| 单词 | get on |
| 例句 | “I’m pretty sure you got on my shoulders,” I said, remembering her parents’ house in Madrid that same summer we’d gone to the beach. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “We never said you were going back to Italy. You aren’t getting on any ship.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z We stand there for a few minutes and when the next train comes, Arthur doesn’t want to get on. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Isn’t there even a boat?” asked Milo, anxious to get on with his trip. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, I got on the bus going the wrong direction. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But some chirren got on after us and he didn’t say nothing to ’em! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z ‘No? I thought he and you were getting on fine together.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The other family's daughters lived in my father's library, where I had always escaped when my siblings got on my nerves. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And speaking of performing, let’s get on to the audition callback, okay? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The bus came and we went down the hill to Tim Miller’s house, where the Confederate flag flew on a pole in the backyard, but he didn’t get on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Why did you have to get on the boat?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. He’s getting on a griffin. There’s his herald carrying his golden umbrella—And there’s...Clivers. Oh, Clivers.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Once that was done, I made to get on, but Ayanna stepped in my way. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There were no paths in the undergrowth, and they did not get on very fast. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “But it’s hard to push it when you’re in the water. I hope it’s not long to sunrise. I’m cold. Let’s get on.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Shucks! What kind of business you got on a cold night like this?" she said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Nixon got on the phone to Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen, who was heading the Watergate investigation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t think he could get on that plane. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Ifemelu rolled her suitcase to the subway, took it to the Forty-second Street terminal, and got on a bus to Philadelphia. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Your father got on with the post office and I kept going to school. I had you and I had school. And your father was safe.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z How can they even get on a bus? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Sandwich and a group of followers had sailed to New York, where he got on famously with the local tribe. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Do not attempt to get on any bus other than the one for which you have a reservation. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “LEP Commander Root. Right, we know each other’s names, so could we get on with this?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She hugged me tightly for a minute, and then I got on the plane, and she was gone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And Representative Clark, the sponsor of the texting ban, which he’d gotten on the agenda for a final airing, wasn’t anywhere to be found. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Thing is, as an officer of the law, don’t matter what I got on when it comes to doing my job.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We start, getting on our knees and scrubbing in circles and lines, like brushing teeth. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Hello, Harry— Hello, Chester. So, the greetings being over, let us get on with the practicing.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t get on that thing tonight. My hair was done today.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual, the whole world became an eternal darkness soon after she got on her way. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You, get on the end of this stretcher.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I got on the chopper and twisted to help the next guy on. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have gotten on the wrong bus. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The next morning Jimmy and his grandpa drove south and got on Interstate 80 going west. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z But that doesn’t help me with the whole “leave the groundlings behind and get on Maddie’s level” plan. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well, then, why don’t you get on that radio and call in one of your trigger-happy goons so’s 1 can find out what’s supposed to happen to me.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s one thing you’ll have to learn if you never learn anything else. Sign it now, and get on out of here.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When I heard the news of what happened, I got on my knees and turned my eyes to God and asked Him if I had raised you wrong. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When they used to really get on my nerves, I used to say, “I’m gonna throw your butt out this window!” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the train station yesterday evening, as they told me to, and got on the train they told me to take. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When Connor got on top of him, Luke focused on his hands, his feet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I thought of him in the queue to get on the Eye, squinting upwards, looking down, turning this way and that. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Shandra got on, and then Coach Bright, who hopped into the drivers seat. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I got on my hands and knees and peeked around the corner of the Dumpster. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They got on my case about every little thing. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I feel as if I were getting on the number 30 Stockton bus in San Francisco. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were getting on all right with Madame Maxime,” Harry said, annoyed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But now when summer comes our family gets on a plane, flies to Africa Hawaii Chicago. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Then he could get on with his Battle of Waterloo map. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “If the school gets on fire, they open the door. The children jump in the pipe and slide out to safety.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the hardest part about hiking the Appalachian Trail is getting on to it, nowhere more than at its ends. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They'd booked four rooms at the most expensive hotel they could get on short notice. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get on with the test,” he said, getting out the sheets of questions. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Angela is gettin’ evicted with the children an’ ’tis delvin’ out of the heavens.They need a bit of shelter till they get on their feet an’ I have no room for them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then the manager axt me to get on to work and leave Robert with him. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We will. Of course we will. If you give us the names, we’ll make sure every one gets on a link.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t have come over if I could have helped it, but I can’t get on without my little woman any more than a...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do you know we won’t all be mobbed as we get on the boat?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I expect we shall get on very well when she knows me better,” I said quickly, “after all, it’s natural enough that she should resent me a bit at first.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “A little short on hair, but we gonna get on just fine, what you think, By?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Winnie and the two wardresses were about the same age and got on well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was getting on shaky ground here, but he thought that was true. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Not very well. My father, who taught me, is away, and I don’t get on very fast alone, for I’ve no one to correct my pronunciation.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to see how she’s getting on after—after last week.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “We need this young man, when he comes out of incarceration, not to get on a bus and set another person on fire,” she said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I find myself telling her how Treelore never made below a B+ or that the new church deacon get on my nerves cause he lisp. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She gives me props soon as she gets on. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Mami and I are getting on each other’s nerves again with all the tension. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z What did you have to do, what did you have to sign, whom did you have to know, to get on the rocket? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z You complained, took sensible precautions, and got on with the business of living your life. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Quite a few people got on and off. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s got on his moccasins, old ones he wears around the house, with holes worn under the big toes, and his V-neck maroon sweater with the ravels coming off the elbows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he went along with the bag gage to see that it got on the boat. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to get on with things, he said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Some spit even got on the piano keys. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z X-Ray was clearly the leader of the group, and Stanley didn't want to get on his bad side. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The group walked together for a few blocks, then got on the Highland Gardens bus at Dexter Avenue and Bainbridge Street. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Every time the pigeon-toed runner got on base, she was ready to help him steal home. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z To get on them would require taking a step over the oblivion of the deep hole beneath us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After a while, we all get on each other’s nerves and start to fight. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I got on my bus and sat in my seat alone. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Brad got on the school bus with Ryan after saying to the driver, “Here’s my note from home.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z "I’ll be right here with Bobo—” "I’m sure you will,” John added as we went out of the monkey house and got on this mechanical contraption that came by. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z When Park got on the bus, he'd set the comics and Smiths tape on the seat next to him, so they'd just be waiting for her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Once we’re away from the chaos I get on the bike, flexing the brakes. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In those days he could run down stairs, get on and off his pony by himself, and wield a wooden sword good enough to knock Prince Tommen in the dirt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The bus stops for Ruby to get on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I would like to have discovered what had become of Mr Graham, for although we had not known each other well, I would say we had got on on those occasions we had met. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I asked when we got on the road. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They took turns getting on top of each other, trading ineffectual blows with inharmonious sound effects that made it seem as though they were fighting to the death. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Were getting on the bus,” he told me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His grandma’s precious clock, hanging over the mantelpiece, the pendulum swinging back and forth, back and forth, like it was getting on with its own, private life, not caring about Conor at all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The bus makes a few more dangerous stops and a few people get on or off. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z If it gets on her nerves enough, she will do the dishes herself, which is intended to be a rebuke. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But Antain had always gotten on with her, and she always seemed fond of him. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “He is? Lucky Hazara, having such a concerned master. His father should get on his knees, sweep the dust at your feet with his eyelashes.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Many were burnt alive in brush huts, which, in their confusion, had got on fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The street car came and he got on, thinking of how things had gone that day. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When we get on the bus, Silas takes his normal seat. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t miss all the weird looks we got on the way to English. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A minute later, a man’s voice got on the line. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “I thought you’d be along once that banjo got on,” he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Thank you, sir, but I got to catch the train to Atlanta. I better get on back to the ho-tel and pick up my grip.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Although it’s a freighter, so it’s used to carrying heavy cargo. But definitely way more people than should be on that ship. I guess they’d rather risk sinking than get on a Chinese boat.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “You get on out of here and stay out. What were you trying to do? commit suicide?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They must have decided to dress up in hopes of increasing their chances of getting on a plane. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A little girl traveling to New York from Chicago had gotten on the wrong flight and had ended up in Miami. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I stop by Lee Lee’s on my way, but she’s not home, so I get on the bus and go by myself. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z That was a B. Which I figured I should’ve felt pretty happy about, because a B was better than a C or even a D, which was what I used to get on spelling tests. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t afraid of his wife because Mrs. Manfred let her visit and they seemed to get on okay. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now if I get a migraine I just pop two Excedrins and get on with my life. That’s what you have to do—work through it.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No busses to get on or traveling to do. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes Janaki or Kali would come to see how I was getting on, but not often, for they were kept busy looking after husband and children. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept a close eye on his handpicked SIS unit as they fought to crack German, Italian, and Japanese systems, but for the most part he let them get on with the job by themselves. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “No, that won’t do. There’s not a scratch on him. Well, leave him, anyway. We’ve got to get on, and a rabbit this size isn’t going to make any difference, dead or alive.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You sure, now? I don’t want you getting on the wrong train and ending up in New York or someplace worse.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “I need a good laugh,” he’d said just after getting on the bus. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The next day schools were closed, and we went out bundled in all the clothes Mami could get on us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She was to open a night club and planned to stay three or four months until it got on its feet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s not as bad as it looks, and one can get on quite happily if one has something in one’s self to fall back upon. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time I got in trouble—for lying about what grade I got on a test—my parents took my phone away for a week. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Waste of time. We’ve had scouts out all morning. Let’s get on with it, General. I don’t want you to leave your Division.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If she could get on the wrong flight, he was sure he could get on one going in the direction he needed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Do you think the child will read better if you break her silly heart? Tell her you missed him and get on with it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “We better get on the road,” she said. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The look in his eye when he’d gotten on the moped the last time...I couldn’t shake that. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I swear,” Enoch said, “if one more person tries to stop us getting on this train ...” A gunshot rang out, and the sudden shock of it made my feet tangle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Er...he and my dad don’t get on very well, you see, so I don’t really know much about...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I’m very disappointed, but I will practice, practice, practice, and I bet I get on the eighth-grade team. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I know I didn’t have any plans about getting up or getting out or getting on with things. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But you’re so scared you can’t open your eyes, so you get on your hands and knees and grope in the dark, listening for voices to tell you which way to go. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I got on the train and went into London. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve plenty to be getting on with, and I don’t need you underfoot.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “You want to end up walking the tracks like those poor bums out there? Now get on out there before you get yourself fired.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When he got on the bus that afternoon, she was already there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I have to get on with my life eventually. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But before that we were BFFs, even though she got on my nerves a lot. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Then, realizing that Bluebell could hear him, he added, “Anyway, keep on thinking about it and try to get used to the idea. We must get on now.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After they left the room, I climbed back out of bed and got on my knees and prayed. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Why couldn't I just forget about my brother and get on with my life? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z We had been sort of secret friends for a couple of weeks before people really started getting on them about not having a bunch of clothes. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good evening, Miss Jo. How does Amy get on?” asked May with a conciliatory air, for she wanted to show that she also could be generous. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, after moving out here, Mattie’s constant chatter and baby Fern’s drooling had got on my nerves. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He got on his toes and reached up to push the doorbell. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Freddie got on the stand and went to work on his own shoes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson told them to go upstairs and get their gear and get on the German army bus waiting outside to take them down to Griinau for the race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He gets on the first train he can. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She would next get on a flight to Atlanta and meet my dad at the airport so they could fly to Baton Rouge together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Link gets on a Zoom bar mitzvah lesson, and we have to turn off the music so he can hear his rabbi. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The train inches toward Morgan Avenue, and I notice how the people who started getting on at the last few stops look different than the people who were on this train when we got on. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was a gut feeling, that we should get on our bikes. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The goal was to get on people’s radar and stay there right through Election Day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She made a motion with her hand, urging me to get on with it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Something made him get on all fours and crawl to the girls’ bedroom. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z My temporary good cheer lasted until I got on the bus. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pick up that wash and get on out of here, so I can get this mess cleaned up.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z If they could get on the bus all right, and out of the city, then they were on their way. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad got on my nerves when he started asking questions about Diana and Georgie’s parents. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Even getting on top of those trucks was a nightmare. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “And 1 guarantee you, I’ve had it in every one of them before they ever got on the payroll.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man’s body relaxed and he got on his hands and knees, laboring heavily to breathe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Lyell had been right in urging him to get on with publishing his views. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He got on well with Boyle, becoming his literary agent and translating Boyle’s books, but unfortunately he took a dislike to Hooke. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The excuse works, mostly because everyone knows that Katherine and I don’t really get on well. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Kat had convinced me that theory nine, that Salim had never got on the pod in the first place, was wrong. