Example sentences of "[be] go through a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I know you 're going through a bad time , but my main concern is Maureen . ’
2 They 're going through a bad period and they 'll be looking for a positive result as well .
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 According to the Crewe Programme , the Youth have been going through a rocky period .
5 Quite apart from the impending expansion and modernisation of our fleet , we had been going through a difficult period in the prevailing political climate at HQ .
6 His wife Ann-Marie Turnpenny , of Sheerwater Avenue , Darlington , said their marriage had been going through a difficult period .
7 The lighting cameraman may have been going through a bad patch , or simply been driven crazy by the sort of director who ca n't make up their mind about anything .
8 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 .
9 But after plunging towards the relegation zone with just four points from the previous 21 , he admitted : ‘ We have been going through a bad time and We needed this win . ’
10 The event had been going through a lean period and had degenerated into a glorified booze-up , but there were some who were interested in keeping it alive and they got together to decide if they were going to let it go or make an effort to put it on its feet again .
11 Derry City 's new boy conceded Roy Coyle 's side had been going through a lean period but he said the lads would bounce back .
12 We are going through a crucial period .
13 Blockbusters are going through a terrible time , and I had no desire to add to the misery .
14 All right , the team are going through a temporary loss of form and that is not what you pay to see but , remember , football is a business not an entertainment .
15 Some computer makers are going through a similar analysis but , in their case , the question is how to survive on the thinner margins these machines command .
16 This takes practice but you can soon learn to use that new-found sense of awareness whether you are going through a tranquil period of your life or whether you are lying in bed wondering why you can not get to sleep .
17 Above-average yields can sometimes be spotted on the convertibles of companies that are going through a bad patch , and these more risky recovery situations appeal to speculators .
18 ‘ Farmers are going through a hard time , especially those on small acreage .
19 Adam and his wife are going through a difficult patch right now , and that 's a great pity , because I believe they 're well suited .
20 ‘ If you are going through a difficult time , we do need to know why , hence the benefit of having good information and figures to hand . ’
21 It may fill up very slowly and gradually , particularly where stress is constant , such as when work is over demanding , financial problems ca n't be overcome , or the children are going through a difficult phase .
22 When working with young children it is sometimes a good idea to invoke magic : " When we go into the hall we are going through a magic door " , as if it were a door to a magic wardrobe .
23 Much of what business needs to carry out new information strategies is simply not being provided , he says ; ‘ most organisations are going through an architectural crisis at the moment due to the absence of strategic planning and management . ’
24 It will obviously take some time , you know Alex is , must be going through a terrible strain himself and he must be concerned about us er as we are for him .
25 It is obviously more difficult to set aside time for meal planning if you happen to be going through a heavy time at work .
26 And the on-going tabloid obsession with Charles and Diana 's marriage : ‘ Oh , they must be going through a bad patch .
27 You might not be going through an easy time emotionally or materially but all the dramatic sagas now unfolding will eventually come together to produce and excellent outcome .
28 ‘ Middlesbrough were going through a bad patch at the time .
29 It kept him occupied and brought a bit of money in , but not much , because fairs were going through a lean patch , too .
30 In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . "
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