Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [adj] a bad [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has not been such a bad outcome for the professionals since the American election of 1948 when the pollsters confidently predicted a clear victory for Dewey . |
| 2 | And to my annoyance was added the realization that perhaps he had not been such a bad interrogator after all . |
| 3 | On second thoughts , it might not be such a bad idea , if only for a different reason . |
| 4 | If he said ‘ Good morning , men ! ’ as he passed by then it might not be such a bad day . |
| 5 | The reaction from Ulster Unionists has been an almost automatic rejection , but Downing Street has been keen to point out that Foley has been vocal in his criticism of the IRA and his appointment might not be such a bad move . |
| 6 | Now that might not be such a bad thing . |
| 7 | Perhaps resting there would not be such a bad thing for a week or two longer ? |
| 8 | But that may not be such a bad thing , says Ian Marshall . |
| 9 | A member of our research team will show a tape of one of the programmes and hopefully that will persuade whoever it may be that it might not be such a bad thing to appear on it . |
| 10 | However , such a mental exercise may be found to be of more benefit to him than could any rules , and as such may not be such a bad thing . |
| 11 | I was up ‘ til midnight making the gekhakte chicken liver and roasting the turkey for the sandwiches and doing the potato salad , so you 'd better not give me any nonsense about your latest low-fat diet , Rebecca , or you either , Rainbow , though a little slimming routine might not be such a bad thing for you , except today 's a special occasion , so just tuck in . |
| 12 | It might not be such a bad thing — if we can get decent cover for Beeney at a cheap price , we should still be able to get a decent fee for Lukic . |
| 13 | People will start talking about Leeds and that ca n't be all a bad thing . |
| 14 | Perhaps it would n't be such a bad idea to be slightly more circumspect about looking for her . |
| 15 | Besides saving the EMS , a little prudential supervision of the world 's last wholly unregulated financial market would n't be such a bad idea . |