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We all got on the other side of the boulder and pushed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Or one could simply accept that beehives are busy and get on with it. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “So my dad isn’t getting on your nerves yet?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Sponge him off in warm water, Lee. Don’t let a draft get on him. Lord! I wish Liza were here. I can’t do everything at once.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z After the game, the Fugees gathered on their bench in silence, drinking water from plastic cups until Luma called to them from across the field to get on the bus. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Besides, by now I knew: Just to get on TV and speak on behalf of girls’ education was half the battle. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s a hot Wednesday, and surprisingly there are no questions from the neighbors as I get on the Tatupus’ front porch and stand on a large overturned pot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “All we’ve got on this kidnapping is that a letter was found, Erlone’s to be released, the letter was signed by ‘Red,’ and there was a hammer and sickle emblem on it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want them to go home and say, “Of course, you know they don’t get on. I hear he’s not at all happy.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z That was just the kind of wonderful news I wanted to get on my birthday, but Poseidon patted me on the back like everything was fine. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Eddies cloying and fulsome speeches got on Mrs. Cleaver’s nerves. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Should’ve realized you didn’t want to be disturbed. I’ll let you get on with practicing for your next interview in peace.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Fadi got on his hands and knees and pulled the switch again. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Professor Sahib found a group of women who were trying to get on the truck that night,” Habib explained to the other adults. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But I cannot get on with the people. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if she doesn’t get on the plane? What if she just stays?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I rounded them up, dumped some dry cereal in a bowl—because you can always get on top of the situation with little kids by offering treats—and put my creative powers to work. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “What difference does that make? They still don’t have enough, so let’s get on with the sale.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘You are always badgering me about my ring; but you have never bothered me about the other things that I got on my journey.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “You’ll get on yourself one day, Captain, I dare say,” she replied. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to throw my miserable, complaining, excuse- making mouth from my face and get on with it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “He been getting on my nerves anyhow. But when he went and ripped your book...I’m staying away is all.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Today, when she got on the bus, Park actually smiled at her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But Hooper seemed to be unaware of him, and in the end, he went and got on with making the fire. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z When we arrived in London, we tumbled into three taxis and went clattering across the great city to King’s Cross, where we got on to the train for Newcastle, two hundred miles to the north. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ain’t got no fare. Can I get on? I’m just going a few blocks.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Two of those were because Mr. Black had to convince me to get on the Staten Island Ferry. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Lance; tell us how you got on, and leave out about the angels.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon as I told him, he said he was surprised it hadn’t happened sooner and told me to get on the late bus to Jackson and never come back. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A tall stocky slave drove a wagon around to us and I got on the back while Weylin took the seat beside the driver. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z "No," Clifton said, "he won't get on the inside. Did you hear how he was talking? Did you hear what he was saying?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He shakes his head in a dismissive Dad kind of way and I can tell he’s about to get on my case. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "Now, here's what a bus ticket looks like. If you get on a bus, you have to pay a man called the conductor." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The journey may have had incidents; I was, however, too eager to get on, to care for them. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z From time to time, Shackleton would reassign men to different tents to keep them from getting on each other's nerves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I thought they must have seen us get on the bus with a beach bag, but I didn’t say anything. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z By the time we get on the bus, the ship is already hovering above the Common, its lights reflected in the gold of the Massachusetts State House dome. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was going now to spend a night in Boston before getting on a plane to Madrid. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Even if you had gotten on the plane, you would’ve been caught when exchanging flights in London. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z By the time we get on the bus, my back aches, my hands are cracked, and my eyes burn from all the cleaning products. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As I started to get on my feet he hit me twice. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z So it was a relief to finally get on the bus. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Down she got on her knees and began tamping the grass back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I’d made a mistake the minute I got on the bus. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Obinze told her nothing would happen, suggested she speak to the bursar about getting on a payment plan so that she would at least have taken some action. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z More people got on, the car got crowded but no one would sit next to them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A million little kids were downtown with their mothers, getting on and off buses and coming in and out of stores. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When I get on the bus with the rest of the guys, I’m taking a copy of Baraka’s book with me to read, and I’m gonna make sure everybody sees it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I pour my heart out to you, and the rest of the time I’m as impudent, cheerful and self-confident as possible to avoid questions and keep from getting on my own nerves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She hadn’t done anything to get on Mr. Quisling’s bad side since she was caught passing the note last week. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Howard got up on his saddle horse, Chulo, Smith got on Pumpkin, and the sextet trotted out to the course for a prerace blowout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was a boy, I used to wonder where my mother came from, how she got on this earth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He could beat an unconfident wrestler before he ever got on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z You definitely didn’t want to get on her bad side. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Perhaps he had owlets in the nest, for these little birds took almost six weeks to get on their wings. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We all know that. Let’s get on with it!” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something exciting and adventurous. Maybe I should go to the airport and get on a plane. Or maybe I could become a treasure hunter. I read about that somewhere. I could also learn to dive...” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z About midnight Horace got on a freight train in King City. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity now, Joe,” said I, “that you did not get on a little more, when we had our lessons here; isn’t it?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z When I got on my bike, I sat on the wire to keep the skirt from tangling in the greasy chain, but then the front popped up and I could not see over the top. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But this business of dropping Selena off at her house after tennis and then getting stuck—every single time—for the whole cab fare was getting on Ginnie’s nerves. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z At 4:30 p.m., and again at 4:41, Hall got on the radio to say that he and Hansen were in trouble high on the summit ridge and urgently needed oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even have to look at her face to know that she’s got on her signature summer-shimmery-glow makeup and lip gloss. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I’m used to saying I’m sorry for doing stupid stuff—like for spilling nail polish on the bedspread, or for hiding a bad grade I got on a math quiz. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I got on and it went on again, blotting the half hour. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Pastor’s preaching up a storm, but all I got on my mind is this pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The chopper I was trying to get on dipped down and almost knocked me off. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Samuel, what’s the matter with you? You’re up to something. I can see it in your face. Now tell it, and let me get on with my pies.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Simpson was in our hooch, talking about squirrel hunting outside of Petersburg, Virginia, and Monaco was getting on his case. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if we couldn’t get on the next one, would we sneak back into Rashid Uncle’s house. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z While the merchant was trying to explain himself, Alice got on the horse and rode him back to Mrs. Strawberry. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as we got on board the Hornet, it started steaming as fast as it could for Hawaii, where the MQF would be transferred to a cargo jet for the trip back to Houston. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t expect me to get on him and he passed the ball over my head out to where his forward had drifted. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad looked at each other, and Barry understood exactly what they were thinking: There was no way they could get on the highway with Cleo that sick. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Alec got on his hands and knees and crawled out from around the tree, keeping under the line of shrubs and bushes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But when she got on the bus and handed him yesterday's comics, all Park did was shrug. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Even from behind the curtain, I can hear Elizabeth’s brother laughing, her confident voice in reply, and the sounds pull me back to that lonely, hollow feeling I always get on Halloween. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My dad always got on Spoony, asking him why he wasn’t inspired to make something of himself since he dated such a smart girl. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z After all the classes arrive, the principal gets on the stage. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I said, “I am not getting on your street roller. No way.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She even tried to get on various radio and television quiz shows herself, hoping to bring home some money for being a successful contestant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z How would he get on with loving people who fully expected him to share a range of emotions with which they were familiar and with which they were accustomed to dealing? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He tried to brush it all aside as he got on with the morning, but the image of her face kept intruding, and the haunting echo of her words: Everyone will die. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If nothing’s going to change, then I’d better get on with it, right? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Oh. Well, get on and take these dinners through. Table by the big fire.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z We pass a good few minutes this way, a good few minutes when we should be moving, the swamp getting on with its day around us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I suppose, being you, it could have been much worse — and that possibility tormented me the entire time I was away. It was a very long three days. I really got on Emmett’s nerves.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I look at her like she’s getting on my last nerve. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z How the devil did he get on to that?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “How did you get on with old Danvers?” he said abruptly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But lately we’d been getting on good as ever, and I believe she was about ready to wear our ring again. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “You boys get on away from the door,” she said, pushing us back. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No man handled a ship better than he did in a high wind and sea, so Menelaos put down his longing to get on, and landed to give this man full honor in funeral. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the wild, alone with axe and garron, he was as good a ranger as any in the Watch, but he had never gotten on well with the other men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Time and again the laboratory drew itself together and faced the new problems and got on with the work.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They have children, and the woman is covering their eyes and shooing them away, telling them to get on back in there and don’t come out, whatever you do, not till she says so. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When I get on the boat, there she is with three laundry bags. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Many people left the line to try and get on. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sergeant Simpson got on the radio to spot the parachute, but he said it was already on the waves. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Penny sits on Mom’s lap and keeps pushing computer keys, messing up the display, which is getting on my nerves. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron managed to get on the wrong side of him on their very first morning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z These two are getting on really well now. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Often enough,” she replies as we get on. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He steps back to let some of the others get on first. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They wouldn't tell Walter where he was going, but as soon as they got on the road it was clear that they were taking him back to death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “She just told me to shut up and get on with Transfiguring my raccoon.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A dozen more kids got on board at New Camp and then at Substation, Roy Lee among them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A pair of boys pushed past us to get on the train, one shoving the other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z We tumbled on the ground, no punches, just thrashing arms and legs and trying to get on top. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z My brilliant plan was to climb the rope and get on the pig's back. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The officers were now screaming orders to the Moore brothers, telling them to get on the ground and keep their mouths shut. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “That’s the one. thing I think my head doctor might be right about. There’s no going back. So we might as well get on with things.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z ‘He gets on about it sometimes. I always go out quick. “They did this and then we did that” and all that caper. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was hoping right up till we got on the train that Grandma would come with us. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Dad said that’s what helped him get on with life after Mom died. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And how will you get on the boat to Holyhead without a penny in your pocket? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I got on it, they turning to look at my eye, and found a seat on the left side. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me directions for getting out of town, some of the few accurate ones I got on the whole trip. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But Shem, Ham, and Japheth got on the boat so they were A-okay. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I really wanted to ask you” — he lowered his voice — “how are you getting on with your golden egg?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Fern came running out of her room but Big Ma told her to get on back to bed. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Crazy fool ... my floor, mess . . . look what you . . . work ... get on out . . . now that . . . crazy ... my floor, my floor ... my floor.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z My twin gets on my nerves sometimes, but I would never dream of trading her in for anything in the world. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And when I got on the stand, I just told that crowd in the street that I wasn’t really wanted up there, that my name had been used—and I walked off the speaker’s stand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The afternoon is getting on. Let us go and look round! You can enter Isengard now at any rate, Strider, if you want to. But it is not a very cheerful sight.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Listen, Sonny,” he gasped, catching his breath, “we win the science fair with our rockets, it’s got to help us get on down to the Cape.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Sure it is," said Evan as he got on his bike and pushed off. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z You know how I like to—get on early. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Some are chopped up right then and there if they miss the jump to get on. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z That’s all she got on, her full slip and her earrings. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "We got on this crowded bus one afternoon." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When everybody else was through, he let the chair down and said, “Well, Camp, I reckon you and me better get on back to the store.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “So, you and your friend come down here to get on that train tomorrow?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Ron launched into the story, starting with the barrier at the station refusing to let them through. “— so we had no choice, Professor, we couldn’t get on the train.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It was almost a minute before my mother got on the phone. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Once I got on the ground I figured I was gonna stay on the ground until the mess was over with. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Doubt it. Maybe we should just get on that night train like we planned.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z To my relief, Sir Lawrence not only made no objection but encouraged me to get on with the job of building models. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The Corporal alone seemed anxious to get on. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I felt I must get on my feet and try and hit him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The friends sorted it out, Maylene got on board, and I was all set. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His shoulders don’t relax until we get on the freeway. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z There weren’t many passengers getting off at 96th and only a handful getting on. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As children, we ate cashews bent over so that the gushing sweet juices did not get on our clothes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z About twenty yards from me, it slows to a stop with a great screeching of brakes, and I have to run back along the road to get on. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "Ishtar would want you to get on with your life." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They got on well together, mistress and maid, and by the sixth month of her stay, Michael-Mary suggested that she learn how to type. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z This incident may not have been very important, but these days everything gets on my nerves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When I get on the city bus headed toward cam- pus, I'm just another person who doesn't want to freeze to death in the wind chill. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Marlena had simply had enough of being on the road—kind of a nesting thing, I figure—and besides, Rosie was getting on in years. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My parents had already decided I would be a doctor because I did well in math and science at school, and these programs were to help me get on that path. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘And dreams about me...about the BFG...come on, come on, hurry up, get on with it...now where in the wonky world is I keeping those?...’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “For goodness’ sake stop staring round the room and get on with my boots!” the Centipede said. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “How many stripes you got on your arm, Private Monaco?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Milton tried to sound happy when I got on the line. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She'd pop that invisible hat on her head, go to the airport, and get on a plane headed back to the United States. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z "Can we get on with the story? Nergal's in town, looking for the flower, and I teamed up with Ishtar and her daughter to stop him." