Sentence:  It was just me and Eileen getting drunk together like we used to in the old days , and me staring at her across the table crazy to <WSD>get</WSD> my hands on her partly because I wanted to wring her neck because she was so ornery but mostly because she was so wonderful to touch . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition