Example sentences of "was [adj] to get [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From there it was possible to get into the Cathedral only through a large , very heavy door directly opposite the one they had just come through . |
| 2 | She began to work at nights because there were fewer people working in the factory then , and so it was easier to get into the photographic laboratory . |
| 3 | You could open the doors but it was impossible to get into the car . |
| 4 | It was a cold day and I had been standing in that particular spot for half an hour , so I was glad to get into the car , which was driven by a smart-looking man in a tweed cap . |
| 5 | ‘ Did you know that Michel actually turned up on that dreadful morning when Constanza was frantic to get to the station ? |
| 6 | And eventually in exasperation the bird flew a short way down the beach and picked up a small stone in its beak and then it returned and it bashed the shell repeatedly until it cracked it open and it was able to get at the contents inside . |
| 7 | The victim , who lost a leg in an IRA car bomb attack two years ago , was able to get inside the house and shut the front door . |
| 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 | He was desperate to get on the telly . |
| 10 | He explained that Maidstone was ill and that it was essential to get inside the apartment to see how he was . |
| 11 | This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness . |
| 12 | Aye , when she said that , I thought it was best to get off the subject . |
| 13 | I met her in Cambridge and she introduced me to her new boyfriend who was a Dutchman called Erik Hazelhoff-Roelfzema , I was most impressed with this keen and very handsome young man , but I knew nothing whatsoever about him save that he was anxious to get into the Pathhnders . |
| 14 | If anyone put Jacklin oft at this stage it was me , because I let out a roar when Lee 's ball went in , and I was keen to get to the 18th . |
| 15 | It was clear that she was eager to get to the high-point of her story . |