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Pacheco had been talking the day before about how many new uniforms he’d had to buy because of all the blood he got on them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This did not suit Jo at all, but she accepted the place since nothing better appeared and, to every one’s surprise, got on remarkably well with her irascible relative. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The circuitous route from Baltimore to Annapolis, where they kept getting on and off the same road to stop at little huts by the road and let off passengers, took another hour and a half. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We made a lot of stops, with just a few people getting on or off at each town. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With luck, I’d find a truck and get on my way. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I got on the court, I had the ball in my hand and started working. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When she got on the bus, Park was sitting tall in the seat, so she could see him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But soon the media had turned to other people and issues and Ann and C.P. were left to get on with their lives. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a nice change from the sandwiches that you get on the train. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the shaving lotion I got on my birthday.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe I’ll build a pretty little house right over by the woodlot. Say, how would that be? Then we wouldn’t get on each other’s nerves.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I would get on a plane and fly back to New York if Big Ma showed up wanting her grandbabies. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh? Well, I was thinking about going out to practice today, to see if I could get on the team.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He got on his tiptoes, so high that it hurt, but he still couldn’t reach. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When a bus pulled alongside the curb, Rondell hopped up like we were gonna get on it, but I tugged the back of his sweatshirt, told him: “We gotta walk it this time, Rondo.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He knew he was going to plead guilty—he just wanted to get on with it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “It gets on your hands, sheriff. Ask any of these fishermen about that.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Margaret said, “I think I’ve heard everyone from the Massachusetts Nanny to the Long Island Lolita say that. What exactly does ‘getting on with your life’ mean?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It snows an inch in South Carolina, everything shuts down and they get on the six o’clock news. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Just take a look at him. He’s got on a earring.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It will be tougher here. Everyone wants to get on a boat.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "You better get on with it, boy. Even with your qualifications you can't wait till the last minute." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I would get on the tracks at the depot just past the Cold Sassy tree. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He arrives by taxi—though she is willing to drive herself around their town, she is not willing to get on the highway and drive to Logan. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But I didn't become really excited until she got on to the subject of witches. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “But I wasn’t sure myself that I would go until I got on the plane.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z One of them got on the bullhorn and told all the kids to get off the street immediately. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s toughen up. We knew it was a four-quarter football game when we got on the plane today. We just need to bow up.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “So far Caleb and I are the only members, but given how easy it is to get on that girl’s bad side, I’m sure our numbers will grow.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A doctor got off, and I got on for no other reason than that it was there, open, waiting for me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was skipping along to the bus stop ahead of her, and when the bus stopped, I got on before her. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z With her voice still echoing in my ears, I got on my bicycle and pedaled home. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A pregnant woman gets on and sits in the first available seat. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And, of course, there are those moments like right now—moments where you don’t know if it’s time to say goodnight and get on the subway, or... What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I guess Mr. Haskell didn’t like the way Joseph looked at him when he got on. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Ti Fifi got on the phone and hired a private ambulance company in Port-au-Prince—Sam’s Service Ambulance—which owned a shiny old recycled ambulance from the 1970s. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z When he got on the bus, I quickly looked back at the gum and sent my laser thoughts out again. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The policemen pushed him out of the way and got on with their work. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But today I’ve got on my new clothes and I’m feeling mighty fine. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I don't mean he wasn't witty or anything--he was--but sometimes it gets on your nerves when somebody's always saying things like "So you and Pencey are no longer one." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t get on my case about it. You’re the one that doesn’t know her classic literature.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You two stop that jawing and get on in the car,” Ob said cheerfully as he slammed the trunk. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z I would of laid a bet that when she got on him about it, Camp had looked down at the floor instead of at the mantelpiece. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Cat got on the porch this morning, bout give me a cadillac arrest thinking it was Mister Johnny.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She got on her tennis skirt and her racquet in her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z How every time I do, I picture my mom getting on that bus to Florida? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z This knowledge that Muslims had helped Europe to get on its feet. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z And then, without any warning, Billy went to New York City, and got on an all-night radio program devoted to talk. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "Shucks! What kind of business you got on a cold night like this?" she said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Now get on!’ said Merry, and after that the travellers saw to it that their ponies’ pace was quick enough to push the Shirriffs along as fast as they could go. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Behind him is a crowd of men—mostly young—jumping up and down, trying to get on TV. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z ‘Now we is getting on to the dark and dusky secrets.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His speech was often interrupted by members of the Domination faction demanding that the President stop this lunatic, turn him out, and get on with the order of business. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z And if there's anyone who'd simply take it in their stride, who'd just clean up the mess and get on with things, it's the two guys sitting downstairs at the kitchen table drinking their beer. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She pulled away, squeezed his wrist, and got on without a word and didn’t look back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Just before I got on my bus, I paused and grinned right at him. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A few hours later, Vincent gets on the train to Arles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z John did a balancing act on the wire to get on Belle. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He got on his knees, not caring that the icy wetness seeped through his pants legs, and begged for God’s mercy for his sisters. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Momma doesn’t say anything until he gets on her good sofa in the living room. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Save yourselves and get on that train. Who knows when the next one will come.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The subway station is right there, so we went down the stairs and got on the Seventh Avenue Local. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z And that afternoon when I got on Bus 6 West, I felt nothing but relief. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Soon as I’m packed up here, I’m getting on the road. My folks were in Betsy. I don’t mess with hurricanes.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z We got on the train and pressed our noses against the glass. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z High-priced ham: the only revenge I have been able to get on the people who killed Bas, but I'll cling to even that small satisfaction. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When you get on that show and win, I want a signed copy of your cookbook, okay? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z We got to our bus stop, and a couple minutes later, the bus pulled up and we got on. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t think I got on her good side, though.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He could get on a boat that would take him out of their reach forever, where no one would have heard of Namwon or know what his tattoo meant. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We get on, show our bus passes, and head to our usual section. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As soon as the doors of the bus swung open and two strange new boys got on, part two of my miracle happened. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder how they’re getting on with that winter burrow down the hill,” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I did some odd jobs, some day-labor work, but before long I found out that the railroad was hiring and I got on. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They ’changed looks with each other and fought to get on their feet. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The bus stopped again, and a bunch more kids got on. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “You better get on, boy, where you belong. I can’t be following you around. I got things to do.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Santa, honey, that’s a sweet little Blessed Virgin you got on top that TV,” Mrs. Reilly said to get them off the earring topic. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, I part the prickly brushes, get on all fours, and crawl through. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Reed laughed softly and got on his hands and knees, disappearing up to his waist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “What the...What is that look you got on your face, boy?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He knew where she got on the bus, and he knew that she lived next to the school. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I was curious to see how far you’d get on this litde project before I dashed your hopes. I must say I’m impressed.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There's no one from the hood who'll spread a rumor about me getting on the mic to spit some corny rhyme about love or the hood or my sisters. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Well, let's get on with it, Friday was his busy day, he had phone calls to make. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He checked his hands to make sure no puke got on him and then he looked back and forth between us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z "You were in Penn Station. Do you remember taking the train to get there? Or were you there to get on the train?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She got on her knees and shuffled back to the painting, peering at it without the vertigo of standing upright, cradling her hand to her chest. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We started off, with Little Arliss crowing at what a fine ride he was getting on the dragging hide. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven moved to get on her feet, but Valley held her back. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z With a fresh and minty mouth, I got on my knees and began my prayers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Papa got on his knees and, with his hands, made the opening larger. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mom got on the phone and said Dad’s black lung had worsened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Cora got on her knees and planted anew. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Dobby doubts it, sir. Dobby is always having to punish himself for something, sir. They lets Dobby get on with it, sir. Sometimes they reminds me to do extra punishments. “But why don’t you leave? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And the second day of it was worse; but after that he hardened to the labor, and got on well enough. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Grand Elder Gherland was, it was true, getting on in years. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z To-morrow we are to see the Vice-Consul, and to arrange, if we can, about getting on board the ship as soon as she arrives. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He wants to get on to new game. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy got on his borrowed skateboard and pushed off hard with his right foot. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Or how about the two brothers who get on with bongo drums to provide some theme music for the ride. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And now we get on nicely, and are very glad he came, for he speaks French like a native, and I don’t know what we should do without him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly, "How much pressure I got on that gauge right there?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Get your uniforms on and get on over to the blackboard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Best to just get on it and walk back toward ’em as fast as I can. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z "Silence is how people get on sometimes. I don't expect you to understand." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z And then he tells us how many people get on and off and we have to add and subtract the numbers in our head. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m gonna try and read every single book they got on the bookshelf in the game room. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “To see how you were getting on,” she said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Let’s get on the ball, buddy. Let’s get that Leica down here.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z By the time I get on and off the turnpike, I’m starving, so I go to a drive-thru and then cruise the fraternity and sorority houses looking for those familiar Greek letters. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s getting on to noon when the old man finally works himself out from under the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Even Haymitch, with the help of a lot of white liquor, will get on. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I got on, and the bus lurched ahead. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z When I remember the C I got on my last algebra test, it feels like snakes hatching and slithering in my stomach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was getting dark outside by the time we got on the highway to head back home. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Honey, when ain’t nobody round you, when you alone, get on your knees and tell God everything. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I need to get on the bus to school, too.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “You haven’t had much luck with your system. You want me to do anything about it, or not? Say one way or the other; I’ve got to get on to work.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “To be honest,” I start again, “I lied. I—I got on the bus and got a message from the casting people, and they wanted me to come back and sing for them. Today.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The children needed her; she needed money, and needed to get on with her life. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When I get on the bus, it is fuller than I expected it to be. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One day, Alex decided it would be a good idea for both of us to get on the bike and ride down a steep, fast hill. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There were people that must have cooked all night, because they would get on the morning trains and have food to sell to the passengers. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone, suddenly, had known him; everyone was deranged with grief; everyone was just going to have to try and get on as well as they could without him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “That’s good. He’s the last person I’d want to get on the wrong side of. I’m looking forward to spending a lot of time in the Archives.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “That lazy kid of yours hasn’t put the basketball goal up yet. Tell him to get on it before I bat him in the head.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, the train full of firefighters got on the same track as a Wabash freight train. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, don’t you get on my case, too! Look, I’m sorry I got you involved in this.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When we got on the bus, Audrey kept busy on her phone, texting with her cousin Sylvia, who lived in San Francisco and was in high school. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Kyro invites me along, but I’m still not ready to get on a school bus, let alone stay on one for over a hundred miles each way. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I put the bag-wrapped drill in my backpack and got on my bike. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We get on our Chromebooks and start typing the poems, and Angel’s way faster than me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t wait for anyone to get off! Just get on!” he yelled over the noise. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At 4:53 he got on the radio and strongly urged Hall to descend to the South Summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “That man would get on my nerves. Didn’t matter where we were going, he needed some kind of hat. He thought his head was shaped funny.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At the third stop a woman gets on the bus, her hair not so straight anymore because of the rain. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Boy, could he get on your nerves sometimes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Call the Community Center and get on the home meals delivery list.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even get out of the trunk, let alone get on a plane. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Carlotta Smith got on at Number Six and all us boys perked up, watching her move sideways up the aisle in a short open jacket and tight sweater. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I drove right through downtown and got on Highway 51 and headed for New Orleans. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Does he know what I’ve got on under this cloak, did he procure it? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpop got on the extension, and the two of them asked me about myself—about my school, about my friends. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He got on the bike, the knife pinned precariously between his palm and the handlebars. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The stops stand for places where you can get on or off or sometimes change trains, and these are ordered into straight lines with junctions, whereas in reality they are all higgledy-piggledy. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z More and more these days, silence is how they get on. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I argued, “I suppose you’d get on that roller coaster even if the car in front of you skipped the tracks and splattered everyone riding in it all over the pavement.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Once inside, I run to my bedroom, get on my hands and knees, and reach under the mattress for the gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When they finally got on the way again, the drive was beautiful all the way. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z But they were all in danger, for if the detective got on to Prosper and Bo’s trail, then he would also find the Star-Palace and the others. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you better get on back. You can walk with Pecola. Come on in while I get the wash.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” she said, “you should get on back to the graveyard.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Come on! Guzzo beat him up. Why are you getting on him?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “How is the dictionary getting on?” said Winston, raising his voice to overcome the noise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z End of the school day, I get on the bus. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Unless you tell me what this joke’s all about, I’m getting on back home. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was really great watching my sister get on the podium because my brother was something like 223rd in his class and consequently didn’t get to give a speech. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I read them again and again, and then, on the first blank line, I sign my name and write: "Your mountain is waiting. So.. .get on your way!" All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, but let me get on with my distribution, won’t you? There’s a good fellow.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We got on board and the door hissed shut. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It was getting on toward sunset when at last he came back, pushing his big basket on a wheelbarrow. