Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] a bad [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the hon. Gentleman wants to find a worse record in Scotland for waiting lists , he should look at the waiting lists that were left to us by the previous Labour Government . |
| 2 | Over the years , quarrying generally has had a bad record for pay and conditions , and Penrhyn has a particularly infamous past . |
| 3 | Unfortunately Banbury has got a bad reputation among boat users in the past and the council is doing little to dispel it . |
| 4 | Boards A , B , C , D have all started , although D has got a bad start by not passing close behind the start boat . |
| 5 | But if he has , I do n't think it follows that Fathers and Children has become a bad book in his eyes , but rather , it is now not all that good . |
| 6 | RIGHT Intelligent and loyal , the German Shepherd dog is another breed which , like the Rottweiler , has gained a bad reputation in the popular press . |
| 7 | On May 26th a full-blown review of the matter was announced , but it has left a bad smell of abuse of power . |
| 8 | Cos the area 's got a bad name for drugs anyway . |
| 9 | DON BAKER 'S got a bad case of the blues . |
| 10 | It 's got a bad stigma to it and that 's what 's the main problem with it , y'know , this junkie in a dirty squat with a needle hanging out of his arm and OD'ing and dealing on his doorstep and everything and looking like the pictures you see of people falling to bits , but for me personally it 's not like that , y'know , I do try to conduct a normal law-abiding life . |