Example sentences of "[be] [verb] get [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know you 're wanting to get back to the hacienda . ’ |
| 2 | That they did not do and now the leader of the council said well they 're trying to get down to the standard spending assessment at last , he could have done that a long time ago , you have had nothing but excess expenditure proposals on behalf of this city for many , many years . |
| 3 | The next report came in for the 3rd goal , and again said ‘ Leeds are beginning to get back into the match , but Norwich have scored a 3rd ’ … all other reports/comments just mention the goals . |
| 4 | If they already have some practical knowledge they will be itching to get on to the floor ! |
| 5 | I have to use sleeping tablets to help me sleep at night because I 'm dreading getting up in the morning in case anything 's happened further . |
| 6 | I like to be left to get on with the job |
| 7 | Sir Henry Cole thought that the answer to the problem was simple : Scott should remodel his proposals on the lines of Inigo Jones ' scheme for Whitehall Palace , and eventually Street asked in The Builder what was to be gained from changing the architect ; a Gothic building was appropriate , and Scott should be allowed to get on with the work . |
| 8 | We should be allowed to get on with the training and leave the generation of profit to those with the necessary expertise . |
| 9 | ‘ Hello , operator , I 'm trying to get through to the Kosher butcher — it 's on the blink and I 've people coming for dinner Friday — Oh , thank you , dear . |
| 10 | George Benton , the knowledgeable trainer of Holyfield , says : ‘ Evander will be trying to get out of the way early on , blocking and ducking . |
| 11 | That 's right , and I think that 's very important with a side , and of course John Durning now , finished his suspension , so he 'll be raring to get back in the side . |
| 12 | Neil Graham has always held a high position of Gold Blade , who will be backed to get back on the winning trail in the Conquest Cup . |
| 13 | The Exiles are bristling to get back on the scene and currently lie third in the Division Four South , tucked in behind Havant and Basingstoke . |
| 14 | Beginning their new season in the third division of the Paisley & District League , the Stoddard Carpets football team are fighting to get back into the second division where they were last year . |
| 15 | You may have then had a verbal exchange with your next in line , but bar that you were expected to get on with the work . |
| 16 | Several Perks were fighting to get out of the crack . |
| 17 | Sometimes my brothers and I were allowed to get out of the car with him and peek at the movie in progress while he spoke to the manager or cashier . |
| 18 | ‘ I am trying to get through to the Islamic Foundation , ’ went on Ali , ‘ to warn them of what is going on here . |
| 19 | Indeed , the business is so popular that professional pornography producers are trying to get in on the action with their own ‘ amateur ’ videos . |
| 20 | For an instant she had been tempted to get out of the invitation with a lie . |
| 21 | Certain men have been trying to get in on the politically correct act for a while . |
| 22 | The US and Japan pretty much have the microprocessor design business to themselves , but now it looks as if Taiwan 's government-backed Computer & Communication Research Laboratories is trying to get in on the act . |
| 23 | And I said he 's gon na do damage if he 's trying to get up at the door |
| 24 | She 's determined to get back into the saddle and onto the race course . |
| 25 | Circumstantial evidence may include that the defendant was the only person with the car keys ; he was seen getting out of the vehicle ; he was seen going towards or getting in the vehicle and/or he said he was going to drive the vehicle . |
| 26 | As soon as lunch was over , Mr Evans was fidgeting to get back to the shop . |
| 27 | Meat Loaf came on to a volley of missiles and for one , beautiful moment , it seemed he was going to get down from the stage and beat some arsehole to death . |
| 28 | For a moment I thought he was going to get back to the DIY metaphor and start to try to get them to see me as undercoat or Jesus Christ as primer , but , instead , he recovered himself enough to say , ‘ Great News ! ’ |
| 29 | That would be the end of any engagements elsewhere , just when he was beginning to get back on the international circuit . |
| 30 | Something brown was fighting to get out of the bright green of the marsh . |