Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] a bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though cholesterol has a bad reputation , a raised level of cholesterol in the blood being one of the risk factors associated with heart disease , it is actually an essential component of the body . |
| 2 | It is not only that no one on the planet has a bad word to say about Sybil : people trip over their superlatives . |
| 3 | As a father , the tom-cat has a bad reputation . |
| 4 | Socialist realism has a bad press in the West . |
| 5 | ‘ That scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men of the parish . |
| 6 | UK drinks tax policy sets a bad example to our export markets . |
| 7 | ‘ A bad argument remains a bad argument even if it is repeated a thousand times . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Romance has a bad influence on reality , ’ Clare said . |
| 9 | If a big studio has a bad patch , as Fox did until a year ago , then the library can carry the studio . |
| 10 | In all cases where you are borrowing money , you should ask for , or arrange for , full insurance on the aircraft — so that if you or another group member has a bad crash , maybe writing the aircraft off , the rest of the group ( or your dependants ) are not stuck with the loan . |
| 11 | Only construction has a worse record , where the risk is one in 252 . |
| 12 | The Central Junta has a bad reputation ; a clumsy body of thirty-five presided over by the aged Floridablanca , President of the Junta of Murcia , its pretensions as a sovereign body with the title ‘ Majesty ’ were slightly ridiculous . |
| 13 | A good whack gives a bad ache and may even double up your opponent . |