Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [adv] get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because public expenditure was involved , the judges did not always get all the changes they wanted . |
| 2 | Yet the Profitboss is not so naive as to believe that people do not occasionally betray trust , do not occasionally fiddle their expenses , do not occasionally get sloppy and hire unnecessary staff . |
| 3 | In any case , he did n't even get that now . |
| 4 | He did n't even get that . |
| 5 | It did n't even get warm . |
| 6 | Well the , the bed , there were no spring beds in , that came into my life until many years after , were the old straw palliasses , which were really more hygienic to sleep on than your spring beds , because you get the lumbar trouble with a straw palliasses cos it was just hip firm , I give you an instance I used to , as I was growing older I used to fold my trousers and put them under the mattress to press my trousers so I 'd always got a nice crease in my trousers , they were so solid that er you got y you did n't even get any wrinkles in your trousers in those days . |
| 7 | One divisional quality manager did n't even get positive feedback . . |
| 8 | ( Once a 14-year-old son of a friend asked him if he did n't ever get nervous building lighthouses with the sea pounding ferociously on the rocks below him . |
| 9 | Sarah was keen to catch her brother up but did n't really get involved in the sport until a few years later whilst studying at Nottingham University . |
| 10 | We found they did n't really get jumping until closer to midnight . |
| 11 | They did n't often get roast meat , only what Auntie Lou called ‘ Done Down ’ , which was the remains of the joint after Mr Evans had finished with it , minced up with bread and gravy browning . |
| 12 | The rubber hose did n't actually get used , but it was waved around a lot . |
| 13 | And so we did n't actually get any relief to the A sixty one in that particular test . |
| 14 | Right well you did n't actually get any objections so you couldn't 've handled them , you did n't mention about the prospect contacting the referrals prior to the being made er at the end you did actually bring up did n't you about the , the cricketer , is , is he a batsman then said he was a erm said he was a er all-rounder so you know I 'll , I 'll give you that |
| 15 | ‘ But it did n't actually get stuck ? ’ she asked . |
| 16 | We wanted to show you do n't just get zippo-zappo toys from factories ; individuals often working in the street with recycled materials can make fun toys . |
| 17 | Do n't normally get two singers with the same name but tell me another singer with the same name . |
| 18 | Frequently is loud , but sometimes absolutely the complete opposite , silence can be actually very aggressive particularly with somebody you do n't normally get that silence from , you know they 're normally warm , pleasant individuals and all of a sudden silent and that 's actively aggressive as well . |
| 19 | I was annoyed really to hear Harry speak and I I do n't normally get annoyed with my friend Harry from Loughborough er , but I was annoyed to hear him talk of disaster if there is any disaster involved in this we are averting disaster today and this is a significant decision of the county council to move forward . |
| 20 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't ever get old , ’ he said to Jane . |
| 22 | I mean we do n't actually get that involved apart from the fact that we did originally have a leaflet . |
| 23 | You do n't often get one pigeon though do you ? |
| 24 | I have to admit , we do n't often get such an opportunity on Møn . |
| 25 | You do n't often get that nowadays . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't often get strange women asking me to , m'dear . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Them as do ’ do n't usually get much of a look-in . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're using muscles that do n't usually get much work , ’ he said . |
| 29 | You do n't usually get good brickwork when they 're piecework though . |
| 30 | People do n't usually get taller or shorter when they eat cake . |