Example sentences of "n't get a [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davenport asked for a move last month because he could n't get a first team chance . |
| 2 | When Ojomoh boards that plane on December 31 he steps into a new world , the elite strata of an elite sport — not bad for a lad who never saw a rugby ball until he was 13 , ca n't get a first team game and came close to being escorted to a plane by police . |
| 3 | I think we wo n't get a unified transport system . |
| 4 | The trouble with anonymous contributions to this page , not that I 'm not grateful for anything I can get , is that the people who send them ca n't get a lovely Community Care mug whereas those like Nicholas Holbrook , ( see below ) who refuse to hide their creative light under a bushel , have a mug winging its way to them at this very moment . |
| 5 | The advantage of the professional help ( i.e. from the yard owner or manager ) is that it is guaranteed ; you know you wo n't get a panicky phone call saying ‘ Sorry , I ca n't do your horse because my car 's broken down/the kids are ill . ’ |