Example sentences of "[noun] have [art] bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though cholesterol has a bad reputation , a raised level of cholesterol in the blood being one of the risk factors associated with heart disease , it is actually an essential component of the body . |
| 2 | A good proportion of our work concerned our availability to act as an unacknowledged arm of the social welfare service to drug users in crisis situations , providing a front-line service for the ‘ speed freaks who 's OD 'd on the results of a bent script ’ , or the ‘ acid heads having a bad trip ’ , for we were in the streets , the pubs , the clubs , the crash pads , and communal houses frequented by the new ‘ alternative society ’ . |
| 3 | The press apparently had expected Steffi 's invincible reign to last for several years — when last year Graf had a bad year ( by her standards ) the men and women of the press understandably searched for reasons for it — and voiced them . |
| 4 | Molly had a bad moment wondering if her father had somehow used the fate of Giovanna 's parents to blackmail the cleaning lady . |
| 5 | ‘ Sometimes husbands have a bad habit of doing things like that , ’ he chuckled . |
| 6 | It is n't , it 's Nigel and Nigel has a bad brake problem . |
| 7 | Livermore confirmed : ‘ Four people were hurt — Gray has a bad shin , Gordon Durie twisted an ankle , Sheringham hurt a knee and Samways sustained damaged ankle ligaments . |
| 8 | Many leaders of working class women 's groups agreed that women 's paid work had a bad effect on the father 's willingness to earn . |
| 9 | Should we not ask ourselves whether the adulteress had a bad family upbringing , lacking in love , that she reacts in this way ? |
| 10 | Inevitably , the divorce had a bad effect on our relationship because I did n't know how to handle the situation . |
| 11 | The feature editor had a bad stutter , and Hannen Swaffer was deaf , so to watch them trying to communicate was hilarious . |
| 12 | Generally speaking the Companies had a bad name among the populations for their greed , unscrupulous attitude to the law , and apparent contempt for the forces of order . |
| 13 | Some countries have a bad reputation for crime and expatriates are naturally concerned about their chances of being mugged or having their home burgled . |
| 14 | It is not only that no one on the planet has a bad word to say about Sybil : people trip over their superlatives . |
| 15 | The place had a bad name and was avoided by locals , even when the sun was shining . |
| 16 | How does it , I mean , has that , have any of the other people on your shift had a bad reaction to that ? |
| 17 | Even when you were small and Lizzie had a bad time of it , I saw to you . |
| 18 | A hundred years later there were 90,000 and the town had a bad reputation for strikes . |
| 19 | None of these governments had a bad record , and the coalition of 1940–1945 had an outstandingly good one . |
| 20 | As a father , the tom-cat has a bad reputation . |
| 21 | Socialist realism has a bad press in the West . |
| 22 | Resident magistrate Mr Gerry Harty said McGuigan had a bad record . |
| 23 | If one pit had a bad patch another pit would cover it , th them days have gone now it 's er one pit against another . |
| 24 | Wallingford had a bad reputation for louts . |
| 25 | I always felt that Roman was exiled because his wife had the bad taste to be murdered in the newspapers . ’ |
| 26 | Newsome had a bad start but ended up doing ok , I thought ; I think the Newsome-Wetherall partnership will get better with time ( a season or two ! ) |
| 27 | But nice , attractive , desexualised people having a bad time makes for a ‘ white bread ’ product , a cop-out . |
| 28 | Although Dilwyn Bowles had a bad experience with the NHS , changes are in progress . |
| 29 | If people have a bad cold , the nasal cavity gets blocked up and so they can not say the sounds properly . |
| 30 | Despite all that , few people have a bad word for Teddy . |