Example sentences of "n't [adv] get a " in BNC.

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1 You do n't necessarily get a better job with a performance spec than you would simply by specifying that you had more cuts because in er in a slow growing year , if you like , the contractor actually gains because he does n't need to cut so many times to comply with a maximum of a hundred millimetres length , whereas if you 've got an eleven level cut you would actually have a continuous length of grass , much shorter , so it would look smarter .
2 That 's why you do n't just get a print-out every month from us ; you get a set of charge forms .
3 Of course , they are being treated with the contempt they deserve and you have to wonder why they do n't just get a life …
4 One could n't just get a campaign up and running overnight — although the recession bit both ways , so at least there would be space available in the media for short-term bookings .
5 So , but where I know it is a bit difficult with clothes because a market stall erm you do n't , you do n't normally get a chance to try the clothes on erm and you 're never absolutely sure are these clothes , is this garment going to fit or not ?
6 Many of the residents have led sheltered lives and do n't normally get a chance to meet other people in the community .
7 Cos she do n't normally get a high mark does she ?
8 We do n't usually get a second post on a Saturday .
9 We do n't usually get a second post on a Saturday
10 I play in all types of weather and very few people play tennis anyway so you ca n't always get a game .
11 [ You do n't always get a rash , though .
12 New babies get so many lovely clothes as presents , that they do n't always get a chance to wear them all . ’
13 Batty wo n't ever get a serious run in an England shirt until he starts scoring goals in the league .
14 ‘ Do n't ever get a job as a copywriter , will you ! ’
15 ‘ I did n't really get a chance to tell my own story , and believe me , there is a story to tell . ’
16 They did n't really get a hold did they ?
17 I mean you do n't really get a straight do you , when you get a
18 You do n't really get a break because you 're getting ready for the afternoon .
19 Now you ca n't really get a coherent staffing policy within a school in that kind of flux , whereas now people perhaps erm a bit too much at the opposite extreme but nevertheless erm do know that they 're committed to being in the school and have a , therefore a commitment to it , a commitment to improving their own work and , and their collective work .
20 We ca n't really get a feel for the man at the moment , except as a personality , and that is coming across through the media as Terry points out , various aspects of his personality .
21 They did n't even get a record deal .
22 Princess Diana took the top position of children 's favourite royals , and the Corgis polled tenth overall , while Prince Philip did n't even get a mention .
23 I ca n't even get a bus pass .
24 Cricket committee chairman Close did n't even get a vote and threatened to quit as the county plunged towards a new civil war .
25 See , I ca n't even get a proper handle on their mythology .
26 They ca n't even get a council house out there !
27 Ca n't even get a boy to deliver !
28 Sometimes we do n't even get a letter back .
29 It was absurd that Norman Ward Westerman and Lord Boddy should listen with real deference to his views on Halifax , while at home he could n't even get a hearing from his own wife .
30 " Great pity we could n't even get a glimpse of her .
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