Example sentences of "[art] good [conj] [art] bad [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the officers of these contrasting units might be held responsible for both the good and the bad behaviour , there is a touch of the ‘ kind ’ and the ‘ nasty ’ treatment often meted out to prisoners in the hope of gaining information . |
| 2 | ‘ You split them ’ , prompts the analyst , ‘ into the good and the bad mother . ’ |
| 3 | While Britain probably has the best and the worst press in the world , the latter had convinced many that ‘ you 're going to stitch them up . |
| 4 | There is almost always total consensus in an organization on the best and the worst performance , although there is rarely any agreement at all about the ranking of the group in between . |
| 5 | There is usually a better and a worse spot to stand and fight . |
| 6 | Now that has nothing to do about whether our children will get a better or a worse education if the school is opted out . |
| 7 | Like power , money as it stands is neither a good nor a bad commodity . |
| 8 | The smallest detail can often be the difference between a good and a bad picture . |
| 9 | Editing is both a good and a bad thing in a sense . |
| 10 | Do you think this sort of advertising is a good or a bad idea ? |
| 11 | Such research can only discover whether lawyers are doing a good or a bad job in terms of common sense criteria , themselves embedded in , if not derived from , the ideology of lawyers themselves . |
| 12 | ‘ There was a lack of a shared view about what the health service 's purpose was , and yet without that how can you know if you 've done a good or a bad job ? |
| 13 | The broad-minded opinions and solid common sense of this robust story-teller are expressed sometimes in dialogue in which officers ( and , interestingly , sometimes officers and men ) exchange views on slave-trading , naval punishments , privateering , or discuss the attributes of a good or a bad captain . |
| 14 | You draw a line and you know at once whether it 's a good or a bad line . |
| 15 | I 'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing , but the game 's got practically nothing to do with the Bullseye TV show . |
| 16 | Not that that 's necessarily a good or a bad thing . |
| 17 | Language work can also be covered through drama or role-play ( a speech by a Roman general encouraging the troops , an argument between a Celt and a Roman over whether the conquest of Britain was a good or a bad thing ) . |
| 18 | Is that a good or a bad thing ? |
| 19 | Do you have any thoughts as to whether it 's a good or a bad thing that food is produced artificially , as it were ? |
| 20 | Is that a good or a bad thing ? |