Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] a bad " in BNC.

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1 I think that makes it difficult because if you are talking to somebody you do n't know whether you 're going to have a bad pain during your conversation …
2 I 'll make sure May and June top up , because I 'm expecting to have a bad month in July , but because I 'm expecting to have a good month , I might as well go on holiday myself .
3 Britain wants to encourage movement , not to stifle it , and any talk of sanctions would be bound to have a bad effect .
4 The laws are fairly insignificant when set beside the economic problem , and the near certainty that , even if all its present plans work out , the Government will be compelled to report a worse economic record in its third Parliament than its second .
5 These inadequacies of structure in turn were thought to have a bad effect on the efficient delivery of local government services , and on the ability of citizens to understand the role of local democracy .
6 I 'm glad you like my essay , but I do n't like what you 're doing ’ , or would he think ‘ oh dear I 've got to put with this or she 's going to write a bad report on me ’ .
7 Finsbury Park or the Euston Road , but more serious damage could be done if a fatty was seen wearing a bad pair of trainers by the opposing teams ' fashion spotters .
8 Although Glumdalclitch tried to make things as comfortable as possible for me , such an exhausting life was beginning to have a bad effect on my health .
9 He wrinkled his nose , half closed his eyes , and then he surveyed Alexei as if he was trying to understand a bad joke .
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