Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] a bad " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's no reason why drag queens should get a bad rap , ’ to which she adds , a little curiously , ‘ They 're pagan . ’ |
| 2 | For example , leaving rates of women employees may show a worse picture than for male employees . |
| 3 | There were two routes to follow : on the one hand he could try and solve the murder , but that might make a bad situation worse . |
| 4 | They might have a bad past but they 've got something which saves them . |
| 5 | They might have a bad past but they 've got something which saves them . |
| 6 | To build up his pot , because he might have a bad month , or he might want to go on holiday . |
| 7 | Writing in the Labour Sunday newspaper , environmental journalist Tran Trong Thuc , suggests : " Officials fear they 'll get a bad reputation among foreign investors if they reverse their decision " . |
| 8 | Cats have long memories , especially where a nasty shock is concerned , and may remember a bad experience of this kind for years afterwards . |
| 9 | When we are handling a horse , especially a young one , we need to be careful that we do n't do anything with it that could become a bad habit . |
| 10 | Yet they reckon it could set a bad example elsewhere in Eastern Europe ( Czechoslovakia ) as well as in bigger , more important places ( India and , when their worries turn that way , the Soviet Union ) . |
| 11 | The Maldives took the view , along with several other SAARC states , that bilateral problems among members should not impinge on the SAARC and that Sri Lanka 's decision to refuse to host the 1989 summit could set a bad precedent . |
| 12 | ‘ He could have a bad week swingwise and still win by five shots because he 'd somehow make the best of his opportunities , no matter how limited they were . |
| 13 | The auditor also criticised prices which he said had been too low in the past and meant a marked increase last year , which could have a bad effect on demand . |
| 14 | You 'd got to do your sport for him and , if you did n't , you 'd get a bad report . |
| 15 | Recognising that relocation may have a worse effect on married staff than on single workers , it is not unusual to find that they receive higher allowances . |
| 16 | Southern rock ( remember Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers ? ) may leave a bad taste in the mouth for many rock elitists , but The Black Crowes ' brand of Southern comfort packs the kick those other bands ( although worthy ) failed to deliver . |
| 17 | If the terms are excessively one-sided , the client may acquire a bad commercial relationship ; a customer against whom the terms are enforced once may refuse to do further business on those terms . |
| 18 | The childless were also more concerned about items which they thought would set a bad example to children while nearly all parents were aware of the 9pm watershed for more adult programming . |
| 19 | Similarly both the Rathenau Advisory Group in the Netherlands and the Industrial Institute of Economic and Social Research in Stockholm , carried out simulations which indicated that slow introduction of microelectronic technology would have a worse effect on employment than keeping up with other countries . |
| 20 | By the end of the year he was predicting , in research carried out for the Scottish National Party , that unemployment would have a worse impact in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK , reflecting the poorer social conditions prevalent there . |
| 21 | Everything that Labour says about public spending shows that it is completely indifferent to inflation , which would have a bad effect on unemployment . |
| 22 | In Romania , the government led by the reform communists who overthrew the dictatorship of Ceausescu has made so many mistakes that it may get a bad surprise in the parliamentary and presidential elections on May 20th . |
| 23 | Another upsetting aspect of caring , for some offspring , is the realisation that this task can wave no magic wand which will make a bad relationship better . |
| 24 | Having to check your watch will have a bad effect on the way you handle the interview and what you learn from it . |
| 25 | Your holiday will have a bad start if you have to struggle with luggage , deal with train cancellations , and endure a frantic rush to reach the plane just in time . |
| 26 | ‘ The public will get a worse railway for more money , ’ he claimed . |
| 27 | This will cause a bad bounce and balloon if the ground is rough and , combined with the much higher touch down speed , may result in a broken glider . |
| 28 | If you can make a bad orchestra tolerable , that is valuable . |
| 29 | There 's only one way you can cripple a bad scientist , and that 's to demonstrate how bad his science is . |
| 30 | Seats , particularly if they are the bucket-type and simply plonked on existing terracing , can give a bad view in an uncomfortable position at a higher cost . |