Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] a bad [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Randolph , you must help us quickly ’ he gasped , ‘ Rudolph , you dad has caught a bad cold and will not be able to pull the sleigh tonight . |
| 2 | The professor said : ‘ Judith has had a worse time than David because all of this is not of her making . |
| 3 | The Transport Secretary is a very genial Scot who has had a bad press but can take it with a smile . |
| 4 | She 's got a bad cold or 'flu and she 's running a temperature , ’ said Mother in an ‘ I told you so ’ voice . |
| 5 | He 's got a bad knee and without the union to keep him out of hard physical work he 's stuck really — he 's got no qualifications or anything . ’ |
| 6 | She 's had a bad time and no mistake . ’ |