Example sentences of "[verb] get a decent [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 That he 'd noticed she 'd got a decent figure was to be expected , she supposed , seeing that the lace cotton blouse and culottes she had worn that time she 'd gone out to dinner with Travis had touched her contours comfortably .
2 but , at least you know you 're going to get a decent amount of
3 The final sting in the tail , however , is that adding a decent keyboard to your Spectrum is , while adding to its usefulness , going to raise its price to a level where you 'd have got a decent keyboard included in the cost .
4 ‘ But , even if I had felt inclined to do so , there was no way I could have got a decent night 's rest on those small , short bunks next door . ’
5 Health visitors who specialise in the welfare of the homeless believe it 's one way of ensuring families do get a decent meal in the morning …
6 fucking did get a decent hand
7 But we 've got a decent geezer now . ’
8 You know cos at least you 've got a few fields for the kids to play on and you 've got a decent park , you 've got a nice pub just down the road and then you 've got the big sports hall .
9 if it 's decent , but if you 've got a decent system and you 've got a crap
10 How come you 've got a decent chef ? ’ he asked Amiss , who at that moment entered the room .
11 I know you 've got a decent hand you fucking arsehole , I 've got to ask a question now as well have n't I ?
12 But if you 've got a decent Technics he said you want the best integrated
13 Rambo 's won first time , and now it looks like they 've got a decent horse . ’
14 ‘ We 've got a decent team but no-one here is going to tempt fate by saying what we can and ca n't win . ’
15 ‘ We 've got a decent team but no-one here is going to tempt fate by saying what we can and ca n't win . ’
16 Me dad had got a decent job for them times , you know he , I think he got thirty bob a week which was a lot of money .
17 I thought he might be good also from the erm , you know , trying to get a decent pitch and things like that .
18 Lifestyles remained simple but identification with the masses was impossible if kids had to get a decent education .
19 ‘ She 's got a decent allowance and they 're wanting women in all kinds of work now .
20 She 's got a decent fortune , and she 's not really ugly . ’
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