Is it possible to say "They got the bus on."

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Is it possible to say "They got the bus on."

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I can't find any finding with "got the bus on" in Google.
Is it possible to say "They got the bus on." instead of "They got on the bus."?
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Re: Is it possible to say "They got the bus on."

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No!

'On' here is a preposition, not an adverb.
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