Example sentences of "to get [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These days it is imperative — if you want success , anyway — to be able to get about the field and give and take a pass nearly as well as a back . |
| 2 | The psycho-therapist , social worker or social reformer , concerned only with his own clients and their grievance against society , perhaps takes a view comparable to the private citizen of Venice who concerns himself only with the safety of his own dwelling and his own ability to get about the city . |
| 3 | For example , the cost of ramps and other modifications to enable a paraplegic to get about the house may even reduce the capital value of the house . |
| 4 | The more those kids were deprived and maltreated , the more motivated they would be to get aboard the enterprise culture and start creating wealth . |
| 5 | One dog may then try to get between the herd and the straggler , and try to drive it towards the rest of the pack . |
| 6 | ‘ I raised my game just enough to get through the early rounds , ’ he said of his performance . |
| 7 | Now he must be wondering how he is going to get through the week . |
| 8 | The England captain , who missed the World Cup match with Sweden in Stockholm last month because of bruised ribs , was happy with his performance against Portsmouth , saying : ‘ I was pleased to get through the 90 minutes . |
| 9 | I do n't know how people are going to get through the winter . |
| 10 | Now she was winding down another dead shift at the Decatur House bar , four customers on the dregs , drinking a little herself to get through the night . |
| 11 | He told his literary friends that their stories and poems were so awful he did n't know what to say about them or how to get through the scheduled hour . |
| 12 | I sank into a squashy chair not caring whether we were on fire or not , it had to get through the water first . |
| 13 | If you are low in stamina you will have lost your ability to get through the day without becoming over-tired . |
| 14 | Only two horses apart from the jump-off duo were able to get through the treble without fault . |
| 15 | While trying to get through the perimeter they were discovered by a German patrol , but in a flash of pure genius , one of the Frenchmen feigned a drunken snore . |
| 16 | Not only did the street fill with sirens and blue lights like an episode of Kojak , the cops that piled up the stairs were too fat to get through the attic space and pursue the men . |
| 17 | He desperately needed a drink but he knew he had to get through the next little while — ten minutes , half an hour , an hour — completely sober . |
| 18 | Another , more sympathetic figure reckoned that a slimmer committee system and under fifty Cabinet meetings a year ‘ does n't indicate overload — she manages to get through the business in a different way ’ . |
| 19 | People began to wonder how they were going to get through the evening . |
| 20 | They want to get through the canal in the one day . |
| 21 | Scholars in every field use their technical terms all the time , just to get through the day . |
| 22 | indeed , the reader will need some professional commitment to get through the monotonous rhythm of the prose , and the technical sophistication of the language . |
| 23 | There are various clinics and self-help groups to support and encourage those wanting to kick the habit ; but a lot of determination will be needed to get through the first difficult weeks or months . |
| 24 | I was too big a man to get through the caves , but I listened hard and was sure I heard something . |
| 25 | ‘ I shall take Rosie or Violet and try to get through the drifts and reach Aumery Park Farm . ’ |
| 26 | In this way you will be sure to get through the work load . |
| 27 | The Hurricanes had to be shorn of their wings to get through the tunnel but the Fulmars went through with wings folded . |
| 28 | It 's ironic that a prostitute can get a hotel room by bribing someone but if you 're a respectable woman you are likely to be arrested if you even try to get through the front door . |
| 29 | ‘ David did very , very well to get through the Turkey game the way he did and if you were not aware that he had this problem with his knee , you would n't have known it was there . |
| 30 | Nomes slept mainly at night , but needed catnaps to get through the long day . |