‘a bit of a ne'er-do-well whose only interests seemed to be cards and boozing’
‘This latter activity comes courtesy of a controversial religious camp for rascally teen ne'er-do-wells.’
‘As ever with this kind of thing, there was no word from the man himself, as he's a bit busy saving the western world from ne'er-do-wells.’
‘He has to wait until his Rage meter is built up before he can unsheathe his mighty weapon and hack vampires and other ne'er-do-wells to bits.’
‘As folks enter the bars, they are now obliged to present an official piece of government-issued ID, which is then scanned into the system, cross-referenced with a list of known ne'er-do-wells and stored for infinity.’
‘In scenes more normally associated with ne'er-do-wells arriving at courtrooms, the couple were ushered unceremoniously out of vehicles by muscular security staff in through a back entrance of the registry office.’
‘Where late-night casinos may still be considered by many as a hang-out for vice-ridden ne'er-do-wells, the online community can enjoy a game without the dodgy characters or stench of ashtrays.’
‘Having chosen the estate in question as the perfect location for a comedy drama about a family of petty criminals and ne'er-do-wells, perhaps they should not have been surprised that some of the local kids turned out to be a bit lively.’
‘These ne'er-do-wells get it right from the word go, with songs pegged in the red, tempos that threaten to burst their seams at each turn and a vocal snarl reminiscent of Norway's Sweatmaster.’
‘The leader of the quorum-calling ne'er-do-wells happened to be on the board the year that quorum was changed to 500 students.’
‘The fox hunts could be brought into the cities: instead of hunting foxes, they could set the hounds onto local ne'er-do-wells.’
‘Hold on, there's more: the structure also must be portable, collapsible and secure enough to prevent ne'er-do-wells from waltzing off with the art.’
‘And yet the offence these ne'er-do-wells give is as nothing compared with the harm caused by a vicious canker that is now gnawing at the heart of this sceptred isle, this England.’
‘There's punch ups everywhere as the country's titled elite and public schoolboys take on the invading punks, anarchists and ne'er-do-wells in a battle for dominance.’
‘As if these strangely-dressed ne'er-do-wells were not frightening enough, it was discovered that five of the teddy boys pictured were from the royal borough.’
‘I've known hordes of political plotters and ne'er-do-wells in my day and none of them would dream of putting their treason down on paper, far less sending it to a journalist.’
‘Due to not having studied law, I move in the wrong circles and only meet artsy ne'er-do-wells rather than successful go-getting men.’
‘The quickest way to notify ne'er-do-wells that you're a stupid tourist is to unravel a sail-sized map right in the middle of 42nd and Broadway.’
‘Using a procedure they will not make public so as not to give the game away to local ne'er-do-wells, they then freed the red-faced guard from the rear section of the van.’
‘I just hoped he had left a memory behind that would help me get a tag on his meteoric career and give a hint about what lies in store for bad guys and ne'er-do-wells of North Yorkshire.’
‘I hope my labours (and, okay, those of the musicians) are enjoyed by the ne'er-do-wells.’
‘his ne'er-do-well father walked out before he was born’
‘And if their characters are not fixed, why the sudden reversion to type (when Terry smashes up his situation by introducing Sammy's son to his ne'er-do-well father)?’
‘With her curiously-named, camera-toting sidekick Rolf, Jemma takes you through a daily video diary for an eventful two weeks of quantum-transported best mates and ne'er-do-well lab technicians.’
‘Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and Best Original Song, it's about a ragtag gang of ne'er-do-well schoolboys who gain self-respect under the wing of a kindly choirmaster.’
‘However the meeting was arranged, why does the President of Taiwan want a meeting with the president's ne'er-do-well brother?’
‘What do you expect of that ne'er-do-well relative who's always hitting you up for a loan because he's come up with a sure thing?’
‘The overall effect is of being in someone's ne'er-do-well uncle's living room circa 1978.’
‘He takes over a pub from his Aunt Paula after failing at innumerable ne'er-do-well schemes in London.’
‘There's the super-talented, ne'er-do-well point guard, who is signed to a long-term deal.’
‘Another story today contradicts the theory that these scofflaws are a bunch of ne'er-do-well capitalists, or at least most of them.’
‘We're beggars and blighters and ne'er-do-well cads.’
‘The sprawling flat features eight-foot-wide hallways, gargantuan skylights and impeccable plaster detail, all created for a long-gone shopkeeper downstairs and his ne'er-do-well brother.’
‘Despite this, the work is a must for all Williams fans for its presentation of his favourite characters - the Southern belle and the ne'er-do-well male - in their most archetypical form.’
‘His trip becomes a living nightmare when he stops off en route to pick up his ne'er-do-well brother Fuller, who persuades him to play a joke on a lonely trucker.’
‘Here, a woman is talking on the phone to her mother about her sponging, unfaithful boyfriend, justifying all his ne'er-do-well exploits out of love and possibly denial.’
‘In a nutshell, the ne'er-do-well Phantom wants to incite world war to make a fortune selling modern arms developed by his master scientists.’
‘He roared and turned purple on hearing that his multimillionaire brother had died and left his entire estate to Biff, his ne'er-do-well godson.’
‘These letters are familiar, occasionally intimate, but on the whole quotidian, recurring to her real estate woes and his ne'er-do-well relations.’
‘To make another thing clear, a gang is not a ne'er-do-well sort of thing; it is a gathering of vampires with a common belief.’
‘In case anyone needs reminding what happened, a ne'er-do-well customer of the bank had run out of credit to prop up his ailing business.’
‘I despair and I'm disgusted at the ne'er-do-well southern makeshift politicians.’