get on

Example Sentences

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Scrivner then got on the phone and asked the sheriff to send the deputies away.

From Los Angeles Times

A source close to London's mayor said Sir Sadiq was "getting on with the job of delivering a fairer, safer, greener city for every Londoner".

From BBC

Aberdeenshire Council's decision to declare a major incident means it can redeploy staff to try to get on top of the challenge.

From BBC

While questions swirled over the country’s past and future, many Venezuelans simply did what they have always done: got on with it.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are times to get on the front foot but when it is so close to lunch and Marnus Labuschagne is bowling bouncers.

From BBC