Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [prep] bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zappa later told the Associated Press , ‘ I was in bad shape , but I 'm better now . |
| 2 | I give you ten years , sir , ’ he said to Havvie , ‘ but you are in bad condition , I see , so sweeten your language in future , or it will be the worse for you . ’ |
| 3 | Those horses , all right , I 'm not denying they 're in bad condition , but I did choose 'em . |
| 4 | The DTI objected to both the picture of Gazza and the reference to Armstrong 's suicide , saying that they were in bad taste . |
| 5 | It was obvious that Austria-Hungary would not allow the Russians to invade Bulgaria ; a year before she had disliked the possibility of a united and strengthened Bulgaria , even if it were on bad terms with Russia , and the prospect of one under Russia 's thumb was even worse . |
| 6 | As Victoria Wood said , if it 's in bad taste it 's not funny but if it 's funny it 's not in bad taste . ’ |
| 7 | When the vet did ring it was with bad news . |
| 8 | Which was probably a quotation from something , though Rufus did not know what and thought fastidiously that it was in bad taste , histrionic , though just like Adam . |
| 9 | Indeed , his authority in the Loire region derived partly from the ineffectiveness of both royal power ( though he was on good terms with King Robert of France ) and episcopal power ( he was on bad terms with the bishop of Orléans ) . |
| 10 | When he came this summer , he was in bad shape . |
| 11 | Number three , do you think any of them is in bad taste , if so what are your reasons ? |