Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] take a dim [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December .
2 Left at the side of the rutted washboard that has claimed so many victims , it was a poignant reminder that the desert takes a dim view of those who treat it with such disdain .
3 The judge took a dim view of all this and told Howard , ‘ You are a man who drinks vast quantities every night .
4 The City took a dim view of what it regarded as the inordinate amount of time it took for the group to return a profit there .
5 Spike is an amateur gynaecologist who has broken the code and does not deserve a delicacy like Little Liz , a Soho Bunny if ever there was one , all ankle-boots and skin-tight black ; it 's enough to make a judge take a dim view of things .
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