Example sentences of "[verb] get [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowly Georg got out of the van , looked around to make sure there was no-one who knew him , then he walked quickly across to the station restaurant , entered , and hid himself quickly in a booth that had a view of the rails . |
| 2 | These schemes are notorious for corruption , but something has got through to the poor . |
| 3 | ‘ This is only the second time Derry has got through to the final in 35 years , so tickets this year are like gold dust , ’ he said . |
| 4 | This is afterwards , when he has got up from the couch , when he 's making a date for the next appointment and putting on his overcoat in the hall , returning to his ordinary guarded self before he walks out on to the street . |
| 5 | Wait until the driver or the passenger has got out of the car and , as they approach you , quickly reverse back down the road so that you are out of their reach and have room to manoeuvre . |
| 6 | The idea has got about during the past three weeks that there is really not much difference between the parties , give or take the odd howl of anguish from the higher-tax-paying classes . |
| 7 | you 'll need to get back to the bungalow |
| 8 | When she 'd returned to the office I tried to get on with the writing but could n't concentrate . |
| 9 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 10 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 11 | In football , there was an early shock for Liverpool at Anfield as the champions tried to get back to the top of the table with Arsenal playing Leeds United at Highbury tomorrow . |
| 12 | Ever a Walter Mitty character , he tried to get back into the CIA fold , but after the North fiasco they did not want to know him . |
| 13 | I kissed her and held her and tried to get out of the house without saying goodbye to anyone . |
| 14 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 15 | ‘ You tried to get out of the black hole with an ordinary rocket . |
| 16 | At least my father tried to get out of the trap , but I doubt if Jones has ever struggled , even with his conscience . |
| 17 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |
| 18 | The pilots were drunk and half-naked ; they got no help from the French girls , who simply screamed and tried to get out of the window . |
| 19 | When she tried to get out of the passenger door , he struck her again and called her more names . ’ |
| 20 | I just could n't wait to get on with the athletics . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes , would you like us to go ? ’ asked Rachel while Jimmy sprang to his feet as if he could n't wait to get out of the ward . |
| 22 | I ca n't wait to get out into the sunshine . |
| 23 | When she dislocated a shoulder while chasing a burglar , and was out of action for another four months , she could n't wait to get back on the beat again . |
| 24 | STUART RIPLEY could hardly wait to get back on the Ayresome Park pitch but , once there , was glad to get off again , writes David Alexander . |
| 25 | ‘ Now I can not wait to get back into the team . |
| 26 | ‘ I have had the equivalent of a pre-season training session at Lilleshall and I can not wait to get back into the side . ’ |
| 27 | To the interviewer , the victim looks like a frightened rabbit who ca n't wait to get back into the warren . |
| 28 | The occasional dinner party was a social duty ; they could hardly wait to get back to the seclusion of their own small house . |
| 29 | He could n't wait to get back to the station and brag about how he 'd seen him . |
| 30 | Meantime , the Irish stay sober to win professionally , but their club amateurs ca n't wait to get back to the 19th hole . |