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even before she got on the boat, Hazel felt queasy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The first question you faced when getting on was where to sit. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And then her mother wouldn’t get on the plane. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Call me after school before you get on the subway!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z After all, prior to MADD, it was considered socially acceptable to have one last drink at the party before getting on the road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The rest of the game, she got on base every time she came to bat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Hearing this, he got on his bike and has been looking for us all morning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just get on with it! she thought, her jaw clenched tight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As a special-education teacher, Mom often found herself having to get on the floor with her students for certain activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Very well. Let’s get on with it. Since the township cannot make payment in full at this time, then in accordance with public statute, the aforementioned tract of land is now open for public bids.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Now, I have much to be getting on with and would appreciate your not following me about and interrupting me like this. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was getting on to late afternoon by this time. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I got on my hands and knees and picked him up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “All of them, actually. I am truly anxious to get on with my life.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake up on time for four days in a row, get on the bus four days in a row, ride home after school. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I was relieved when we finally got on board and found seats together in the back of the bus. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z To which Dad always had laughed and said that he’d get on that. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Mom and Abbey left, I got on my bike and headed up the highway toward the jail. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes,” MoMo said, gesturing in a get on with it way. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z After the third accident, my father’s boss at the cab company got on his case. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She says to the driver, “Can I get on?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He got on the thwart and went along it to the side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you get on so rude,” she said as she nudged him in the side with her arm, “you talk when you been talked to.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But when I got the ball and put a move on Trip, the coach got on my case. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z After he asked the guards and they confirmed it, Guiteau got on his knees to pray. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She takes a loud slurp of her tea—which always, always gets on my nerves—and tells me I’m going to have a quinceañera. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was stay here and risk our lives or get on the train and risk our lives, and we might as well try to cross the border. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He got on the bus Tuesday morning and sat with Shana. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And nobody, but nobody, gets on our six without a warning, because he is, and knows he is, after all, the Corkinator.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Not if we leave now. Come on, come on, get on out here. We can sleep there.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “No, not now, I thank you. I could not stay two minutes. I must get on to Kingston as fast as I can.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “We’ll go to the mouth of the Lena and get on huge steamships to America. Steamships.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Let’s get on with it,” Alec whispered as he started down the steps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Will you just build a word and let the rest of us get on with it?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He thought, let him get on with it, then. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z ‘Let’s get on quickly before he brings all the elil round us.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "When you find yourself in bed with an ugly woman, the best thing to do is close your eyes and get on with it," he declared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The office phone’s red like a nuclear hotline and it’s got buttons you push, not the dial you get on normal phones. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I slept all night, waking at Brescia and Verona when more men got on the train, but going back to sleep at once. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I imagine getting on a flight back to New York, returning to my old life while some other hunter catches Zero. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All the young men got on their feet now, laughing, to crowd around the ragged pair. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One came; he got on and rode eastward, wondering what kind of note he would write. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Cecile made us get on first and said, “Go all the way to the back and sit down.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Without his gifts as a bureaucratic finagler, the shows just wouldn’t have got on. I owe him much. Leave it at that.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Because he’s the best —horse—EVER! Now, get on!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He just wants to get on with his business and return home. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We dared not use the main road north, but logging-roads lent their direction to us sometimes for a while, and as the forest was kept clear of fallen trees and undergrowth we got on well. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The bus makes another stop, and 4 kids get on. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She got on like she was lost and ended up there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The loudest kids get on our bus first. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He gets on, and presses the close button so the doors shut between us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I'm missing the old Mom, who would show up once or twice a day, give an order, and then get on with her busy life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark had gotten on a bus to Spokane, after all. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And I got on it when it was done. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z We brushed off the few leaves that had fallen on the pile of clothes and skin, then got on either side of it to drag it away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Determined, I get on my hands and knees, and crawl through the brown forest of legs up to the front. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the deal, Ari, I’m not going to get on your case about writing back. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “We can’t get on, Hazel,” said Dandelion, “without leaving the ditch. It’s blocked.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home, Fizz points out a girl who gets on the bus with us and whips off her hijab as soon as she sits down, stuffing it into her bag. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z One of the cops yelled, “You men know you can’t get on this train, just go on back to Shantytown and there won’t be no trouble.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I knew I was getting on her nerves. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I board the elevator and press 16, crushed into the corner by a group of kids and their moms getting on behind me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “As you can imagine,” I added, “I stayed out of the way till they got on the train to Tallulah Falls.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z From the neighboring field across the creek he could hear the shouted commands to the plow horses as Matt Creighton and his two older sons got on with the spring plowing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Suited people get on and off, talking loudly about Very Important Things. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Then he meets this nice, homey, sincere girl getting on a bus. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z So when the bell rang for dismissal, I didn’t even consider getting on. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Wdl,” said the lady, “God, He knows how you will get on. Anyway, I will say a prayer for you while you are fighting.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. You don’t want to know. Whatever you do, do not get on a train. Do not be here when the trains come. Just go. Get out. Run. Don’t stop running.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “It affected you. I would try not to get on a personal basis with people.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z We had just got on the road again when a little two-seater black Ford pulled into the highway just ahead of us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “My dear Herbert, we are getting on badly.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She was thinking how amazing it was that people could get on an airplane and step off again in a different universe. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Her tinkling really got on your nerves, too, and she tinkled almost all the time if she didn’t get what she wanted. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z On the ride home, Victor smacked me on the back of the head and said, “Hey, Fisher Man. I’m sorry I got on your case like that.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He fought impatience to get on the plane project and remembered sense, remembered what he had learned. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got on, he didn’t take to bucking, which was something I was ready for. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord, I better get on with my work. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Let’s help Mom get on track with small stuff first,” Dad says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Couple minutes here. Some more folks getting on.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When my parents get on my last nerve, or school gets to be too much, or I get really depressed, I can call her and she’ll cheer me up. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I trust that you will get on your knees and pray to Almighty God to forgive you for the mistake that you have made. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Nailer got on the other side of the spool. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s a shame we can’t just admit that we have failed family living, sell the house, split up the money, and get on with our lives. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to get on to my dusting over at Mr. Randolph’s.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Come on. Let’s get on down the line.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They needed every cent they could get on account of her brother not being able to work. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The mud got on my shoes and splashed up my legs, making my skin itchy and uncomfortable. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “And you know how I feel about dinoriding, so the fact that I’m about to get on this thing for an extended sojourn means I really love you, Magdalys.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As soon as I made Beck as comfortable as possible, I got on the radio to Dr. Mackenzie at Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night I would get on my knees and pull them out, so no one would know. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He let Mama sneak her arms around him and lay her head on his chest instead of breaking away to get on with the business at hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I cant be seen here. You get on out of town now, you hear?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom wears a uniform to work. What you got on ain't no uniform.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘And how are you getting on with your business now?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Aunt Jordan's got on a white dress too." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Before or after you got on the plane?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The cop said, “I’m warning you, the Flint police are on the way, this here is private property and they have orders to shoot anyone who tries to get on this train.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m sitting next to this skinny woman who got on in Richmond. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They were furious that the state wouldn’t stop work until the little birds got on wing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I got on the bus and watched for him the whole way, past the turn by old First Congregational, past the Alliance bridge, all along the frozen Alliance. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Better get on over to school. You don’t want to be late.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But the Owsla were proud of the risks they ran: and, besides, Woundwort was in the habit of going out himself to see how they were getting on. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Just buy the toothpaste or laundry detergent, and get on with it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “My mom’s been getting on me to do some volunteering,” Nico explains. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She doesn’t speak until we get on the road. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Mother, did you go away and let everything be, just to see how we’d get on?” cried Meg, who had had suspicions all day. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I think I’ll get on back tonight or tomorrow at the latest.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Like whistling softly in class so that it got on the teacher’s nerves, a barely perceptible whistle that could drive a teacher up the wall. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m plumb certain. Nobody got on that train from outside and nobody came along the train from the rear carriages. I’ll take my oath on that.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “The one that played basketball but got on that stuff?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z If the Laurences had been what Jo called ‘prim and poky’, she would not have got on at all, for such people always made her shy and awkward. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get on with it. I’m tired, and judging from this humidity, it’s going to rain soon.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Once, as I was getting on the train, some guy tried to grab my purse, but I jerked it back and the strap broke. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Howard got on the telephone and pulled every string he had. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Many men got on board those transport ships and never set foot on land again. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the man before I got on the scene and he was looking to make a comeback, or maybe he was just looking to prove something to himself. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The train is packed—no chance of a seat here, it’s not like getting on at Euston, so I have to stand, midway through a carriage. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of all the ways I could have kept Olga from getting on that bus. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Gay got on the phone and set an appointment for him to visit our home. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Because I need to get on with things, Mr. Porter. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z We got on—into a bright pink cab—almost immediately. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He's got on low dark jeans and a long red T-shirt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I imagine the attacking people flooding out of the forest like terrified mice, scratching at the sides of the ship to get on. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The six men said “Yes sir!” and got on their horses and rode off. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Wait for them to leave, or just get on with it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Five or six students got on, several reading books even as they walked down the aisles. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s told that if her son is bringing in a pound a week that’s more than some families get on the dole and she should be grateful he has a job. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But now I figure I’m better off just getting on with my life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And once the traffic stopped, he yelled for all the waiting students to "get on 'cross the street." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The guy was definitely getting on my nerves. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Just get on the express bus at the corner and take it crosstown to—” With no warning at all, Sally leapt from Dolores’s arms. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z "You two really got on tonight," said Aunt Pearl. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The next bus stop would’ve been where Jasmine and her twin brother got on. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Normally he’s in a suit, but tonight he’s got on his red Stanford sweatshirt. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Somehow we got on to the idea of making a toast to our absent wives. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever made him get on that plane ... it was leading him to those rooms.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, if we get out of the crevasses I’ll be fine. And if the sun ever comes out again, you get on the sledge and I’ll give you a free ride to Karhide.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I walk down the platform so I can get on at the last car. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Then, when we hit 125th Street we saw this devastated-looking chick get on the train. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t just leave you. I have to stay to make sure you get on the van.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Because of getting on at the observation end of the train, Mr. Popper had to take the birds through the whole length of the train. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I got on the bus and took die seat right behind the driver. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiny children line up to get on the school bus. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Ah, come on,” Nick Rael said, “let’s get on with the game.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood together at roll call, we ate together, we tried to get on the same work details, we slept beside each other at night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I am dying to get on one of the school computers, but I have to get rid of Sam first. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Violet’s next plan—to fall back in love with her husband—whipped her before it got on a good footing. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bigger one of the two boys who got on the bus late said to the driver in a real down-South accent, “Thank you for stopping, sir,” I knew right away. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You, get on the wall,” he grunted at me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to be careful standin’ here for if one of them gets on my clothes I might as well invite his whole family home. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There was a battery of naval guns that had gotten on his nerves. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When he got off the Manhattan, he weighed twelve pounds more than when he’d gotten on nine days earlier. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Like a punch in the gut, it hits me that in a few hours I will say good-bye to my family to get on a long, cramped plane ride across the world. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Okay, what does the average University of Georgia student get on the SAT?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Beth declared she wouldn’t go to the fair at all, and Jo demanded why she didn’t take all her pretty things and leave those mean people to get on without her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, my daddy fine’ly got on the telephone and rung up a hospital doctor over in Athens and ast what to do. It was the doctor said get a pig.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “How do you get on with Mrs. Danvers?” she said suddenly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t get it. Why don’t they get on the other ship? It’s empty,” Taemin asked. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Now I am sure you can get on your feet,” he said—“try.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And there were those fat puffins, looking like chumps, bumbling around like they had no idea how to get on in the world, looking dumb and stupid, and so beautiful that I wanted to...nothing. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t even ask her what that means because she’ll get on me again about not continuing with my French. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So .. . get on your way!—and end in a heap on the floor, candlelight dancing across us, laughing like we’ve lost our minds. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He's about eighteen, and he's got on baggy blue jeans and a snowboard sweater and a beanie, and I'm watching him. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him I was just trying to get my cap back and the bigger kid got on top of me and yanked till he broke my thumb. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "The sooner we get on the stream the better." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But it was too late by then for Joe Bob ever to get on the right track again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it that or is it your fear of the stain of my sad life getting on you? So you have to polish me up and make me worthy.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “You see a patrol, you let them into the zone until their rear man gets on a line with that tree over there. You understand that?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora waved his hands in an impatient “get on with it” way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z People got on and off the car, but they never glanced at one another. