Example sentences of "[vb -s] a bad [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	He looks a bad colour to me . "
2	The estate in Bradford where people told us they could not get credit because it had a reputation for housing defaulters ( see Appendix II , section 5 ) is an example of a physical credit ghetto , and depth-interview respondents in Finsbury ( London ) told us that their experience suggested that ‘ it has a bad name for credit ’ .
3	Socialist realism has a bad press in the West .
4	It has a bad reputation in the system .
5	‘ Romance has a bad influence on reality , ’ Clare said .
6	It 's being around Dodger She has a bad effect on me .
7	And when Clara finally cottons on to her husband 's transvestite tendencies she suffers a bad attack of the Lady Bracknells .
8	This request was obviously not well received , for at the bottom of the letter is the hand-written comment : ‘ At first sight it certainly appears a bad case of body snatching , but I assume this is not so . ’
9	Changes in media personnel are fairly frequent and nothing gives a worse impression of the PR executive the continual receipt of material with a predecessor 's name or even their predecessor 's predecessor 's name on it .
10	Dally goes as far as to state that it indicates a bad prognosis for the disease , but I am glad to be able to report that although my jealousy continued into my adolescence , including the anorexic period , it did not deter my recovery , and that my sisters and I are now the best of friends .
11	‘ That scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men of the parish .
12	This sets a bad example to teenagers , many of whom are overweight and eat too much junk food .
13	UK drinks tax policy sets a bad example to our export markets .
14	‘ It makes a bad example for the others . ’
15	They say it 's one step closer to further privatisation within the prison service ; something that leaves a bad taste in their mouths .

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