10 Then she said : ‘ So you see , I 'm making myself as unpleasant as I can — and I assure you I can ! — to make them want to get rid of me as soon as possible . ’
11 When you 've been trying to get rid of me ever since we met ?
12 When it became clear I was a success he tried to get rid of me permanently .
13 But this wo n't be the last straw ; they wo n't get rid of me that easy .
14 They may have driven my mother away , but they wo n't get rid of me so easily .
15 ‘ He was always trying to get rid of me so that he could get back to his computer .
16 ‘ He was always trying to get rid of me so that he could get back to his computer .
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