Example sentences of "go [prep] a [adj] patch [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is going through a dry patch at the moment as he has won only on match in the five tournaments he has played so far this year but I am sure he will work his way back again , he has got it in him . |
| 2 | The hole-in-the-wall tie and scarf retailer is going through a sticky patch in its drive to adorn the world 's necks . |
| 3 | Did she see me pour the Finish 'Em into the punch ? ‘ I know we 're going through a bad patch at the moment . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Middlesbrough were going through a bad patch at the time . |
| 5 | It is currently going through a bad patch of such uncertainty . |
| 6 | Soviet-American relations have been going through a bad patch since the beginning of the year , troubled by the crackdown on the Baltic states , differences in the Gulf war and an arms-control quarrel . |
| 7 | Were they a coincidence or are you going through a purple patch at the moment ? |
| 8 | As we have already seen , the US dollar went through a bad patch in 1986 , in company with the oil market . |
| 9 | In relation to the sentence stem ‘ A girl and her mother … ’ , girls often produce responses like ‘ often go through a bad patch for a year but once they learn to understand each other , become the best of friends ’ or ‘ can help each other with their problems ’ . |
| 10 | St Matthew 's School has gone through a difficult patch in the last few years . |