Example sentences of "[pers pn] have had a bad [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was as if I 'd had a bad dream .
2 He does n't have to do anything , but about four Christmas 's ago I had the whole lot down , I had nine of us for the whole Christmas week , erm , Boxing Day I went in the kitchen , two of Diane 's friends had arrived , who lived in London and I went in the kitchen , I 'd had a bad dose of the flu virus that was
3 So anyway I found this doctor and said to the receptionist : ‘ I 've had a bad back .
4 I 'm sorry , I 've had a bad day . ’
5 I 've had a bad morning .
6 ‘ If the Queen thinks she has had a bad year , look at me — my whole life has been pretty horribilis , ’ said Olive , from Birmingham .
7 She has had a bad time .
8 If you want a new look but you 've had a bad experience in the past or simple do n't know which style to opt for , here are a few pointers .
9 You 've had a bad experience , but it 's one that happens to both men and women and you should have forgotten it long ago .
10 You 've had a bad experience , Leonora .
11 ‘ Miss Swift , ’ he said slowly , eyes narrowing , ‘ you 're tired , you 've had a bad shock and — ’
12 Do n't be tempted to lie in and snooze if you 've had a bad night .
13 You 've had a bad start , and you 're not going to be over this illness in a couple of days , but I 'm sure you can beat it .
14 You 've had a bad deal .
15 ‘ No , you 've had a bad time , and now you 're snapping out of it , that 's all .
16 ‘ My son , you 've had a bad time , I can see it in your face .
17 Planning for the future care of your children can be particularly stressful if you are someone who wants to have as little as possible to do with social services and other authorities , or if you have had a bad experience with them in the past .
18 She 's had a bad time and no mistake . ’
19 She 's had a bad time , so the buzz has it .
20 Er he 's a real action man , er and a great professional , and he lifts us all on Monday morning when we 've had a bad weekend er with his running and his enthusiasm .
21 ‘ We 've taken a bit of stick and rightly so because we 've had a bad week and had two disappointing performances .
22 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 .
23 ‘ And they 've had a bad press .
24 No but I mean he has had a bad start
25 when he 'd said he 'd had a bad experience .
26 He 'd had a bad dream in which he 'd been not only head of the Conservative Research Department , but also with the Raj in Belfast , and confronted by coalminers and oil-rig workers to boot .
27 He felt odd , queer , as if he 'd had a bad dream .
28 He 'd had a bad shave and his hair looked as if it was growing back after having been cut too short .
29 Perhaps he had had a bad day at the garage and had not sold enough crummy second-hand cars .
30 When he 's had a bad day he looks really sad .
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