Example sentences of "could n't [adv] get a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He referred to a dinner given in honour of A. R. Orage , the retiring editor whom Philip Mairet was to replace , which was of inordinate length and at which there were interminable speeches , and where — this was represented as the ultimate horror , uttered in the tones of a cri de coeur — ‘ you could n't even get a drink ! ’ |
| 2 | " Great pity we could n't even get a glimpse of her . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Anyway , ’ she added with a rueful look , ‘ I could n't even get a cup of tea . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Chance here for Forest perhaps Collimore pulls it back but then could n't either get a shot or a pass it effectively . |
| 7 | Goodnight discounts rumours that his company could n't actually get a version of SAS to work on that particular platform , saying the firm is n't working on such a port now , and has no plans to do any other Motorola Inc 680X0 implementations besides the Unix one it offers currently . |