Example sentences of "have a bad " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a big studio has a bad patch , as Fox did until a year ago , then the library can carry the studio . |
| 2 | Though cholesterol has a bad reputation , a raised level of cholesterol in the blood being one of the risk factors associated with heart disease , it is actually an essential component of the body . |
| 3 | Has a bad attitude |
| 4 | As a father , the tom-cat has a bad reputation . |
| 5 | The estate in Bradford where people told us they could not get credit because it had a reputation for housing defaulters ( see Appendix II , section 5 ) is an example of a physical credit ghetto , and depth-interview respondents in Finsbury ( London ) told us that their experience suggested that ‘ it has a bad name for credit ’ . |
| 6 | It is n't , it 's Nigel and Nigel has a bad brake problem . |
| 7 | ‘ Brian Williams went down on the ball once and had his head blatantly stamped on and he has a bad cut , ’ he added . |
| 8 | Livermore confirmed : ‘ Four people were hurt — Gray has a bad shin , Gordon Durie twisted an ankle , Sheringham hurt a knee and Samways sustained damaged ankle ligaments . |
| 9 | And he refuses to accept that he has a bad boy reputation which goes before him with officials . |
| 10 | It 's being around Dodger She has a bad effect on me . |
| 11 | It is not only that no one on the planet has a bad word to say about Sybil : people trip over their superlatives . |
| 12 | In all cases where you are borrowing money , you should ask for , or arrange for , full insurance on the aircraft — so that if you or another group member has a bad crash , maybe writing the aircraft off , the rest of the group ( or your dependants ) are not stuck with the loan . |
| 13 | The Central Junta has a bad reputation ; a clumsy body of thirty-five presided over by the aged Floridablanca , President of the Junta of Murcia , its pretensions as a sovereign body with the title ‘ Majesty ’ were slightly ridiculous . |
| 14 | ‘ Romance has a bad influence on reality , ’ Clare said . |
| 15 | Socialist realism has a bad press in the West . |
| 16 | Relatively inexpensive , it may on the one hand inspire confidence in the wearer and on the other act as a tactile reminder that he/she has a bad knee . |
| 17 | Do n't let's just say drugs are bad , because for every one that has a bad time , and some people have a terrible time , you say some people die , I accept that . |
| 18 | It has a bad reputation in the system . |
| 19 | Over the years , quarrying generally has had a bad record for pay and conditions , and Penrhyn has a particularly infamous past . |
| 20 | Divorced people , and therefore single parents , have had a bad press lately . |
| 21 | The intensely religious former viceroy of India and wartime ambassador to Washington has had a bad write-up . |
| 22 | Markets have had a bad few weeks , but if the City gets upset about the outcome of the election , or the currency markets react strongly , there could be more pain in store . |
| 23 | I 've had a bad morning . |
| 24 | Like those of Caracas , the stations of Mexico have generally had a bad press . |
| 25 | Tony had had a bad start , 2 over after 5 , and Jack had brought it back to 1 again . |
| 26 | If it had n't been for him , I would have had a bad time because I hated school . ’ |
| 27 | The children had had a bad spell with that , but she thought it was over now . |
| 28 | He 'd had a bad dream in which he 'd been not only head of the Conservative Research Department , but also with the Raj in Belfast , and confronted by coalminers and oil-rig workers to boot . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Cholesterol has had a bad press . |