Example sentences of "to get [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean he would of put it up for sale knowing that you wanted to get somewhere between you , knowing that the house market is as it is |
| 2 | You hope to get somewhere towards there anyway . |
| 3 | To get somewhere for my caddying I felt I had to travel , and I left home for my first tournament in 1951 at St Andrews for the Amateur Championship . |
| 4 | I think he thought he was going to get somewhere with Ralph . |
| 5 | What amazes me is how often they 'll say to me ‘ Thank you very much for treating me like a human being ’ because however drunk they are in the churchyard I always believe that you 're much more likely to get somewhere with somebody if you are polite and kind to them and treat them like a real human being , and you can get into all sorts of fascinating conversations with these people even when they are fairly drunk , because actually they are real human beings , they are n't awful people . |
| 6 | If they were all to get on as a family , she would have to be careful about introducing Richard to the children . |
| 7 | And if that 's gon na happen then how are women gon na be able to get on into higher education |
| 8 | We decided we were n't going to get on without flirting with a lot of trouble , so we opted for the trusty 1-iron again . |
| 9 | For example , in a case — Sex slur drove man to lash out at bully who mocked him : Killer stepson 's years of torment — where a bullying stepfather was killed by the stepson he had tormented for years , one of the taunts mentioned was the mocking of his desires to get on at college , calling him a ‘ funny boy ’ . |
| 10 | I had been the last to get on at the previous station , so I was standing with my back wedged against the window . |
| 11 | ‘ And he 'd be less under you feet , dear , when you wanted to get on at home , ’ said Doris with a twinkle in her eye . |
| 12 | I mean , you can get on with people like that that you 've never met before you co , to get on at college exactly the same . |
| 13 | My daughter 's been trying to get on for ages . |
| 14 | It was as though they were marching up great soaring bridges to get on to the screen , where they would enter into the films we had come to see . |
| 15 | He was sitting in the little hut where you bought your tickets to get on to the Big Wheel . |
| 16 | If only to get on to the practical arrangements . ’ |
| 17 | He was n't strong enough to get on to the par-5s in two for eagle chances , so he just chipped and putted for birdies . |
| 18 | In 1967 he wrote : ‘ Human beings will become so used to being crushed together that when they are on their own , they will suffer withdrawal symptoms : ‘ Doctor — I 've got to get on to a crowded train soon or I 'll go mad ’ . ’ |
| 19 | Maybe at this point we ought to get on to some … |
| 20 | Talking of your first P-bass , what originally inspired you to get on to the instrument ? |
| 21 | Every weekend golfer knows that awful feeling of being within 20 yards of the green in two on a 500-yard hole and taking another three shots to get on to the putting surface . |
| 22 | To get on to the housing ladder , the first-time buyer has to find a deposit of 5% or more of the property price , and with a typical housing price/income ratio of three times , this can represent 15% or more of annual income . |
| 23 | Many firms of estate agents are also surveyors , and it 's important to them to get on to building society panels to enjoy a good flow of valuation work . |
| 24 | He sounded glad to get on to another subject . |
| 25 | He 'd found out that there was a public mortuary in Bala and to get on to my GP about it . |
| 26 | He had seen men come and go ; squads of them went through their training and came out bright-eyed WOP-AIRs thirsting to get on to an aerodrome to finish their training and then into action . |
| 27 | Around 300 yards past the car park and toilet area you pass through a wide kissing gate to get on to the old railway track . |
| 28 | But , if it is to do with that , someone or other must have a pretty good intelligence system to get on to me so quickly . ’ |
| 29 | As AT&T 's Bob Kavner , soon to be USL 's erstwhile chairman , says Novell 's purchase takes the emotions out , leaving people to get on to the real issues . |
| 30 | I wanted a second mate 's ticket ; I wanted to get on to the bridge and do things . |