Example sentences of "[modal v] get [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Piper may be articulate and polite , but he is genuinely tough and a real threat to Benn — who I believe must get through to him in the first six rounds or face disaster . |
| 2 | While we must get closer to the market , the proposals continue to ignore the reality of market forces in a misguided attempt to solve undesirable social objectives . |
| 3 | Do not say ‘ Oh I must get around to phoning Fred or Millie ’ and just keep putting it off . |
| 4 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |
| 5 | So , concentrate on this and I 'm , I 'm , must get round to , I 'm sorry my life has been in turmoil because of the , the dog situation , Jean and I have n't been up to the West End , but erm , I , I know which book I want , I want to get you , erm , and yes , I want you to do this , so and this actually it 's very good , very difficult , good , do a bit of technic . |
| 6 | I must get round to getting end of uhum curtain material . |
| 7 | Must get on to Regina tonight . |
| 8 | Rabbit fleas must get on to ferrets from time to time . |
| 9 | ‘ Now if you 'll excuse me , I must get home to me boys . ’ |
| 10 | She did n't say : I must get home to Peter , but it was her thought . |
| 11 | In early retirement older workers have a socially acceptable alternative to the stigma of unemployment , that is not available to younger people ( Bruche and Casey 1982 : 112 ) ; but first they must get close to pension age . |
| 12 | Charles must get down to Streatley straight away . |
| 13 | ‘ I realise something is wrong , and I do n't have to look too far to know the cause , ’ she added darkly , ‘ but you must get down to work or the show will be a failure , and you do n't want that to happen , do you ? ’ |
| 14 | And then she must get down to flat-hunting . |
| 15 | Again and again we hear the cry go up , ’ We must get down to marketing . ’ |
| 16 | I must get down to some work . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Forgive me , Dorothy , I must get back to my office . ’ |
| 18 | Well , I must get back to work . |
| 19 | She must get back to The Tamarisks . |
| 20 | I really must get back to the house . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Must get back to my bill-hook . |
| 22 | ‘ Forgive me , I must get back to the hospital , ’ he said . |
| 23 | ‘ We must get back to the high standards of self-discipline that we have set ourselves in the past , ’ said Cooke . |
| 24 | I must get back to my poor mangled sods . |
| 25 | ‘ You must get back to your work as soon as possible , ’ he said . |
| 26 | She must get back to the sea to feed . |
| 27 | Now it must get back to its nest as quickly as possible before it too collapses in the heat . |
| 28 | ‘ I must get back to my room . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , we must get back to the office . |
| 30 | ‘ Come in , Anne , ’ Mrs Redmond urged , but she said she must get back to her mother . |