Example sentences of "[verb] [art] bad [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Jeremy 's case , given the bad weather and the fact that he was lightly clothed and had left his camping gear at the refuge , such a controller would have been likely to mount a search earlier . |
| 2 | For most people it seems that it is necessary to stay long enough to enjoy the bad weather as well as the good , to gain a true appreciation of the countryside . |
| 3 | Do you want the bad news or the very bad news ? |
| 4 | It was now that Sean realised the bad decision that he had made . |
| 5 | He points out that under John Akers , IBM has built its desktop computing business to $8,500m in worldwide sales in 1991 , giving it 19% market share ; remained the worldwide leader in information technology revenues , at $62,800m last year up nearly 30% from $48,500m in 1985 when Akers took over ; and avoided the worst crisis that could have befallen it — which would have been to sacrifice investments in research and development for the sake of a fast buck — it spent $6,600m last year . |
| 6 | It may be an absolutely true statement , but it does nothing whatsoever to give any guidance as to the ways in which performance may be improved and merely passes a message down the line that those at the top do not want to know the bad news and would like to dissociate themselves from it . |
| 7 | It was this inability to up the run rate that coach Jim Love blamed for the defeat , though it has to be said that Storie had done well to repair a bad start when the Scots lost both openers , Bruce Patterson and Iain Philip , on 17 . |
| 8 | He caught a bad cold and , thinking that the disease had returned , took his life . |
| 9 | ‘ Randolph , you must help us quickly ’ he gasped , ‘ Rudolph , you dad has caught a bad cold and will not be able to pull the sleigh tonight . |
| 10 | But then came the bad weather and the frost — they did n't allow for you being knee-deep in snow — they expected you to be where you should be . |
| 11 | For example , leaving rates of women employees may show a worse picture than for male employees . |
| 12 | Half the girls felt both boys and girls deserved a bad name if they slept around . |
| 13 | At times , it seems to those taking part to resemble a bad dream as they are required to be vigilant in spite of distractions elsewhere caused by other unfinished tasks ! |
| 14 | On the other hand to characterise a bad clause as voidable must mean that it is possible for one party to bring contractual relations to an end and sue for the return of money/goods . |
| 15 | ‘ They create the bad image because they have a politically biased view of the area and the people within it ’ . |
| 16 | You know , it 's er it 's got the bad publicity that it had and it 's still got it , well I do n't think it has to be . |
| 17 | They do n't look a bad colour as though do they ? |
| 18 | She 's got a bad cold or 'flu and she 's running a temperature , ’ said Mother in an ‘ I told you so ’ voice . |
| 19 | I 've got a bad back but it do n't , it does n't class me as disabled |
| 20 | I 've got a bad back as well . |
| 21 | But they 're going to be cut out from the two litre bottle range er if they 've got a bad back or these sort of situations . |
| 22 | ‘ I think hairdressers have got a bad reputation as so many of them try to dominate the client . |
| 23 | At the moment I could n't cos I 've got a bad knee but I have run after people and caught people , yes . |
| 24 | He 's got a bad knee and without the union to keep him out of hard physical work he 's stuck really — he 's got no qualifications or anything . ’ |
| 25 | The professor said : ‘ Judith has had a worse time than David because all of this is not of her making . |
| 26 | ‘ Miss Swift , ’ he said slowly , eyes narrowing , ‘ you 're tired , you 've had a bad shock and — ’ |
| 27 | The Transport Secretary is a very genial Scot who has had a bad press but can take it with a smile . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I must have had a bad dream and screamed in my sleep . ’ |
| 29 | You know , I was on the phone to a customer for fifteen to twenty minutes because they 'd had a bad experience and I was actually making an appointment for Roy to go in and that twenty minutes is a long time , and I think really if anything , it 's just brought to me really , , how little time sometimes , it 's not always the case , it does vary , that , depending on the incoming calls , depending if you 've got got through the emerging paperwork for whatever reason , how little quality time perhaps you do actually spend on the phone , making outgoing calls to sell . |
| 30 | He 'd had a bad shave and his hair looked as if it was growing back after having been cut too short . |