Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] a bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will do you no good to try and keep away from the hub of activity and hope that by making no impression you will not make a bad impression . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've not seen a worse sea this year . |
| 3 | Further , both Conservative and Labour Governments have sought to restrict increases in MPs ' pay so that Parliament does not give a bad example to the country and encourage more inflation . |
| 4 | You can not become a bad player overnight in terms of technique but undoubtedly you can become so mentally — if you start doubting yourself , for example . |
| 5 | Despite the moral panics which occasionally blow up — as for example when two IRA suspects escaped from Brixton prison in July 1991 — the English penal system does not have a bad record over ‘ security ’ , in the sense of keeping prisoners inside prison . |
| 6 | We would like them to acquire more , of course , but they do not have a bad record . |
| 7 | A classic example of good housekeeping which has made Cambridge a authority in the region and beyond and one that even members of the conservative government have occasionally , through gritted teeth they 're not doing a bad job , damn them and that means that the are going to think to have some of those , if you like , very good housekeeping back to the citizens who have been paying the bills over the years . |
| 8 | Well actually it jus , he 's not having a bad time . |
| 9 | In such instances they would need more training until an unexpected sensation does not cause a bad reaction . |
| 10 | ‘ I can not imagine a worse torture than not knowing how long your pension will be paid , ’ Mr Trench told a London news conference before they marched to Parliament to lobby their MPs . |
| 11 | Because they do n't make a bad noise . |
| 12 | ‘ You would n't make a bad pioneer if you had a bit more time for practice . |
| 13 | Pre-flash wo n't make a bad picture good , but you can now expose your bad picture well . |
| 14 | Pre-flash wo n't make a bad picture good , but you can now expose your bad picture well . |
| 15 | I did n't make a bad job . |
| 16 | After the disastrous presidency of George Bush , Arfur Daley himself could n't do a worse job . |
| 17 | I mean , de a I , I think he does n't do a bad job on to be fair |
| 18 | I mean he does the big functions and he does n't do a bad job |
| 19 | I must say Jean , you did n't do a bad job for woman ! |
| 20 | He had n't done a bad job of dictating her actions so far but that did n't mean it had to continue . |
| 21 | I have n't got a bad back , she had me |
| 22 | They do n't look a bad colour as though do they ? |
| 23 | I 'm bloody sure I would n't of paid it no way , er , thing is though you see when you first look at it , it do n't look a bad car , but when you start studying it closely you start to see just exactly what problems it 's got with it did you point out the faults on it then ? |
| 24 | There were occasions yesterday when she did n't look a bad player , certainly trimmer and more mobile than when she played the game for real , and showing some nimble footwork which Lionel himself would have envied . |
| 25 | Sybillin was the worst of them but he did n't run a bad race in the circumstances , ’ the trainer added . |
| 26 | He has n't become a bad manager overnight . |
| 27 | Cult-turned-flagship Have I Got News For You garnered six million viewers this year , a BBC2 chart-topper , and , as Merton observes , ‘ You do n't hear a bad thing said about it ! ’ |
| 28 | Whereas you ca n't take a bad picture of my sister . |
| 29 | " I could n't have a worse offer if I lived to be a hundred . |
| 30 | Well we ca n't have a bad year presumably it means you do n't pay tax . |