Example sentences of "not [verb] a [adj] job [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I did not make a great job of that , did I ? ’ he asked . |
2 | They were also the most likely to say Dad would not make a good job of being a housewife and should be out at work ( 57pc pc compared to 38pc ) . |
3 | For married women the tendency was even more pronounced , as it also was for part-time temporary workers ( 43 per cent did not want a permanent job against 8 per cent of full- timers ) and for those with seasonal , temporary or casual as opposed to fixed-term contract jobs ( 36 per cent against 10 per cent ) . |
4 | Agency workers , too , were more likely to give not wanting a permanent job as their reason for working on a temporary basis . |
5 | One ca n't believe that players such as Colin Stephens , Aled Williams or Adrian Davies would not do a better job in the No10 jersey and it seems a far cry from the days when the Welsh stand off factory was in full production . |
6 | I can not do a good job from a chair on a table ! |
7 | Dan had not had a proper job for over ten years . |
8 | If you do n't do that efficiently then you are not doing a good job for the community . |
9 | ‘ I did n't want a proper job like an accountant , ’ he says . |
10 | ‘ I did n't want a proper job like an accountant . |
11 | I must say Jean , you did n't do a bad job for woman ! |
12 | He had n't done a bad job of dictating her actions so far but that did n't mean it had to continue . |
13 | ‘ I used to enjoy my work but I have n't had a proper job in ten years now , ’ he says . |
14 | I 'm no good at football , and I have n't had a steady job since last March , ’ he said glumly . |