Example sentences of "to get [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been the last to get on at the previous station , so I was standing with my back wedged against the window . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He was sitting in the little hut where you bought your tickets to get on to the Big Wheel . |
| 4 | If only to get on to the practical arrangements . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Talking of your first P-bass , what originally inspired you to get on to the instrument ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I wanted a second mate 's ticket ; I wanted to get on to the bridge and do things . |
| 12 | Soon she was joined by a peasant woman dressed in black who told her that she was trying to get on to the hospital in Toulon for news of her son . |
| 13 | Liz wanted to get on to the exciting bits , in which Job demanded why light was given to him that was in misery , and life to the bitter in soul : in which Job desired to argue with his God : in which the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind : but she knew it would be cheating to miss out the she-asses and skip to the livelier parts , so she plodded dully on with the dull narrative . |
| 14 | In fact , however , the Council 's composition was not random , as two kinds of evidence show : evidence for the high social class of individual members , and evidence that it was possible to get on to the Council in a given year if you wanted to . |
| 15 | We had to get on to the barge before these two characters unwittingly alerted the army sentries across the road , or before the Friends of the Tourists turned up looking for us . |
| 16 | ‘ Thanks , David , but I 've bent the rules enough ; I really ought to get on to the village and see to this wretched food distribution . |
| 17 | And then I used to get on to the dray and sit beside him on the box and then we 'd go as far as Road , which is quite a stretch and I used o walk back . |
| 18 | Even though everyone ended up dirty , wet and muddy they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were eager to get on to the next event . |
| 19 | It was possible to get on to the roof by the window and climb up the slope to the wall and the projecting archway . |
| 20 | Low house prices here mean that even though Northern Ireland is bottom of the UK salary league with an annual average of £15,012 , people can still afford to get on to the housing ladder . |
| 21 | how to get on to the parish council the other day so I thought was quite formative step yes |
| 22 | If they already have some practical knowledge they will be itching to get on to the floor ! |
| 23 | We staged with the Sultan of Oman and Muscat , and Salalah , and I can recall one evening a hit of a commotion , when one of the Wapiti crews of No 55 Squadron caused an uproar by trying to get on to the roof . |
| 24 | Temptation is to get on to the phone immediately |
| 25 | ‘ It could be that it 's just something that Bob is allergic to , but it had better be investigated and some sample testing done in case we need to get on to the manufacturers . |
| 26 | Robert Davies , signal works engineer : ‘ failed completely to get on with the testing instruction ’ . |
| 27 | BTR 's headquarters leaves decentralised management teams to get on with the day-to-day job of running each business . |
| 28 | Before he invaded Iran in 1980 , Mr Hussein tried hard to get on with the Islamic zealots who had just seized power in Tehran . |
| 29 | As he saw it , the job of the Church was to get on with the task of proclaiming the gospel and ministering the sacraments . |
| 30 | They all smelt of useful newness , seeming eager to get on with the job . |