Example sentences of "get good " in BNC.

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1 I believe in the end that one of the casualties of taking short cuts and losing integrity is that you will not get good people coming into the business .
2 Another northern head , requesting anonymity , voiced his outrage at Labour 's prejudice : ‘ I 've worked in comprehensives for 18 years and I know as well as anyone that you can not get good education for working-class children without quality teachers and adequate resources .
3 He would get good food from the basement kitchens . ’
4 Another problem that the Home Office faces is the 3 per cent of listeners who can not get good reception from the networks as they stand at the moment .
5 When they did get good they 'd be one of the biggest bands in the world , the Fish predicted .
6 They 're on a life raft , where the thing is n't going to float if it does n't get good notices .
7 They can get good deals in the property market — on shop rents or factory space , buy companies at knock-down prices or from the receiver .
8 Even a handwritten note requesting early payment of your account can get good results .
9 The four month hitch has been caused by the need for a process change in cache memory , without which , Cypress wo n't get good yields for the part .
10 You 've fallen on your feet , let me tell you , you 'll get good food in this house .
11 " And how often did you get good roast beef like this down at Sir Gregory 's , Miss Jennifer ? " he asked , helping himself to a generous dollop of honey and making patterns with it as it streamed down onto the slab of red meat on his plate .
12 In this role he was more specifically practical than his novels might suggest , advising Angela Burdett-Coutts to consult with the Board of Health , rather than simply trusting to her architect , in order to ‘ get good sanitary arrangements on the most efficient and simple terms ’ .
13 Yeah , well , per perhaps we 'll get Good King Wenceslas looked out .
14 It was a pity : if she could only get good and fighting drunk , or even paralytic , it would ease a lot of her tensions .
15 I said let's wait and see how it prints and Vic agreed but I did n't get good vibes .
16 Now Jean was pleased because I do sequence dancing which I learnt with my husband , and so now this coming September when we start back again , once a month I 'm going to teach some sequence dancing in the hope that some young ones would , will hear of it and , and join because then once you can sort of get them involved with one thing you may sort of get good numbers .
17 I have n't time to really listen and get good feedback from my kids …
18 ‘ But do n't your pupils get good jobs ?
19 Joan , Diane and Matt , so we 'll see if we can get good this time so show you how the same .
20 She says … he 'll get good milk and be taught discipline by his mum and wo n't get too attached to humans .
21 When the exhibition 's over all survivors will get good homes
22 That 'd get good house , without a mortgage , ha .
23 No , they do , but you can get good ones now ca n't you ?
24 We did , we had a snooker table at home and my snooker will never get good .
25 Did you get good treatment in the hospital ?
26 I can always get good strong boxes from .
27 You do n't usually get good brickwork when they 're piecework though .
28 Just did n't get good money .
29 Mind you the shit I used to get away with at school , you know , just winding the teachers up and like generally taking the piss , I 'd always pay attention and I 'd always , always get good marks but somehow I think they seem to take pissing about slightly more seriously here .
30 In theory , things can only get better ; in practice , they may well become a lot worse before Wasps return in the league next March .
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