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought people got on Instagram just to be on Instagram.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When Eleanor got on the bus, she was in a good mood. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But how would she have gotten on the train? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They explained that the seedpods needed the constant pounding they got on the hard roads if they were to crack at all, and also that the seeds were difficult to germinate. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z People get on and off this train, hard faces caked with war and loss. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He wanted me to get on that death trap with him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And even if I could get on to the expressway, I wouldn’t know what exit to get off. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The blood from his mouth is getting on the little brown hairs he calls a mustache and everyone else calls nothing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He did not get on well with the agency’s new deputy director, either. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z We watch as drag queens every shape and size and color give it their all and leave everything they’ve got on that stage in this dingy little bar out in the middle of West Texas. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And the flowers aren’t the only surprise I get on Sunday. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Another teen poet gets on the mic and yells so loud that I want to cover my ears. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As she gets on the box, I go and drink more tea. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The score was 10 to 2, and though the Chinese rookie never got on base again or caught even one ball, Shirley was confident that the next time...next time, she could. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “You’re right, it is easy to get on her bad side. All you have to do is try to get her killed.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Tom, I tell you I cannot get to that hospital alive if you don’t get on over there and buy me a bottle of beer.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Helen, I’m in the middle of a story conference now; just get on with it.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Even Dad sits down one evening and gets out every tick Shiloh’s got on him. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s rush hour when I finally get on the train to go back home. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Once he had got on the subject of cat-houses, and afterward his jokes got so raw he had to be hushed up with beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I got to get on home,” she told our cook. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I got to thinking about the truck I hoped I’d be getting on my birthday. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Pay equalization might have been a battle in Virginia, but West Virginia got on board without a fight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I was curious to see what grade Selena got on her tree—an A+, probably—so I walked along the back of the room, looking at the trees, in search of it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Now then, how are you children getting on? Is there anything you desire?” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z She asked him if we could get on a boat sooner, and he said okay. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t go dreaming about Hirohito Woods getting on a plane in his Sunday pants, knocking on my door in time for the sixth-grade dance. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I should go. I want to get on the bus before it’s dark.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Since each of us was copied at some point from a normal person, there must be, for each of us, somewhere out there, a model getting on with his or her life. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Although he never said so, her father was proud of the way Lucy got on with Doctor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from that, it was hard to tell how he was getting on. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z When she got on the line, I asked, “Is my mother still there?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He got on well with his brothers and sisters, and he did not hate his mother and father, even though they had both been very good to him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Once they were outside, Alex got on it and let her pull him around. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z "Yeah, I know. She probably would've got on the phone and snitched on me to Ma." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I went over and sat down on this bench, and she went and got on the carrousel. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The problem was that it is almost impossible nearly everywhere along the AT to get on and off the trail without assistance. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But when he got on at Kaiser, he felt he had arrived. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “You look good. You got on your Jordans, some nice tight jeans. If anybody look at you funny, you tell ’em you reppin’ the west side.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He was better on the curves than me, never hitting his brakes, but as soon as we got on any kind of straightaway, I had him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Lapham was already scraping the trenchers clean, getting on with her work. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I got on enough lip gloss to shine a car and I have a crease in my pants sharp enough to cut somebody. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z "Look, Junior," he said very clearly, "I had enough trouble for today—you going to get on across that street?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Lev's learned to hide behind a newspaper when the gangs of boys get on the train. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. He just got on my nerves.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “He’s starting to get on my nerves, calling you armless Aven,” he mumbled. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Damp has a way of getting on everything,” Byrd says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, this lady got on at Trenton and sat down next to me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I think it’s time to move on and get on with your life, don’t you? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I also saw this as an opportunity to get on Daisho’s good side. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I would’ve vastly preferred to have disappeared in that moment; instead of getting on the phone I wanted to dissect this conversation somewhere else, somewhere by myself. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But I don’t feel like being bothered, and I’m sure she can tell by the scowl I got on my face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “They’re on the sixth floor now. Four or five guys. One’s got on a cowboy hat. One’s got on a sweatshirt. It looks like...guns! They’ve got guns. It’s trouble!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “There’s business I can be getting on with while you say your goodbyes. I’ll get rooms for us at the Motel America. Meet me there when you’re done.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The truth is I’ll never read it again because the book got on my nerves, but I want to keep the conversation going. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Pima’s mom works a thousand times harder than you and she’s never going to have a life as nice as what you got on this boat.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He got on a brown suit and a brown hat, be about my age. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was cruel to desert the helpless sufferer, but they were desperate to get on to Troy, and with his bow and arrows he would at least never lack for food. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He has to be more and more alone, if he is going to ‘get on’. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ob said, “It’s getting on to lunchtime. I figure the governor will be in the coffee shop, watching for somebody interesting to come through the door.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “Because if I don’t get on the bus, and then for some reason you can’t...” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Hazel got on her boots and stepped outside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A white girl gets on and goes to sit in the first empty seat she sees. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The next day, Barbarossa got on to a plane, just as he had planned. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve had her ever since I was a child .. . and we must get on this train . .. and we paid so much for our tickets!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When I get on the bus, my shoes squeak and slide as I walk to the back. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Maybe a bad nickname from middle school, when you fell asleep on a test and all the ink got on your face?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how you got on my ship or what you’re doin’ here, but best not stir up any trouble, if you and the girl want to get through this alive.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z That can get on your nerves after a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z While you talked, he got on with whatever part of his profession he had in hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This is to my advantage in some respects, since I have always got on famously with dogs. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z We didn’t shower, just got on the bus smelling funky and feeling worse. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Now could we get on to something else? 9TH JUROR: Your eyeglasses make those deep impressions on the sides of your nose. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can get on the Internet and find stuff for school and type up all my homework,” she’s telling the group around her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I got on the deep side,” he said, “real deep. I didn’t want to shoot that machine gun. That’s the deep side.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I turn away from the line of kids getting on the bus. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z This was our chance to get on campus without having to meet up with our attackers again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I thought back to the look of sorrow and odd surprise on her face when I actually got on the plane. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I'd just get on the subway and dash from train to train a dozen or so times, and before long I'd lose them. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The investiture and subsequent celebrations went on for almost a month, after which the young eighty-second Lord of Stormhold got on with the business of ruling. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z When their neighbor, Reverend Hosack, would visit the house, Elizabeth would whisper in his ear, “Tell my father how fast I get on.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mom seemed to be choosing them by how easy they’d be to get on me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It crossed his mind that although Bigwig would certainly be a useful rabbit in a tight corner, he would also be a difficult one to get on with. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There are only two people on the bus when I get on—Deon and Curtis. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I throw my makeshift jai-namaz, my prayer rug, on the floor and I get on my knees, lower my forehead to the ground, my tears soaking through the sheet. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She had no choice but to get on without the rest of her family. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I just got on a master’s bad side. He made sure I drew the short straw for this little trip.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Are you talking about filing at a time like this? I am prepared to contact my attorneys and have them sue you for making me get on that obscene stool.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then let me get on the stage and dance. I got a socko routine.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A man gets on the bus, his cell phone in his hand, and he is playing music for the entire bus, holding his phone up like it’s an eighties boom box. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Smiley got on his phone to notify the neighbors, and soon enough a crowd of happy friends arrived at the Vanderbeekers’ doorstep to celebrate. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He got on his hands and knees, wincing from the beating he just took, and followed his friend. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Still, they had no choice if they wanted to get on to that island. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Cause if you are, I’ll just let you get on with it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Once a semblance of silence had descended, I got on the public comm channel, which had the same effect as turning on a giant PA system. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was getting on toward the end of February, a time of only bleak light. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘The ninth theory is that Salim never got on the Eye in the first place.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z And so one evening at her house, as I was about to get on my bike and ride home, she suggested that I sleep over. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Good. You can start by giving me them designer shoes and that three-hundred-dollar watch you got on.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Some does one thing, and some another. Poor folk mun get on as they can.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes Mr. Phillips will get on my case about it, but usually he leaves me alone. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I finally realized that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that’s what I want! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I get on the escalator, but suddenly I’m going up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “How do you think I got on the quiz team?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z "No, but every time I'm in the park, he follows me everywhere. He's always following me. He gets on my nerves." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Let’s just get on board before some of them crazies catch up to us.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Lily didn’t say anything, but she disappeared into her room, probably to get on the phone with Lydia. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t cost you anything! Anyone would think the quartermaster’s store belonged to him! And now get on with it, you old blubber-sticker, and don’t you miscount either.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before, I had gotten on my knees and prayed to God that Lily would be okay. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “This one might be coming from school. He didn’t get on with them.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I might as well let him get on with it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I pause a second before getting on the bus, but Jayden doesn’t give me an answer. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He often comes to see us, and he and mamma get on very well together; they have so many things to talk about in common. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Because I had come to them with a letter from a friend, he was going to stay at his son’s home, and let me use his suite, until I could get on to Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z All he could think about was getting on a plane with his father. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When he got on her nerves the worst, she imagined and dreamed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow morning you getting on that St. Charles trolley with the birds.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The man would appreciate helpfulness—and getting on the good side of a scythe couldn’t hurt. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She'd hoped to catch Park before he got on the bus, but she must have missed him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z If you could see that big smile Sweets has got on her face, you would think Larry’s just said he loves her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Then walk down to Commerce Street and get on the New Jersey Transit bus, which’ll take me right to Route 513. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Whenever he’d gotten on the mat, this was what he had always wanted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I kissed her and got on the bus quickly to hide my own tears. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “She took off her wedding band as she got on the bus.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “All right, get on line.'' The words come out louder than I intend, and while I have the attention of my companions, ain't no one moving their feet. Yet. “That wasn't an invitation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I dropped everything and drove to the airport and got on the first plane to Logan, where I found Francis in Brigham and Women’s Hospital recuperating from two razor-blade cuts to the wrist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He would have felt sorry, sure, would even have put an offering on the Scavenge God’s scale to help her get on to whatever afterlife she believed in. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I can hear the grip she got on the phone, sound like she trying to crush it in her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We hang together all the time, so occasionally we get on each other’s nerves, right? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I hold on to the white envelope all through class and still have it in my hands when I get on the bus. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z After the pint he says he can’t walk another inch and we get on a bus. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mom could be as wise as a philosopher, but her moods were getting on my nerves. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Shut your mouth and get on your knees,” Frankie said, in a smooth, calm voice that promised violence as efficiently as any gun. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Look at you. You’re just like my mom. She says ‘No use crying, just get on with your life.’ Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The one we get on must be the local, because it stops at practically every floor. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The street car rumbled up and he got on and rode to Forty- seventh Street, where he transferred to an east-bound car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “More than that. More than all the wealth I’ve got on my ship.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I started the song, the dancers fanned out in their semicircle, and I got on the mic. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He picked up his bag and said, “You will be in good hands with Miss Lupescu, Bod. I am sure that the two of you will get on.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She really got on a Mary kick after my father passed and played her nonstop when we were little. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Every single one gets a little slap on the wrist and goes right back into society, like it’s all good. Black folks or poor folks get on drugs?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He’s got on a Junior Undertaker cloak too. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He sat in the library, surfing the Internet, trying to find more news stories about the girl who’d accidentally gotten on the wrong plane. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But if it meant that I’d finally be able to put my grandfather’s mystery to rest and get on with my unextraordinary life, anything I had to endure would be worth it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Pious people have always gotten on my nerves. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If Annabeth could get on board, she could use the ballistae; but there was no way to get around these three Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Huffing, Otto said, “Fine. What grade did I get on the last math test of the year?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z If we got on her nerves or if we were disobedient, she could always send us back to Stamps. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushes everyone aside and gets on the bus first, stomping to the back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Come on, Fabulous. Get in. Pri went all the way downtown thinking you got on some bus to go to New Jersey.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I got on my hands and knees and felt along the dark floor until I found a lump wrapped in a napkin. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They are from the beating he got on top of the train, a little more than a week ago now. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Bella,” my mom said to me — the last of a thousand times — before I got on the plane. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And there was a little woodden station, too, and we showed you how people who wanted to go on the train went to the station and bought a ticket and then got on the train? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He lets me get the horse ready though I still have trouble getting on the harness. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Someone else will want to get on this Dragon. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Ben finally got on Bull’s back at the same moment Mary Anne locked onto a piece of his ear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was then a young lieutenant new to combat, and his first thought was always to get on the radio and ask the troops in the field what was happening. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Charlie continued to watch me anxiously, and it was getting on my nerves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And now I know exactly how Lucy felt when she decided she couldn’t get on that plane to Dollywood. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “And then you got on my shoulders, but you didn’t notice the door and you banged your head and we both crashed to the floor!