Example sentences of "come [prep] a bad [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He 's rather busy — you 've come at a bad time , I 'm afraid , Miss Holbrook . |
2 | ‘ He 's probably come at a bad time , ’ said Pool 's longest serving player . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | He came to a bad end . ’ |
5 | 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 . |
6 | She warned her child against coming to a bad end . |
7 | ‘ He 'll … he 'll come to a bad end ; yes , he will . |
8 | He might think he 's fallen on his feet but he 'll come to a bad end , you 'll see … ‘ |
9 | " A tomboy 's like a whistling woman and a crowing hen , who can only come to a bad end . |
10 | You will come to a bad end ! |
11 | 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 . ’ |
12 | ‘ Come to a bad end , ’ said Mrs Yaxlee with relish . |
13 | ‘ Have I come at a bad time ? ’ |
14 | ‘ Have I come at a bad moment ? ’ she asked . |
15 | 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 . ’ |
16 | Comes to a bad end . |