Example sentences of "come [prep] [art] bad [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The village founded by King Billy has come through the bad times and it has not surrendered .
2 ‘ He 's rather busy — you 've come at a bad time , I 'm afraid , Miss Holbrook .
3 ‘ He 's probably come at a bad time , ’ said Pool 's longest serving player .
4 She told the poor people who had taken her in that the girl was illegitimate , and that she came from a bad family with an evil reputation .
5 He came to a bad end . ’
6 THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 1992 — McDermott 's withdrawal came at a bad time : an anticipatory profile of the Queensland firebreather leads the 92nd edition , followed by a réumé of others born outside the county line .
7 She warned her child against coming to a bad end .
8 ‘ He 'll … he 'll come to a bad end ; yes , he will .
9 He might think he 's fallen on his feet but he 'll come to a bad end , you 'll see … ‘
10 " A tomboy 's like a whistling woman and a crowing hen , who can only come to a bad end .
11 You will come to a bad end !
12 All the Pain that Money Can Buy : the Life of Christina Onassis by William Wright ( Gollancz , £5.99 ) — The author 's explanation of why people devour books about the rich is appropriately cynical : ‘ We examine their bounteous lives on the modest condition that they suffer and come to a bad end . ’
13 Come to a bad end , ’ said Mrs Yaxlee with relish .
14 ‘ Have I come at a bad time ? ’
15 ‘ Have I come at a bad moment ? ’ she asked .
16 But if you know anyone who comes to a bad end you tend to think over what you said to them , what they said to you . ’
17 Comes to a bad end .
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