Example sentences of "to get [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lennie 's ultimate paradise in this dream is to get to tend rabbits , and this is referred to all the time throughout the book , adding to the sense of impending tragedy which exists all the way through the book , until the tragedy actually occurs . |
| 2 | In the event , nearly one-third of black applicants failed to get to interview because of discrimination . |
| 3 | I sort of was a bit lost on me trig so that 's really what I want to get to go through a bit of trig . |
| 4 | And this time we 're really going to get to see the Blue Grotto . |
| 5 | But for the sisters it meant a chance to get to see more of each other . |
| 6 | All the seats down the front get totally wrecked in the crush to get to see Pearl Jam . |
| 7 | The immediate problem was to get to see Laura Channing . |
| 8 | ‘ If this is what it takes to get to see you , 1'11 put up with it . |
| 9 | We really hope to get to see it soon , but , you know , things are pretty busy , what with this and that , and the boys … ’ |
| 10 | It is certainly easier to get the medical treatment dished out by Roger Beeding 's wife than it is to get to see your local GP . |
| 11 | to get to see when we dropped off . |
| 12 | I really enjoy watching boxing and try to get to see a few sports programmes every week . |
| 13 | He really needs to get to see and take off the stuff that . |
| 14 | I , I of course , I suppose going round with milk I 'd perhaps got more confidence th cos I had to take milk whether I wanted to or not , see and we if we got down there and there was two or three of the conductresses down the fleck and er , jump on a Dalston bus cos I 'd got to get to like , you know . |
| 15 | Some orchids are very difficult to get to flower . |
| 16 | Just to get to meet him and work with him was a thrill , but I got to kiss him , too ! |
| 17 | ‘ Well at least it 's not too far to go to get to work in the morning , I 'll give it that . ’ |
| 18 | Christmas may seem far away , but for a show of blooming indoor bulbs to gladden the festive season , September is the month to get to work . |
| 19 | I 've nearly had an accident there myself rushing to get to work on earlies . |
| 20 | What makes this understanding , this adjustment even more difficult are the immense problems of everyday life in Britain — how to get to work , how to sign your name and so on . |
| 21 | Waking in the morning is again normally imposed upon us by social factors — the need to get to work , to do shopping , to fulfil appointments , etc . |
| 22 | My students see that I can manage to get to work every day , and I think they would feel guilty if they did not turn up too . ’ |
| 23 | SIR Patrick Mayhew made no secret yesterday of his eagerness to get to work as Northern Ireland Secretary . |
| 24 | Allen , a fitness nut , was once photographed in pinstripe suit windsurfing down the Thames to get to work during a transport strike . |
| 25 | I also remember how the knocker-up went around the streets banging at bedroom windows with a long stick to wake the occupants in time to get to work . |
| 26 | Others claim to aid the filter process by breaking down the detritus helping filter bacteria to get to work . |
| 27 | Most of my contact with other musicians has been with other improvising musicians , and to get to work with one of the major American composers on something like that was fascinating . |
| 28 | You may intend to get to work by car or bicycle . |
| 29 | Her mother , anxious to get to work , had given her the day off school . |
| 30 | This problem is not confined to night-workers , but also affects those on early shift ( 6 am. to 2 p.m. ) who may have to allow an hour to get to work . |