I could not get my breath anyhow.

我怎么也缓不过气来。

《新英汉大辞典》

However, there were so many voices speaking; I could not get a word in.

无奈人多口杂，说不上去。

《新英汉大辞典》

The most difficult thing of all to bear was that I could not get my works judged by people with literary training.

最让我感觉到难受的是我无法将我的作品拿给那些受到过文学训练的人们评判。

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She's Republican and female and from Louisville, but I could not get pass her negative attacks on Fletcher.

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