Sentence examples for get things under control from inspiring English sources

Their orders were spare - get up to Mosul and Nineveh Province and get things under control.

Her fingers pick at things around her, smoothing, trying to get things under control.

"We're trying to get things under control," Barbara said as she surveyed their homey clutter.

It's actually by addressing this that we are going to be able to get things under control".

That gave him several months to get things under control for the unofficial opening on Memorial Day.

"I know he's concerned, like I'm concerned," Ms. Williams Hymons said, "but we can't seem to kind of get things under control".

The marines were having a hard time getting things under control.

"The Serco measured response team very quickly went in and got things under control".

"We thought we were getting things under control, but the job losses are now creating a second wave of foreclosures.

Sedlacek (3-4) gave up six runs and seven hits in the first inning, then got things under control, allowing only two hits over the next five innings.

And there's something to be said that the guy who got things under control over there, Ray Odierno, probably has a good idea of what he needs".