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Ma seems to have recovered and is trying to get on with her life, but I know I will never see her truly smile again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m going to get on the bike and drive as far as l can. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Soon after Japan's surrender, Robert Oppenheimer got on a train and headed east. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Me. Except I would be a terrible king, and I would hate it. Besides, Balekin is unlikely to put the crown on my head. He and I have never gotten on particularly well.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m about to get on my knees and really beg. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z "I once told Ned Stark that when you find yourself naked with an ugly woman, the only thing to do is close your eyes and get on with it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You get on back before you ruin us,” Caesar said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Rose sniffles and whispers finally, “So I closed the phone and we got on the plane. I ... I never made the call.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z "Oh, I don't know. That digression business got on my nerves. I don't know. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It's more interesting and all." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I give you two cookies,” I say even though her mama always getting on me about making her fat. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When I said it was close to time for my plane to leave, he said he had to be getting on, too. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It feels like my life is finally getting on track. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I wonder if he doesn’t have friends ’cause he didn’t get on the football team either. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But before climbing back in the bed, I got on my knees and reached underneath it, trying to grab a shoe box that I had pushed way too far back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When they got on, she dropped onto their seat and leaned against the wall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She found out about the boat and got on. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “You kids just would not stop and you, Loung, always start these fights. You get on my nerves too much.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Annette got on after I did but didn’t come over to sit next to me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "Ain't nobody trying to be Bolt. I'mma be better than Bolt. Plus, at least I got on running clothes. You out here in your daddy's gear pretending to be something you not." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z All I got to do, though, is think of the way he’d look at me, I ever give him back to Judd, and then I get on with my job. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Into the silence that followed her departure, Briony said brightly, “We’ll get on, shall we? Only seven to go. When it’s over, I’ll bring you a measure of brandy.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z After school Leslie got on the bus before he did and went straight to the corner of the long backseat—right to the seventh graders’ seat. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I went on to the corner and got on a bus and went automatically to the rear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z So I get on last, and I say hello to the driver so he’ll like me and look at me as much as possible. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The few times my mother gets on him about it, he laughs it off and says he’s just joking. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bus came I got on it and cried a little and then fell asleep. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He guides us through the crowded platform to the train to make sure we get on safely. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When grown-ups get on their high horses, those things gallop for days. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z At Northcote, someone gets on and sits down in the seat next to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So I get on with the business of finding a towel. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Flustered, I jumped up the stairs and tried to get on. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The next morning she packed her bags and got on a bus to New York City. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I’m just going to say it and get on with my life. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The few passengers greet each other with a nod as they get on. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve been baking at home for so long, but if I got on the show, I could learn from the mentors and judges—real, professional bakers.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “She got on my nerves with her crush on Seven. Half the time, I thought she came over just to see him.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I like Ms. Singh—I don’t want to get on her bad side. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I would rather be using a hard pencil; the charcoal gets on my fingers and smears, and is no good for hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When she got on the bus a few minutes later, Park could tell that something was wrong. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Then I had to add, "That you just got on a fancy suit, trying to front like you Usain Bolt." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We got on board the train just before it pulled out for Denver. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you’d better make peace with her. Sweet, she gets on a high horse sometimes, but she’s a good woman—” “It was about Hank and she made me mad.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The columns and everything are nice, but it’s all chained up, so we climb up the side of the hill and get on top by these two glass domes that let you peek down inside. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He was not portly yet, though he was now getting on toward fifty-five. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She became positively aggressive when we got on the topic of Mg++ ions that held together the phosphate groups of our three-chain model. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Gunthrie gave us a last disappointed look and told us to get on with our discussion of Heart of Darkness. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The march started at the street corner where Richard and Lloyd had gotten on the bus the week before. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The Book Girl gets on the bus again. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z "Let's get on with it," he famously declared at a bar association event in 1988. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I have no intention of getting on her bad side, especially not now when I'm going to need her help. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z To get on the radio, there had to be hard evidence that the public liked him—and the evidence just wasn’t there. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Well, King Walker say he be down this morning and put the belt on. You probably ought to get a good checkup on that car once you get on the road.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s been a pleasure, sir scribe. If you get on your way now, you can still make Abbot’s Ford by dark.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And remind me never to get on your bad side.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He just gets on with things and if things upset him he doesn’t let it show. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll help you get your things inside, sugar. But we can’t stay. It’s getting dark. We need to get on home.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “This soup is really getting on my nerves,” Caroline whispered in my ear as she walked by the stove to get some water from the kitchen faucet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I got off and she got on and rode about twenty or thirty feet. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I didn’t see any roads connecting the villages and at the smallest patch of level ground, someone would flag the train down and get on carrying bundles of firewood, lemonade, or tamales for sale. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Son lingers without getting on the new ship; so do we. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I’ve always wanted to go to Europe. We could get on a ship and have nice clothes—dresses from Paris.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An older couple gets on, arms full of bags. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The space was too tight for Diana to get on her hands and knees. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “We can use these to get on the roof.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I get on the bus, I have very good strategies. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When they got on his nerves he threw them out the way he would sell a pig. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The eaves go on for a long way, and if you get on your stomach and reach all the way to the end... The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He too had gotten on his knees, but his head was bowed only slightly, his eyes scanning the room. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It is not bad to have a bit of company when you are getting on in life, especially when you have been chasing the Questing Beast all the time, what? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "Once we get on the road, things will be different. You'll get smarter, every mile we put between us and this place." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z After I told Mami that her nickname for me was really getting on my nerves, she promised to stop using it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Nathan got on his hands and knees and began to crawl on the floor, careful not to breathe loudly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t say anything else and he coughed and adjusted his glasses and said he was tired and frustrated and just wanted his money or an exchange so he could get on home. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The phone was in the living room and I got on the couch and picked up the receiver. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He got on the bus alone this morning. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z "Okay. So there's this dude, Brandon Simmons. He's always getting on me about my mom and where I live and how I look and all that. And today, I just couldn't take it no more." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He ran into the street and reached the steps just as the last man got on. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He knows by the white man’s look of disapproval and petulance that he is being told to get on his way, that he is “stepping out of line.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He got on my nerves but I loved him to death,” Cherie recalls. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I figure they don’t want to hear about the C he got on his science test or how he was grounded for the past two weeks for talking back. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We hadn’t even known we would be in this particular country until just before we got on the plane. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Some Mexicans were dark skinned, Indian from the way they dressed, but some light-skinned Mexicans got on too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They remembered his quick wit, his energy, his magnetism, his loyalty, and—if they got on the wrong side of it—his temper. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z That’s what I knew every time I sat down online or got on the subway to Aaron’s house. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Some got on me, but I couldn’t muster the energy to care. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you get on the train with us?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He’s not here to make a fancy speech, he tells us, but to get on with a job of work. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “You’d better get on, Harry, I want the trunks ready tonight, if possible, so we don’t have the usual last-minute scramble.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “And then, thank goodness, we can all get on that train and get out of here,” she says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora waved his hands in an impatient “get on with it” way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The same as you, old chap! If I learn how to build a rocket, I’ll stand a better chance of getting on down at the Cape.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This time I'll make sure, I thought, stepping out and flagging the bus and getting on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “But he dealt with it very quietly. That was Rob’s way—to get on with things.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Every time I got on the mat, Clarisse would pulverize me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z You could also hop on a bus, which would force the FBI agent to tip his hand by getting on also. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I get on my tiptoes and move in even closer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z But then Pa married Miss Marva Hendrix and Uncle Darnell left us and Big Ma got on a Greyhound and returned to her house in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Two days later she got on her bicycle, with Fuchs’s report hidden under her clothes. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “All you can do is moan and make stupid comments. Why can’t you be positive for once? Why can’t you just get on with things?” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s got on a lime-green African dashiki with tiny golden swirls stitched on it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Me and Peewee got on the trucks between boxes of peanut butter, and started to the airport and to wherever the hell Chu Lai was. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want a bookstore. I think I knew it before I got on the train, but I took all this time to make sure.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was no way I was going to tell her what I really got on the test. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z When he got on the bus, she was already sitting in their seat—but sitting in his spot, against the wall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Kempsey'd told me, curtly, to get on with my homework till I was sent for, but for once I was up to date. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Someplace you have to get on a plane in order to get to. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Both boys got on the raft and crouched in the middle like two birds perched on a branch. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no idea how it got on the couch. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They used to get on Jermaine’s nerves since I had so many of them, and me and him used to share our bedroom. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I should let them all get on the train without me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The first day she got on the bus. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z At night they unroll a mat and everyone sleeps on it, and in the morning they just roll it up again before getting on with their day. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry about all of this. Tell Newman to give you a thousand dollars, but now it's time for me to get on with it." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “On the train. I saw her get on the train to Delhi. It wasn’t an hour after I had taken you to the temple.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z We then got on to other Arctic legends—the Norwegian ship that's been drifting unmanned for sixty years, stuff like that. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is the kind you get on a train,” said the doctor, “in paper covers.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep my head down as I get on the bus and stare at my feet as I trudge to my usual seat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He gets on top of me, holds me down, and shakes his head no. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Speaking even when our enemies tried to confuse us by getting on our frequency to scream loudly in our ears and bang pots and pans. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But she could see that you just accepted such things had happened, then got on with your life. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She clomp to the kitchen and get on the phone with Miss Hilly’s third maid in a month. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The rats, for some reason, had got on the shelf. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z By the time the bus finally lurches to our stop, I’m more than happy to get on it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Really, Ylla, you know how I hate this emotional wailing. Let’s get on with our work.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed me so’s she could look me right in my eye and said, “Now. Listen good. You gotta get on outta here, but ’fore you go, that there pistol you has, it real? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Black asked me how I would feel in bed that night if I didn’t get on the ferry. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Neither is that monkey suit you got on,” he gave it back. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “She didn’t bother to tell you that? Well, maybe she’s getting on and can’t remember the family history. Poor old thing.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z My headaches will explode, I shouldn’t get on a plane. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z When I get on the bus, I think about how proud Mr. Flores would be. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We got on well together, sweating away as we swung the heavy implements. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I found an identical save the planet card in each of my subsequent hotel rooms, and it got on my nerves in no time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When I got on our deck Hamilton gave me a bottle of rum to take back up as a thank-you gift. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Mark’s head snapped back and he fell off the pilot, who leaped forward, getting on top of him once again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z By the time he had reached the others and was shouting out “Quick, get on, Polly! Get up, Fledge,” the Witch had climbed the wall, or vaulted over it, and was close behind him again. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The bus is pretty empty when I get on. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The captain told someone to get a priority radio message off to the naval commander at Willemstad and then asked, "How did you get on that little island?" The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was midafternoon when she got on at Houston Street, heading up to her job near Columbia, and the I was quiet, with only a handful of passengers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Roy Lee, thin and long-legged, got on the bus at the next stop, easing down the aisle until he squeezed in behind me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Now it was all these people not making a sound that was getting on my nerves. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z We could get on that plane tomorrow and fly right straight out of here, if only he would say so. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the distant whistle of a passing train, and I wished I could get on it and go far away, to a place without struggle meetings, without class status, without confessions. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After we hugged, she said, “I got on my reporter clothes!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Somehow, I had to push through this feeling and get on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The bus pulls up and we allow everyone else to get on first before boarding. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m a hedgehog,” said Hazel, “so you’d better get on!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But either way, they need to let us get on with it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “No one else is getting on or off the island tonight!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Still, when she gets on the telephone, she cries less. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z We were lined up, waiting to get on the plane. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated thinking about Jackie getting on that bus to Raleigh, going back to her happy life, painting her fingernails with Carol Lee, dating Scooter the paintball champion, maybe even going to beauty school. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z During these discussions Aravis became a little, a very little, less unfriendly to Shasta; one usually gets on better with people when one is making plans than when one is talking about nothing in particular. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He gave us his card, with his address in London and his club and his business address, and as we got on the bus he handed us each an envelope. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He said it was lime we spent a week with Grandma, who was getting on in years. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We laugh and she gets on her bus. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z When the bus arrived everyone got on the bus, and another fight broke out. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “No. I want to be a broker and make lots of money like my bosses. I’ll get on to the stock market and make a million dollars some day.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, get on this part of your feet. Like this. Ready to move.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Matt gets on the bus, holds his trumpet case out in front of him so it can fit between the seats, and makes his way toward the back. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Even if the wedding were this evening, I wouldn’t get on that plane. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I won’t be able to get on the train if he cries. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mister Johnny gone be home tonight and I told him I’d look after you. What’s he gone think if he find you laid up in that old nasty night-thing you got on?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He started to get on Joeys case, telling him to stop standing around doing nothing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The puppy lay down, and Miyax got on all fours and looked for the nearest pup to speak to. