Example sentences of "[pers pn] get on [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In Philip Burton 's version , from then on , all was sweetness ; Richard occasionally went back to the house of Cis and Elfed ( on Sunday mornings ) and the two of them got on with the transformation of the street boy into the stage man .
2 After we 'd agreed the itinerary I got on with the detailed flying planning , using the new French VFR maps and the American TPC ( Tactical Pilotage Charts ) which we bought from Stamfords in London .
3 I got on with the work , tried very hard to stay jovial , and kept a smiling face .
4 She went , and I got on with the life of Ellen Parkin , about to emerge from her chrysalis , to spread her wings as Eleanor Darcy .
5 On Monday , the first day of the fair , Mum took me down to The Market Place after school and , armed with my fare , I got on to the children 's roundabout .
6 I got on to the roof : the upper levels of mortar had crumbled so much that it was doubtful if the stack would survive the next gale .
7 And then I got on to the , I was convenor of the housing allocation committee for very many years .
8 I got on to the hospital and then the local police lab and said I was from her insurance company and we operated a no pay clause if drink-driving was involved . ’
9 If she does that , I get on with the jigsaw .
10 ‘ Shall I get on with the letters ? ’
11 How d' ya get on at the dentist ?
12 Things happened , one heard stories , but overall you got on with the job .
13 Even a piece of her mind could cost you dearly if you got on on the wrong side of her .
14 Deliberately she pushed the letter to the bottom of the pile , to save it for later while she got on with the work which awaited .
15 ‘ What have you got on under the leather stuff ? ’
16 How are you getting on with the plebs ?
17 ‘ How are you getting on with the family history ? ’
18 After deciding on beer — a pint for me and a half for Sally — we chatted about our golf game and then Sally asked : ‘ How are you getting on with the Brian Harley business ? ’
19 How are you getting on with the old battleaxe ? ’
20 How you getting on with the erm , you know , being a second class citizen ?
21 So how are you getting on with the rest of your course ?
22 Y … you get on at the back , ’ replied the driver in a squeaky voice .
23 See how you get on with the following questions : if you answer " yes ' to one or more , then we have some further work to do in this area !
24 In this sort of book you may well find that the pattern of how-will-he-get-out-of-this is more convenient to use while underneath you get on with the purpose of your story .
25 In a place like that it all depends how you get on with the screws : some lasses did take hell .
26 You get on with the noise machine please .
27 It is when you get on to the more high tech aspects of English Hops ' work that small and muted alarm bells begin to ring .
28 And then you get on to the chemical properties of it .
29 Erm she 's doing numeracy power with them at the moment before she gets on to the because I believe she 's got to sort out some programs for as yet .
30 A mother may set out some crayons and paper or plasticine while she gets on with the ironing but she should expect to be interrupted and asked for help .
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