Example sentences of "[not/n't] get the right [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But in an election the facts speak for themselves ; if you do not get the right message across to the right people , you lose .
2 The report suggested that it was not the ultimate loser 's fault that the judge at first instance and the Court of Appeal did not get the right answers , and that the loser should not be liable for the appellate costs .
3 Fletcher is clearly concerned that some of England 's key players would not get the right amount of rest before the start of the new season .
4 Because the police could n't get the right person , the next best was going to have to do .
5 If the dancefloor at a gig is n't happening , the gig wo n't be as good for everybody ; if the lighting did n't suit the hall , you would n't get the right atmosphere .
6 Slippery Elm you see you had to tape it down to a fine point and then insert it you see , and if you did n't get the right place well it 'd kill you .
7 I could n't get the right bolts .
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