Example sentences of "[adv] have [vb pp] a bad " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the years , quarrying generally has had a bad record for pay and conditions , and Penrhyn has a particularly infamous past . |
| 2 | Sheila could not have desired a worse profession . |
| 3 | This , after all , was no ordinary case of murder and they could scarcely have picked a worse example to further their cause . |
| 4 | Darlington could hardly have made a worse start , goalkeeper Mark Prudhoe and his fellow defenders standing frozen to the spot as Preece smartly turned and shot into the top left corner in the ninth minute . |
| 5 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |