Example sentences of "had have a bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Northern Ireland government had had a bad press for years as have had all weak and well-meaning governments in a classical revolutionary situation whether they were Stuart , Bourbon , Romanov or more modern . |
| 2 | The children had had a bad spell with that , but she thought it was over now . |
| 3 | Perhaps he had had a bad day at the garage and had not sold enough crummy second-hand cars . |
| 4 | Tony had had a bad start , 2 over after 5 , and Jack had brought it back to 1 again . |
| 5 | Often , such people never consider that it might be because they are not academically qualified or had had a bad interview ; they automatically blame racism . |
| 6 | Strawberry had had a bad time . |