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You better get on down here on the floor next to me so I can protect you.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A man gets on and walks all the way to the back, even though there are free seats closer to the front. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As soon as they’d gotten on board, Piper had taken Jason below. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was like the debris you get on a sea-shore: the wind must have carried some of it for miles and miles before finally coming up against these trees and these two lines of wire. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of us have work to be getting on with.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was like talking to somebody’s cousin who just stopped by to say howdy before getting on back to wherever he came from. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Charon grabbed two spirits who were trying to get on with us and pushed them back into the lobby. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z With four weeks to go, Dieter was really starting to get on my nerves. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This morning, when she got on the bus, it kind of felt like he was waiting for her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The transaction finished, the trader got on his bike and cycled away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I got off and stood in my shadow and after a while a car came along and I got on and went back to the interurban station. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When she got on the bus that morning, she immediately lifted her head to find Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He and I don’t get on, though he tends to forget. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He got on a boat headed for Singapore, but when the whistle blew for departure, he was down the gangplank and home in bed before anyone knew he was gone. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Park braced himself every morning before she got on the bus, but you couldn't brace yourself enough for the sight of her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I still had to help my parents translate the bills and other documents at home, which got on my nerves. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Well, I suppose we should get on with it. And then I can call your friends and tell them where to find you, and my little message.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then with some difficulty the children got on his back and the second journey began. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Do whatever you can to get on that plane. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Bri, you need to get on Twitter. Something huge just happened.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I watched him following Crenshaw through the group of passengers waiting to get on, a short, comical figure turning to wave, then disappearing through the door of the red brick terminal. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My sisters and I got on the backs of the bikes and sped away, holding on to our drivers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We got on our mats and opened our mouths to the sweet, fresh water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I know; the shell is like a cat’s claw,” I answered, remembering the numerous scratches I had gotten on my hands and wrists the year before. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If God made each minute last six months I'd be middle-aged by breakfast and dead by the time I got on the school bus. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then he got on the PA system and announced that V-Rec was over. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of making a new friend—a white girl at that—is scary and exciting, like standing in front of a roller coaster, not knowing whether I should get on or stay back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I thought you two ended up getting on each other’s nerves in Europe.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Can they get on with it?” says something that looks a lot like the boy version of Tinkerbell, his small wings buzzing in my ear. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Once we got to the boat, the cap’n give a man a dime for us to get on! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Coach told us to get on guard, or starting position. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After Tina pushed past her, Eleanor took her time getting on the bus—but she still got to her seat before that stupid Asian kid. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Stash it in your slicker and let’s get on with it.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I told him he doesn’t have to be worried about me because when I think I wont be able to take care of myself any more I’ll get on a train and go to Warren. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Dill finally had health insurance and was able to see a real therapist and get on a good antidepressant medication. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t have gotten on the 7 train with the theological conductor looking for God. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I will meet you there!—and as I got on the connecting flight from New York to Detroit. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, we turn into a neighborhood where some kids who definitely look like eighth graders get on and go straight to the back of the bus. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Screams sounded at the edge of the crowd, and people began to push, struggling to get on board. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt nodded and got on the other side. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z One evening, when the fifty-seven of us got on the subway on our way to the South Street Seaport, I asked Madoka, “How come everyone is so quiet?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And sometimes when you’re that hungry you just get on these stupid topics and talk about ’em for days and days. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Still sitting in the basket. I threw it some breadcrumbs,'' Mosca answered. “And now let's get on with it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He burned Hall’s handwritten pages, tucked the newspaper into his travel bag, and got on a bus headed back to New York. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t tell her how bad things had got on the drinking front, and she didn’t notice. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” the driver said, smacking bright green chewing gum against his front teeth, “are you getting on or not?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Harry didn’t have time to fathom the mystery of Hermione’s impossible schedule at the moment; he really needed to get on with Snape’s essay. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Until he got on Sandy, he had no idea that riding could be so tame a sport. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It lasted only a minute or two, and nobody was hurt, but even so Lieutenant Jimmy Cross got on the radio and ordered up an air strike. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not fast enough, Blackberry! We must get on. Bigwig may be dead.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd have to step into the street to get past, and then it'd be too obvious how bad I just want to get on my way. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My anxiety was sdll in me; I was wondering how I would get on with the boys. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you you’d get on. Well! How much do you want?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z At Baltimore, a lot of dressed-up people got on, commuters, Dicey guessed, going home from work. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was supposedly over and we were supposed to start getting on with life. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The policeman got on one knee and told us what happened. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she got on the phone and spoke in broken English, saying, “I no pay! I no pay!” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps this was weak of me, but I wanted to get on with it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Roll over,” she’d command, and I’d get on the floor and roll over and over until I bumped into the wall. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And it explained the look she always got on her face when she lifted the Roc. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The pretty heroine would have to get on piece work in the factory; her sensitive brother would have to go out peddling papers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Today she’s got on a blue suit with gold buttons, the same kind they got on navy uniforms. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Now you can just get on a plane anytime you feel like it and go anywhere in the world. Nations go to war over women like you. You’re an American.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Just get on with it,” I say, before he tries to finish the sentence. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z "I seem," Irwin admitted with a small, modest smile, "to get on with the ladies." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I miss her picky neatness, I miss her bothering me about taking my nose out of a book and making a friend for once, I miss her getting on my case about my hair. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The six of them got on their hands and knees at the end of the long hallway, and they pushed their cleaning pads into the wood. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We managed to get on a train there but it only went as far as Queenstown. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ye get on up to the house,” she says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Thankfully, if you are here, you already know how to get on and off a moving train, so I don’t need to teach you that.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “There, it’s taken care of. Can we get on with basketball now?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Holding onto him with one hand, I got on my feet again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “To see Ned get on the train and leave Manifest and the people who love him. Jinx thinks it is his fault.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “How are you and your longbow getting on?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That pineapple plan of his was starting to get on my nerves. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Miss Love,” I said, “I got to get on home and milk the cow.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Mwila seemed eager to get on with our new project. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It used to make me feel bad, but now it just gets on my nerves. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “It’s none of your business! If they want to enjoy their little secrets you should just feel superior and let them get on with it. Hiding and spying is for silly children.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Say, gentlemen, this business is getting on my nerves. Murder and the snow and all, and nothing doing. Just hanging about and killing time. I’d like to get busy after someone or something.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “I remember having them, but I don’t know them. My mom forces us to get on the phone with them every year at Christmas. They make fun of my American accent.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I need to get on home,” I called, but after I put the grips down I went back there like he said to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “It’s light,” she said, and I nodded, anxious for her to get on with it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The breeze she gets on rainy evenings charms her, and she’s taken a liking to her neighbor’s cat, Chloe, that wanders the halls and is scared of mice. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If this was the kind of reception my grandpa and the other kids got on Cairnholm, I thought, no wonder they kept to themselves. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A pair of cops got on at the next stop. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z When you think you going to lose you might as well pack up the game bags and get on the bus. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z We made sure we got on each other’s team when we played ball during recess, and we ate our lunch together every day. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He might have been on the staff, or trying to get on the staff, of a news magazine. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I’d get on a ship, sail to the West, and the mission would be accomplished. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “When you get on your bike, don’t you expect it to hold you up? Not fall apart when you pedal?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Scott got on his knees and sprayed cleaning fluid in the area underneath the dishwasher, where dirt collected. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She gets on the loudspeaker, calling the names of the last people to buy tickets. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The opportunity to get on with it arrived when Lawrence’s graduate student Niels Edlefsen completed his doctoral work early in the new year. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “As is Abnegation. I am sure that once the remains of your old faction are absorbed into the Dauntless army, Candor will cooperate and we will finally be able to get on with things.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She stormed into the bedroom to get on the phone with her sister, Deborah. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Hermione had always got on fairly well with Percy — better, indeed, than any of the others. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Until Mom turns the corner to our street and I see Ryan Deschaine getting on his bike, an orange newspaper bag slung on his shoulder, his curly black hair looking frizzy from the rain. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This was why all the foreigners had been trying to get on the boats. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z One thing I didn’t want was to get on the witness stand right here in his office and have him fire lawyer questions at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got on the train just before it started moving, and from my window seat, I watched Naomi standing alone on the platform until the train was out of sight. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z "And, Brother, don't forget what I said about that thing you got on your desk. Things like that don't do nothin' but cause confusion. They ought to be kept out of sight." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think the world isn’t always a fair place. The sooner you get that through your thick skull, the sooner you can get on with your life.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Akhi and I had been training overtime, and I felt as ready as I ever had to get on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We get on the line headed in the direction of J.L.’s and go straight to the back of the car. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They used to be soda machines when my sister went here, but the school district got on a big antisugar kick since then. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I really want to get on the show so I can win the prize money, and have my very own published cookbook. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z From the far end of the cafeteria, they heard a whoop and then guffaws of laughter as Hari got on the cafeteria table, stripped off his shirt, and twirled it around. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Well, get on with you, then. I thank you for your help, Buck.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom Yew got on her and sort of jiggled there and she gasped like a Chinese burn and wrapped her legs round him, froggily. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She got on a short white dress and sandals. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Of course it’s a thing! Now get on!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t have that kind of time, sorry. Where can I get on the internet?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Told you I wouldn’t like to get on the wrong side of Frank, didn’t I, Dot?” said an excited woman in the corner. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I watched people get off, still more people get on. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He was getting on my nerves a little, but I didn’t have anything to do and I didn’t feel sleepy. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Like Captain Mallow—he got on, you know. Why don’t you send some does on Wide Patrol?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” she asks a gentleman on the street, “I must get on the train.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for the kitten. We’ll be getting on our way.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Every morning when Eleanor got on the bus, she worried that Park wouldn't take off his headphones. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He doesn’t say anything until we get on the big road. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z For once, Miss Saunders’s not getting on my case about being late. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z O’Hare was supposed to get on in Philadelphia and I was supposed to get on in Boston, and off we’d go. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sort of. I think it was like twenty minutes away. I got on a bus from the airport and I rode the line until I saw a place out the window." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z That was so nobody could get on without the hoist operator knowing about it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,” she read, and got on the phone. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Now get on that train like you promised,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We get on our bikes and ride off the curb, the wheels bumping and bumping. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z "Now, ain't this here something. Let me get on home; if my dream come out, I'm-a have to go look that rascal up. And here I needs that money too." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “These shoes I got on my foots are the workin’ shoes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Three kids from Roy’s grade got on the bus and, upon spotting Dana, wisely scrambled for seats up front. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew, of course, that Dumbledore was getting on in years, but somehow he never really thought of Dumbledore as an old man. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The sooner we get on the train, the better,” he said. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I refuse to eat outside, too many bugs that could get on my food. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I kneel down and tell Tiny to get up, but he just keeps crying and crying, so finally Jane and I get on his left side and roll him over onto his back. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Step too far one way or the other and you’ve got on your sister’s toes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I got on an S bus and rode down to the Madeleine, standing on the back platform. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “You heard the man, get on outta here. Don’t no one want to be hearing none of the mess you talking. We ain’t ’bout to brook your nonsense. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Quick, quick; but it took him nearly three minutes to get on to Helmholtz Watson. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “She got tangled in her harness and fell on it, broke some of its legs. Then it came after me, got on me, crawling all over.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I mean, I was really moving, and everything was on rhythm, which is usually pretty tough for me unless I got on boxing gloves, and even then it ain't so easy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Besides,” said Michel, “no one could get on to the sleeping car without my seeing them.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to get on the first flight to Washington, DC, and storm the Capitol. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Then he got on the interstate heading west instead of east, and it took twenty minutes to turn around again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z As his son later said about him, “Gustavus Franklin Swift was never content simply to get on. Always he saw opportunities ahead.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She's not a girl, but a woman, I suppose—she curves like a woman, at any rate—but that flawless smooth brown skin only reminds me that I'm getting on in years. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe living together is the reason we don’t get on.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We began to get on each other’s nerves. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Meng gets on his bike and slowly begins to peddle, breaking Chou’s hold on my hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now I must get on. Keep up the good work.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s got on the white robe with the circular red and white cross patch on the chest, and he even has the pointed hood with the eyeholes cut out. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z So then the next morning I get on the conference call and the thing opened at $71. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z She’s got on a poll volunteer shirt and a broad smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Say, what the hell’s he got on his shoulder? Lennie didn’t do nothing to him.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, after sunset, he could get on with the model, even if he had to work by lamplight. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to get a better education, but the thought of getting on a bus to go even farther away to school was scary. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “But if you’re going to kill me, could you just get on with it?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions when they are all together, the daughters get on easily with the sons, though there are occasional tensions. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “There is always a wrong and a right way to get on a boat,” said Johnny, who had never been on any boat except an excursion boat once. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “She gets on my case, but I’m learning a lot.