Example sentences of "getting into [det] " in BNC.

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1 Realizing that there was little chance of getting into such a defended area undetected , they decided to make for the rendezvous , contenting themselves with placing their bombs on vehicles parked for the night alongside the road .
2 The shame of getting into such a financial mess was too much to admit .
3 He could not resist showing off , hitting the ball all over the court and making her run around until she was pink with the effort and furious with herself for getting into such an undignified situation .
4 Could n't he see , as she could , the moral dangers of getting into that sort of fickle world ?
5 I do n't remember getting into any particularly heavy conversations , but that is symptomatic of the music press .
6 So , as soon as the misbehaviour begins , turn away or walk away from your child ; pretend not to see or hear what is going on ; say nothing and try not to show any expression at all ; resist getting into any debate , argument or discussion with your child while he or she is misbehaving .
7 But Mansell ran ahead to avoid , as he put it ‘ getting into any problems ’ .
8 He said : ‘ I ran away across the track because I wanted to avoid getting into any problems .
9 ‘ I bet you I could put on my tightest dress , my highest heels , and walk the streets of Valletta all night without getting into any trouble ! ’
10 Any hints on getting into any other grounds would also help as I 've actually got time this year to go and watch them .
11 Agreeing a philosophy and getting agreement from the private sector on a philosophy is a matter of getting round the table with people and getting into those kind of discussions .
12 Getting into those things is er a major task in n it ?
13 Are you one of those people who despair of ever getting into some of their favourite clothes again ?
14 The problems start when they get out of the ‘ All I want is a basic word processor ’ frame of mind and start getting into some serious computing .
15 I already knew it was n't a good idea ; I could hear the tone of my voice rising higher and higher as I spoke the sentence , and that was always a sign I was getting into some sort of verbal mess .
16 Without getting into these deep and murky waters , let me say that problem solving uses thinking , but that solving a genuine problem usually requires some creative act , ranging from the flash of insight that illuminates the entire problem to the glimmer of light that shows a direction to pursue ( and which may be a will o' the wisp ) .
17 I do n't know that the school 's is the right vehicle for this because in many ways , the children who are getting into these things pay more attention to the peer group , and it 's more important to have community groups , community cafes , things which are not seen as authority getting at them .
18 Well I said , they 're getting into this rubber wear .
19 Because invoice discounting does not involve banks of computers and armies of clerks to handle clients ' sales ledgers it has been a low-cost way of getting into this market .
20 I 've got my instructions , and none of you newspaper people are getting into this college while I 'm here to stop you .
21 I also I I also erm er what was I going to say I would take the disc but I ca n't find a way of getting into this machine actually it 's broken erm .
22 where did I , I 'm not sure whether I ought to be getting into this but I will .
23 ‘ But we are not getting into this game .
24 She should go back to her own bed and not risk either of them getting into more trouble , but he liked having the silly little thing cuddled up to him like a rabbit .
25 You can have your cake and eat it Robbie … just use a fork in future.It will save you from getting into another fine mess .
26 Well getting into another issue
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