Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [vb pp] a bad [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was turned down by all the universities on my UCCA application form , because I had received a bad report from my headmaster at Downside School who said I took drugs , which was true , but was also an admission made to him in confidence . |
| 2 | Despite her defiant words , though , she had the feeling that she had made a bad mistake during these last few minutes . |
| 3 | In the difficult job of getting through one 's life happily , she had made a bad start . |
| 4 | These elements were inspired by his own experiences during the break-up with Sandra after she had suffered a bad LSD experience in her search for enlightenment . |
| 5 | Pilate 's wife sent him a message begging him to have nothing to do with Jesus as she had experienced a bad dream because of him . |
| 6 | The hotel had much to keep youngsters occupied , but by day three we realised we had made a bad mistake in taking such a young child skiing . |
| 7 | It had taken a bad beating from the RAF and been widely rebuilt , much of it as copies of the original high-pitched medieval buildings . |
| 8 | He had witnessed a bad thing last night . |
| 9 | Time and time again he would stare at the ground , hand on hip , if he thought he had received a bad call , and then swallow his anger and play tennis . |
| 10 | Perhaps he had had a bad day at the garage and had not sold enough crummy second-hand cars . |