Example sentences of "[vb past] to get back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The fighting spirit we showed to get back in the game was encourageing , perhaps Batts should have played from the start . |
| 6 | He decided to get back between the covers , or under the covers . |
| 7 | Once , landing from the submarine HMS Tigris , his fellow canoeist — a Free French soldier — lost his boat in rough water , but they managed to get back to the submarine . |
| 8 | The DHAC and NILP supporters sought to get back into the chamber ; finding the doors locked , they got in through the mayor 's parlour and were joined in the gallery by Alderman Hegarty and Councillor Friel . |
| 9 | But after this it was United who took the initiative as they sought to get back into the game . |
| 10 | Lacan wished to get back to the original subversive spirit of Freud 's writings , which had been simplified or distorted by their vulgar popular currency , and by the professionalism of psychoanalysis . |
| 11 | ‘ The DI 's compliments , sir , but he had to get back to the station . |
| 12 | We then had to get back to the car , and after a detour that took in just about all of the countryside , we arrive back at the airport for the flight home . |
| 13 | Did not get the job — dear , former [ xx ] Manager , drove me up there ( 6 miles north of Perth ) and then on to Dunkeld where he insisted on giving me lunch — he had originally thought of taking me to Gleneagles , but I had to get back to the outplacement people — and did so , only to find ‘ my ’ counsellor had , for the third time , failed to keep an appointment with me . |
| 14 | The Old Bailey was told he was ‘ desperately in love and wanted to get back at the woman ’ for ending their relationship . |
| 15 | Terry did n't want any truck with service medicos , he just wanted to get back to the States and see Madeleine , Sulome and Gabrielle . |
| 16 | I expect had enough sitting around wanted to get back to the bit like mews |