Example sentences of "get a [adj] deal " in BNC.

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1 All in all , Rocastle has gotten a raw deal from Leeds .
2 Many people see the penis as a joke ; although I 've never got a great deal of amusement out of mine .
3 Well , you had n't got a great deal of money , now you would go for a walk out in Edinburgh , out to black Blackhole because Blackhole was a village .
4 They really must realise that time and time again being equivocal on defence when you 're on the left of centre means that voters somehow do n't vote for you , and I think they 've had to learn this lesson yet again and I only hope that by the er December elections in West Germany the Social Democratic Party who I 've got a great deal of er sympathy for on most social issues will be firm and clear about a united Germany not being neutral and within NATO .
5 Farmers say in previous years the public have n't always got a fair deal , as Simon Garrett reports
6 When I first went in for forensic medicine he used me a lot and I got a great deal of experience I would n't otherwise have had because he was never too proud to ask for a specialist opinion .
7 The Emperor Napoleon got a good deal because France would have had to give it up sooner or later anyway , and I got a good deal because Louisiana gave me a lovely companion for life with all the legendary charms of your people . "
8 The Emperor Napoleon got a good deal because France would have had to give it up sooner or later anyway , and I got a good deal because Louisiana gave me a lovely companion for life with all the legendary charms of your people . "
9 Did n't they quote a figure for Rocky and White , it would be interesting to compare the quoted values for these two players and see if Wilko got a good deal .
10 ‘ He really got a rotten deal ! ’
11 Because of the hostile elements facing farmers in the wetlands , mutual cooperation was essential , both in sharing the upkeep of flood-banks and drains and in administering a system of checks and balances to ensure that each person got a fair deal out of the common pasture .
12 Ensure that the candidate got a fair deal and left feeling that he had done himself justice ?
13 ARSENAL manager George Graham last night sold Perry Groves to Southampton and said : ‘ He never got a fair deal from the fans . ’
14 I reckon they got a one-single deal on Epic .
15 Alongside its other main protagonists , the amateur architects Dr Henry Aldrich of Christ Church and Dr George Clarke of All Souls [ qq.v. ] , and the professional Nicholas Hawksmoor [ q.v. ] , he was a prominent figure in this development ; and the statement of the antiquarian Thomas Hearne [ q.v. ] in 1720 , that he ‘ hath a hand in all the Buildings of Oxford , and gets a vast deal of Money that way ’ , was no exaggeration .
16 He gets a great deal by showing his landscapes at one shilling each visitor .
17 Although Sprake got and still gets a great deal of stick , including from me , he was in fact an excellent keeper .
18 I demand that this man gets a major deal now .
19 We will strengthen the regulation of the utilities , enforce standards through our Consumer Protection Commission , and ensure prices are cut or other action taken where profits are excessive so that the customer gets a fair deal .
20 What will the Minister do to ensure that Wales gets a fair deal in research ?
21 MULTINATIONAL firms spend at least $10 billion a year on international telephone calls , and get a lousy deal .
22 I much prefer to find my own swims , not because I think I can find better swims than anyone else , but because I get a great deal of satisfaction from being able to study a piece of water , select a swim as a likely chub haunt , and then find that I am right .
23 I get a great deal , as we both know .
24 I know that a very large number of people get a great deal of pleasure and fun out of gambling .
25 Families get a good deal with Extrasure which offers every insured person free cover for a child aged 11 or under , and with ABTA 's special policy rates of £33.50 ( £79 ) for a couple and all dependent children under 16 .
26 Cos I mean get a good deal
27 As Harrison comments : ‘ Smaller investors get a good deal on commission , as it will be cheaper than an hourly fee . ’
28 They get a good deal really do n't they ?
29 Whether they are in a particular building in one place or another , actually I could n't give a monkey 's as a parent , and I do n't care where the school is as long as I can get my kids there and they get a good deal .
30 However , there are some products which are likely to be of particular interest to older people and some areas where mechanisms are needed to ensure they get a fair deal .
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