Example sentences of "[pers pn] 're [verb] a bad [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Oh livid , You 're setting a bad example to the troops , apparently . ’
2 You start to think , well of course , had I done so-and-so yesterday , had I done , and I 've missed on so- and-so , so you sort of , review the day for a couple of hours , and then it gets to about four o'clock and now you 're thinking , Oh my God , I 'm at the accountants the next day , I 'll be so tired , I 'll be you know , and it 's too late to do anything about it now , so now you 're having a bad day the next day as well because you 've got yourself all stewed up about that .
3 you 're having a bad time , use them .
4 It 's a funny thing though , because mother 's and daughter 's , and er , I love , when my mum comes up she 's a dreadful sleeper and if you 're having a bad time , you get up in the middle of the night to go and make a cup of tea , there 's always a little voice says , yes , let's have a cup of tea dear .
5 So do n't lie , if you 're having a bad month , or you 're having a bad week or you have n't had any sales , put it in the computer , because that 's going to be identified , it comes up on here , so that your manager can help you .
6 So do n't lie , if you 're having a bad month , or you 're having a bad week or you have n't had any sales , put it in the computer , because that 's going to be identified , it comes up on here , so that your manager can help you .
7 Well I think I 've been rather more fortunate , the two branch managers I 've had er , before , I 'd not had long enough , er , both have given albeit not regular , but feedback both positive and negative , er , when you 're doing a good job and when you 're doing a bad job , and er , in all honesty , it 's probably the appraisal itself , that 's actually been unnecessary because of their feedback they 're given me during the year , because the appraisal is just a formal repetition of what 's already been said .
8 Now if you know that somebody is a drug addict and they 've just had an injection you keep away from them , erm if they 're having a bad trip , whatever they call it , because you do n't , they become very violent , they can do a lot of damage , now the only time you will step in and help is when they go unconscious , but at the same time remember protect yourself , we 're talking about needles here and probably shared needles , you must be terribly careful that you do not get pricked by a needle , especially if , they have a habit of sticking needles under lapels , so always be aware of this , if a person is a drug addict , in fact if you can find some easier way of turning them into the recovery position , do so , erm , you can then obviously either call the ambulance .
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