Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] a very good [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But David , he 's not proving a very good father is he , because er , I 'm sure many , many people will have seen pictures on television on Wednesday night , of how these sanctions are really hurting the Iraqi people . |
2 | Whatever the mitigating circumstances — the heat , effects of jetlag and an injury to Mark Appleson — Scotland did not make a very good fist of it on Saturday when they lost their pool match to Western Samoa and were then tumbled out of the plate 38-5 by New Zealand . |
3 | ‘ You know , Alice , you would not make a very good actress , ’ he said softly . |
4 | Which just leaves her domestic credentials to knock into shape , and now that they 're under scrutiny I realise I 've not done a very good job at all . |
5 | I 've not got a very good hand . |
6 | I 've not got a very good hand here ! |
7 | This can cause problems on the news desk and does not create a very good impression . |
8 | We do not have a very good sense of smell , and as a result we are often tactless when handling animals . |
9 | The fourth case , apart from illustrating the typical problems of an adolescent self-poisoner , is also included as an example of treatment which did not have a very good outcome , probably because the therapist did not involve the patient 's parents from an early stage . |
10 | ‘ I am sorry you did not have a very good meal , ’ he said , looking at my plate . |
11 | You 're not doing a very good job . |
12 | ‘ I often think many lobbyists are not making a very good effort to put themselves in , say , the position of the Chancellor . |
13 | The song is a 12-bar about a man who has not lived a very good life , but reckons he can ‘ outrun the Devil on Judgement Day ’ , in his hot-rod car ! |
14 | To extend an analogy offered by Jenkins ( 1987 ) , the snapshot/'stills ' outside the cinema may not offer a very good guide to the nature of the whole movie . |
15 | The violins and horn do not form a very good octave combination as they fail to blend . |
16 | Do you make a good door cos you do n't make a very good window , sit back . |
17 | ‘ It would n't make a very good start for your career if there was any kind of publicity . ’ |
18 | You ask me so I told ya no point in arguing , you wo n't make a very good politician , shut up , sod off |
19 | ‘ Did n't make a very good job of it did you ? ’ |
20 | Oh , dear , she had n't made a very good impression on the fabulous Dr Kent . |
21 | shoot up and down oh have n't made a very good job of it , god that 's rude , oh I had one of them , not last year |
22 | Cos I got told this afternoon he have n't made a very good job of this cleaning up ! |
23 | Well I think my parents did the best they could but the pressures that were on them they , they did n't do a very good job ! |
24 | Our arsonist , I 'm afraid , did n't do a very good job . ’ |
25 | this was with a pair of glasses he took off , he did n't do a very good Michael Caine , he did er Jimmy Greaves and er Dennis Nordon , Gazza really fucking well you know , he did a brilliant Robin Williams |
26 | She has n't got a very good record as a mother . |
27 | He has n't got a very good command |
28 | So er , he has n't had a very good day at work , a bit fed up . |
29 | Mind you he has n't had a very good partner though ! |
30 | ‘ At that time , Michael did n't have a very good reputation for being easy to work with . ’ |