Example sentences of "[verb] had a bad [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Transport Secretary is a very genial Scot who has had a bad press but can take it with a smile . |
| 2 | You know , I was on the phone to a customer for fifteen to twenty minutes because they 'd had a bad experience and I was actually making an appointment for Roy to go in and that twenty minutes is a long time , and I think really if anything , it 's just brought to me really , , how little time sometimes , it 's not always the case , it does vary , that , depending on the incoming calls , depending if you 've got got through the emerging paperwork for whatever reason , how little quality time perhaps you do actually spend on the phone , making outgoing calls to sell . |
| 3 | He 'd had a bad shave and his hair looked as if it was growing back after having been cut too short . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I must have had a bad dream and screamed in my sleep . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Miss Swift , ’ he said slowly , eyes narrowing , ‘ you 're tired , you 've had a bad shock and — ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We 've taken a bit of stick and rightly so because we 've had a bad week and had two disappointing performances . |
| 7 | She 's had a bad time and no mistake . ’ |