Example sentences of "[vb pp] bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for complaints that employers falsely claimed bad workmanship or embezzlement of materials to deduct fines from wages , even William Temple , an ardent polemicist for the clothiers in a dispute with the West Country weavers in 1727 , admitted knowing one clothier who stopped wages " in a most base and flagrant manner " , despite which he became a JP . |
| 2 | Wavebreaker was registered in the Channel Islands , and thus sailed under a defaced British red ensign with the Bahamian flag flying as a courtesy ensign from the main spreaders , but I always greeted arriving charter guests with their own country 's flag — though such a gesture was considered bad flag etiquette by nautical purists , it was good for our final tip — and so Thessy now hoisted the Stars and Stripes to the mainmast 's spreaders and a smaller Stars and Bars just beneath . |
| 3 | Alcohol was considered bad news . |
| 4 | He was not a lady 's man in the accepted sense , rather he championed and encouraged single women to travel at a time when it was still considered bad form for a respectable young lady to take a shopping trip to London unchaperoned , let alone visit the Continent . |
| 5 | And , ‘ When I was a boy it was always considered bad form to talk about food or money . |
| 6 | In those days it was considered bad form even to slap you on the back . |
| 7 | He gropes for the apt phrase ; it is considered bad form here to use words like ‘ hellish ’ . |
| 8 | In the Store it was considered bad manners , while Outside … well , there were so many other things that killed nomes in any case . |
| 9 | It is considered bad manners for reception staff to address a visitor from a sitting position ; they should always rise and be attentive when someone approaches the counter . |
| 10 | Also , we have our back to the vice , which was considered bad practice . |
| 11 | So do n't let bad weather discourage you from claiming a targeted peak . |
| 12 | She 'd suffered worse treatment from punters in the past . |
| 13 | ‘ I have seen worse storms than this . |
| 14 | The British banger has suffered bad publicity in recent years from Europe . |
| 15 | They argue that these men have suffered bad childhood experiences which have prevented their normal development . |
| 16 | Although Lukic has made bad mistakes at ( unfortunaltely ) critical times I do n't think he is a complete donkey . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've done bad things . |
| 18 | I think the correct shoes for the occasion have done bad things to my feet . ’ |
| 19 | Asked by Ruth Anderson , for the uncle , if she was absolutely sure he had done bad things to her twice , the girl replied : ‘ I ca n't remember because I was only little . ’ |
| 20 | In part , it says : ‘ I have not met bad people , I have never been robbed and whenever I left a village , people waved me with tearful eyes . |
| 21 | He has selected bad squads , putting continuity before form … the Waddle Factor . |
| 22 | The Royal Bank has suffered a slide in profits to £20.9 million from £57.7 million and has seen bad debts soar . |
| 23 | oh yeah I have seen Bad News but I , I do n't remember it very well , I remember bits of it . |
| 24 | I suppose , in theory , I 've had worse times , but not many , and not much worse . |
| 25 | Other studies have shown worse school progress in children who stopped diet at 6 years of age compared with children who continued treatment . |
| 26 | To date the CEGB has not signed any contract for using THORP because it believes it is being offered worse terms than the BNFL 's overseas customers . |
| 27 | It 's thought bad manners not to offer a visitor a night of passion after tramping round the icy far north . |
| 28 | Political unrest in Yugoslavia could have spelt bad news for Airtours , which planned to send 7,000 sunseekers there this summer . |
| 29 | I 've got bad indigestion . |
| 30 | She has got bad spots . |