Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You heard me say how it felt as though I were in a bad dream , unable to wake . |
| 2 | I write to say how appalled I was at the bad manners of BAIE members at the Editing for Industry awards dinner in Torquay . |
| 3 | I had murder with [ my GP ] ‘ cos , when I went , I was in a bad way and me mam took me up the doctor 's and he just said : ‘ I wo n't give you methadone . |
| 4 | I was in a bad way at that time , I felt really depressed , so I went round causing criminal damage . |
| 5 | If I was in a bad mood or something and I wanted to be on my own it would be , ‘ Ah , have you had an argument with the girlfriend ? |
| 6 | I was in a bad mood , and he kept pestering me , so we had words . ’ |
| 7 | But I was in a bad mood with myself . |
| 8 | I 'll grant you were in a bad state , which was hardly surprising after all the business with losing your part and then Lesley-Jane going off with Micky — incidentally , there was less in that than you thought , but that 's by the way . |
| 9 | If you were in a bad accident or been into the slums with lice and things , you had to report it and bring your uniform in . |
| 10 | They guessed she was on a bad trip and moved in swiftly before she could hurt herself . |
| 11 | Ambulance paramedic duty manager Mike Jackson said : ‘ She was in a bad way when we arrived . |
| 12 | Elsie was amiable but not very bright , and now her brother was in prison , she was in a bad way financially . |
| 13 | Everyone tried to help , reassuring her that this was a good omen , she would be marvellous when it came to the actual performance , but it was fairly obvious she was in a bad way . |
| 14 | You was in a bad mood yesterday afternoon |
| 15 | If they were in a good mood things would go well , but if they were in a bad mood , David would n't show up . |
| 16 | It was in a bad state . |
| 17 | ‘ I could see it was in a bad state . ’ |
| 18 | Back at their home , Pauline said : ‘ It was like a bad dream . ’ |
| 19 | So much had happened in so short a time ; it was like a bad dream . |
| 20 | Duncan saw that he was in a bad way , his face grey and wan . |
| 21 | If he had n't been so badly injured we would n't have even attempted a rescue until later , but he was in a bad way , so we had no choice . ’ |
| 22 | He was like a bad gangster movie ; laughable if she 'd felt like laughing . |