Example sentences of "not [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 . |