Example sentences of "it [verb] get to " in BNC.

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1 Secretary Andy Wilson said : ‘ I am aware significant delays are being experienced in mail being processed by the time it has to get to the mail trains .
2 If it has got to the length of requiring surgery , then certainly surgery should not be delayed .
3 It has got to be the Premier League , ’ he added .
4 It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months .
5 This brings him back to another of Mr Major 's weekend promises , to give people more of a stake in their local administration : ‘ If they are going to bring local government closer to people , it has got to be more responsive to the wishes of people , and less to the wishes of central Government .
6 ‘ I said when I came back to Williams that it was a two-year plan , so probably if it is going to happen it has got to be this year because of the way it 's been structured .
7 I , when I ass when a policeman assaults someone it has got to be justified .
8 And I mean the actual the U K market those in those areas is quite developed and has got quite a reputation but obviously it has got to be able to develop develop and adapt accordingly over time .
9 Talking to journalist Brian Connell , he said : ‘ You have got to choose somebody very carefully who could fulfil this particular role because people like you , perhaps , would expect quite a lot from somebody like that and it has got to be somebody pretty special . ’
10 It has got to the stage where it would be cheaper for stockholding booksellers themselves to buy the books from these cheaper sources — they 'd get a better margin than ordering them from the publisher .
11 In game shooting , some people consistently shoot badly because they always shoot at where the bird has been rather than where it has got to .
12 ‘ It was a good shot but then it has got to be something special to beat Woods — he is such a good goalkeeper . ’
13 The business about sparklers erm it is one of those things where the very young children like to hold a sparkler but it has got to be done under proper supervised conditions .
14 ‘ It shows that investigations should not be based on the gut feeling of a particular officer — it has got to be more professional and CATCHEM is .
15 It has got to be the right people and it 's going to take time . ’
16 It has got to be explicit that the issue of a local authority majority and of co-option rather than the appointment is on the agenda for discussion between now
17 Oh here , here is a fine example anything with in it has got to be doubtful .
18 There is a no we must n't , no , things are n't too bad , just leave it alone it 'll be okay , and somebody coming in and saying no that 's not the way you should look at it , that there is provocation if you 're gon na have a revolution it has got to be violent and it is right to be violent .
19 If they want to settle out of court , then it has got to be a really substantial settlement to satisfy these people because er those that have already died , er they entered into the litigation in the hope of seeing it through and making sure that , er if anything did happen to them , their wives and families would be catered for and would be er financially settled .
20 It 'd got to the stage where the workforce were not gon na talk to the management on a an official level , you know we were still talking informally at the picket line and , you know still trying to be helpful and offer our advice on what could be done to solve the dispute .
21 Mr Wharfe and another Scotland Yard colleague boarded a Liat flight for a journey which lasted about an hour , the same time it takes to get to St Kitts .
22 Second , you need to master the geography of your college and learn how long it takes to get to and from various locations .
23 ‘ How long will it take to get to Florida , Thing ? ’
24 " How long will it take to get to Luxor ? "
25 So how long , how did it take to get to town then George ?
26 How long does it take to get to there from our house ?
27 What made it worse , was that the police had the time of the tram-cars and the time it took to get to a certain stop .
28 I know from where it comes and where it wishes to get to .
29 It did get to me , ’ he said of Taylor 's prolonged rearguard action .
30 It had got to be worked for .
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