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Hope you get on my team,” he said. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put down that broom and get on that phonograph before 1 call up the precinct,” Lana hollered at him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have looked ticked off when she got on the bus because Park didn't say hi when she sat down. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z One afternoon, when Aunt Queen was taking a nap, Gerald quietly took the go-cart to that driveway, got on, and rolled cautiously down the big hill. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mateo holds on to my shoulders, pressing down on them as he gets on the pegs. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When I got on the coach the driver had not taken his seat, and I saw him talking with the landlady. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I got to get on out of the rain. Goodbye.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom and dad—Dad especially—were always getting on me about paying better attention to stuff. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He covers his eggs completely in hot sauce, sets the bottle down, and licks his fingers for the sauce that got on them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He’s got on a dress shirt and there’s a tie draped around his neck. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You get on out a here, you fool!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He has had the bounce knocked out of him since he has been in the trenches and wants to get on good terms with us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When she went in, I very quietly took the stethoscope from my field kit, got on my knees, and pressed the whatever-the-end-is-called against the door. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She gets on the bus to go back up O’Connell Street too fat and lazy to walk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She got on the mail cart without me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Now I know she’s as much a fool as my daddy was and as Leroy is when he gets on the Old Crow, only she doesn’t chase me with the frying pan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The next morning, when Eleanor got on the bus, there was a stack of comics on her seat. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I can guarantee you that half the people who get on those buses are going to die, because wherever they’re going, it’s away from water.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Now, can we please dump this dirty water and get on with our lives?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Just after we reached the bridge, Takumi stopped, said “uh-oh,” got on his hands and knees, and puked a volcano of yellow and pink. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z One Turk calls family names, the others count people getting on. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She wished she could ride every sleek elevator up and down, punching buttons, seeing who got on and off. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A woman with a buggy struggled to get on. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Nowadays these mixed couples get on TV every other day complaining, “Oh, it’s hard for us.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And if I got on a ship, where would it go? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nobody in Mason would have dreamed of getting on the wrong side of her. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I won’t have to get on the school bus no more. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When we get on the bus, everybody’s showing each other what they bought. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Things regular kids actually wear, and not anything like the tarp I’ve got on. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z While I was watching them I thought about Mr. Parrish getting on my case, and still saying that I was okay as a moviemaker. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Well, either way, we need to get on back,” I say after a long moment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then he described getting on the bus and how there was a man on the bus wearing a skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Joseph loosened his cravat, took out a cloth and polish from the pantry, and got on his knees. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z You’re not allowed to style down in the school but he kept at it and the hallway teachers got on his case. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Fine. Let's just get on with it. See that tabby over there?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But that morning I got on and Joseph got on behind me and Mr. Haskell looked past me and said, “You’re that kid that has a kid,” and Joseph stopped dead on the bus steps. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Nixon got on the phone to an Air Force meteorologist and was told there’d likely be a clearing between four thirty and four forty-five. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “How many people you think got on it?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “I managed to get it off me and stomped it hard as I could. Then it got on me again ” He trailed off, his face ashen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, use your judgment. Try not to seem interested. And we’d better get on and do what our cover story says we’re doing, and talk about books. What did you think of these two?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Now, let me get on with my scraper and dung. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z It must be getting on toward noon now and the days are so short. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They don’t know how to get on with other chimps. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The Greek never got on to the erratic movements of the knights and the sweeping mobility of the queens, but he learned to make a few set, opening moves. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When it would not be shut up I argued with it, asserting that I could get on without Estraven—perhaps better than with him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma got on her knees every morning and prayed for an hour. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “So I got on the next bus here.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “You have civilian papers and you’re trying to get on a ship. Yet you’re an able-bodied young man who could be serving the Reich.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I have no idea how I got on the highway. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Aunt Maggie motioned for me to get on and pushed me toward a seat in which a white man sat looking blankly out the window. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked her if she wanted to get on the couch. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, get on out in the field with your team.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I still have to dish to them about what just happened with my parents, but they’re getting on a boat and I have somewhere I need to be too. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help it; the more quiet and serious I am on the inside, the noisier I get on the outside! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He complained loudly about first years never getting on the House Quidditch teams and told long, boastful stories that always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping Muggles in helicopters. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron stared: Hermione and Ginny, who had always got on together very well, were now sitting with their arms folded, glaring in opposite directions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As much as he gets on my nerves, it was sweet when he gave me a handmade card that said “Sorry.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z This horned toad was really getting on his last nerve. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He could have hidden the Lady and gotten on a train or a bus unnoticed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z That maybe the police would get on him for stalking if we gathered enough evidence. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When we got on the bus to go home, my father was humming the busy-bee tune and my mother was silent. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Here at least was one piece of luck, for he had expected to have trouble in getting on the roof. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, good luck. With getting on TV, I mean.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Men got on their knees to lower their heads to the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You getting on or what, Aven?” the bus driver asked, startling me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Maya always knew what everyone else got on their tests. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He noticed two kids running up late . . . and he stopped to let them get on. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She's got on a dark green sweater and some reddish corduroy pants. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the pub, I got on the train. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d get my college and get on down to Cape Canaveral in my own good time. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was impatient to get on to another game. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We get on at the third floor of the library with two other people, and then four more students with enormous backpacks pile in at the second floor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Him again. Well, I heard he’s a good science teacher,” he said with a smirk, “but we’re in English now. You people need to get on with today’s work.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I tell my mother I forgot to tell friends to cover me for homework, and get on the computer to let Rhiannon know that it’s not likely I’ll be able to see her today. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The way to get on, in his opinion, was to reject any argument which did not arise from the chemistry of nucleic-acid chains. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I know it’s not the same as getting on the news like Kenya said, but I hope it helps. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Others had walked hundreds of miles to neighboring countries to be able to get on a plane. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z My hope was, now that my mother was home, he’d go back to that routine and give us some privacy until we could get on our feet and find a place of our own. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I mean, we teachers have quite enough to be getting on with, without walking students to classes and standing guard all night. “That’s right,” said Ron, catching on. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She walked him to the bus and watched him get on, the pale faces of the other children at the window, the bus driver waving to her too cheerfully. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You were getting on with rocks. You think you can hit something like this?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z My uncle told me which bus to get on, where to get off, and then what building to enter. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Only he and Leah got on, and didn’t take anything because they are coming back. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Let me alone. Go get on your exercising board, get in the whirlpool bath. I’m enjoying this show.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was watching a movie of someone else’s life now, and he saw the cops get on their cell phones, probably to notify their superiors of what had happened. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I figures to myself,” he said later, “ ‘Woolf, get on that lane and follow it.’ Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The white driver barked at me, “You need to let the people get off the bus before you get on!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was still in “mom” mode and I had to deal with the practical matters of our trip, such as making sure no one got lost or got on the wrong Metro. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “There’s no more danger here than anywhere else. Kehaar’s going to show us where to get across, isn’t he? The thing to do is to get on with it before it gets dark.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Robbie, Benny, and I got on one side with me in the middle, and Mr. Ray and the other two guys took the other side. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Time to get on with it,” she said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My fingers trace the circle around the little gold mockingjay and I think of the woods, and of my father, and of my mother and Prim waking up, having to get on with things. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I’m still standing there in amazement when Viola goes by, waving her hand frantically to me to get on beside her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Chalk it up to experience, old girl, and get on with the morning. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Bugs said, “Come on. Bud, get your stuff, we got to get on that train!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Clayton didn’t say yes or no, although he was glad he had sat next to the cop when he got on the train. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I want to say no, ask for directions to get on home, but I don’t want to leave this quiet place. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “The factory’s hiring. If I get on there, I can maybe get an advance on my paycheck.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no! On the contrary, I think in time I shall get on with my scholars very well.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The elevator comes, and we get on, the boy bumping into the walls because he’s dizzy from the spinning. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He thinks about what Mutti once said, that silence is how people get on sometimes. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Though most of the pot’s contents splashed across the floor between us, some must have gotten on his face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, all those stops during the night, I felt those, even noticed people getting on and off, but each time I fell back to sleep. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tariq's blood on her gets on me, and that makes it realer. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And then another train came and the man with the diamond patterns on his socks and the lady with the guitar case got on and it went away again. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “They get murdered for not getting on Craigslist fast enough and wasting my time.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Some of it got on my face and lips, and I wiped my mouth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Now, get on with you. A boy your age should be doing something worthwhile, ’stead of playing mumbly peg with sticks. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The guardians sometimes went in there to mark our work or get on with reading. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hesitant speech was getting on his nerves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Kat tried to explain about how Salim had vanished sometime after getting on the wheel and before getting off. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “We also came to a decision. Your grandparents offered that all three of us stay here until we get on our feet. I accepted.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I do not get on at all. I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Now get on the wagon before that overfed, underworked horse of ours dies of old age.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He races off and gets on the motorbike, wrapping his hands around his father’s waist. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to tell Bri what he just realized, that if he left without seeing her get on the van, she’d be one of the gone and he couldn’t bear that. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z My dad and my mom got on a conference call with the credit card company first, and then with the airline. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “And now, if you don’t mind, I’ll go and see how poor Bernard’s getting on.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We started scrambling to the choppers, fighting off any ARVNs that tried to get on before us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched him get on his bike and pedal off toward his house. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Their babbling echoes filled the lobby before they got on the elevator. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They picked up their bikes, but neither one of them got on. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Mr. Davis? Good afternoon. You got a minute to talk to us about those sweet wheels you got on display up front?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I could hear yelling and crying from the people outside who couldn’t get on. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was a warm August evening, just turning dark, and my dad got on his bike to go pay the electric bill. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She got on fine, but I worried about poor Henri, left all alone. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought someone should just give them the technology and let them get on with it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She got on the phone, and soon had promises from eighteen black residents to show up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They pounded on the sides of the vehicle as if they wanted to get on, wanted to escape whatever horrible lives they were living. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And if that happened—if she got on the bus one day and he didn't look up—she didn't want him to see how devastated it would make her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z "But why are you dressed like that, Grummore? You have got spots, or something. And what has Palomides got on his head?" The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When I did the presentation at school and when I got on the airplane, and both times I’d been okay. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s the next level? Do you get on an elevator and rise up?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I had texted Summer and Ximena the day I saw Gordy Johnson getting on an uptown bus, and we were all thrilled to know he was alive and well. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He is the first to get on the train, and I run after him, not waiting for Christina or Will or Al to follow me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We figure out which is ours, and Jenna gets on first. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And then at once, from across the studio, it’s as if my practice rock has gotten on a loudspeaker to inform me what’s inside it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Until I get on my feet,” he always told us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z On the evening before we left for England, my grandmother got on to her favourite subject once again. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The closer we get to J.L.’s, the more white folk get on. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Zane, a senior with a nose ring, gets on the bus. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was getting on toward sundown, and town was about five miles. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it's too bad about the play, but there’s nothing we can do. Let’s find you some socks and get on.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z At Wilmington they would get on a bus going south. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “What kind of grades did you get on your last report card, Karen? Mama told me you did real well.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They would help them with money and food for a while, until they could get on their feet. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In fact, I believe I actually took a few steps towards the doorway, but then I turned to her again and said: 'So, Miss Kenton, the new recruits are getting on well, you say.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I don’t know how I should be able to get on without it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Now that your intelligence has been verified, you might want to get on with killing us.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Watch how other people get on—or not—with each other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “The people got off one train and walked a ways and got on another—even noisier than the first.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Abandoning his mission, Atzerodt got on his horse and rode away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody puts on a show in the A train circus, not to mention all the clowns who get on. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z On their most recent visit, Scoob even got on a replica of a segregated bus and sat behind the “Colored” line. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z We rolled past another stop, where nobody got on, because nobody else in the world was awake right now except for the three of us, the bus driver, and the homeless man. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They don’t want to get on his bad side. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Stop that immediately and get on with your work, you nasty little beast!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Watching him eat, all I could think about is how my mother would always get on him about inhaling his food like this. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Well, are you getting on all right with your new friends, Nelthilta?” said Chervil to the first, as she passed him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, I’m actually looking forward to getting on the bus. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “We were at school and saw the storm coming. Mr. Nelson told us to get on home. I thought we could make it but...” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The whole thing was really starting to get on Zach’s nerves. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t care what you say! My children and I are getting on that plane!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His mom would need to be woken up; she’d just gotten on at the Pepsi factory, working third shift. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z |
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