Example sentences of "go [prep] a [adj] patch " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every team goes through a bad patch . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The Royal Family is certainly going through a rough patch . |
| 4 | The hole-in-the-wall tie and scarf retailer is going through a sticky patch in its drive to adorn the world 's necks . |
| 5 | This is not always easy , especially when the relationship is going through a sticky patch , but if they can feel close from time to time , the pulling-back will happen less , and Elizabeth could reassure Harry that just because she wants to do things for herself does n't mean that she does n't want him . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 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 | Did she see me pour the Finish 'Em into the punch ? ‘ I know we 're going through a bad patch at the moment . ’ |
| 10 | And the on-going tabloid obsession with Charles and Diana 's marriage : ‘ Oh , they must be going through a bad patch . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But customers , too , have only recently begun to see the big picture : IBM is not just going through a bad patch , it is in serious , perhaps critical , trouble . |
| 13 | It is currently going through a bad patch of such uncertainty . |
| 14 | Obviously people who are merely going through a bad patch ( anxiety state ) are easier to assist in the process of change , because they have greater resources , than individuals who have always been anxious ( anxiety trait ) . |
| 15 | Even when they knew he was going through a bad patch they would continue to deliver dangerous back-passes to him . |
| 16 | ‘ Middlesbrough were going through a bad patch at the time . |
| 17 | It kept him occupied and brought a bit of money in , but not much , because fairs were going through a lean patch , too . |
| 18 | Were they a coincidence or are you going through a purple patch at the moment ? |
| 19 | When the company I work for went through a rough patch , there were no pay rises for two years . |
| 20 | ‘ She went through a bad patch , ’ said Mrs Khalid . |
| 21 | As we have already seen , the US dollar went through a bad patch in 1986 , in company with the oil market . |
| 22 | 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 ’ . |
| 23 | Evode has gone through a sticky patch . |
| 24 | Hed gone through a sticky patch but he was a good player , and was signing from the runaway leaders of the division . |
| 25 | ‘ Paula started to tell me about another woman who Eddie had begun seeing and she said that the marriage had gone through a bad patch and divorce proceedings had been started , ’ Miss Coltman said . |
| 26 | St Matthew 's School has gone through a difficult patch in the last few years . |