Example sentences of "[verb] far worse [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It tasted far worse than I imagine my four-day-old socks would — a memorable moment remembered for the wrong reason , not least for the expression of anguish on Pete 's face as the brew hit his tonsils . |
| 2 | I suspect that the Prime Minister and the other Ministers would agree with our great national poet , William Shakespeare , that ’ Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds . ’ |
| 3 | Still , Auntie could have done far worse than that . |
| 4 | Anyone who wants to learn to paint with oils could do far worse than follow the advice of ‘ the fastest knife in the West ’ , Nancy Kominsky , as MIRANDA FELLOWS found out |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , these woods have seen far worse than Medoc and the Twelve Lords , ’ said Lugh airily , who happened to be listening to this . |
| 6 | ( 5200 over 24 months sounds far worse than 50 per week . |
| 7 | They had been shocked by the dummy , which they thought far worse than the Hayling one . |
| 8 | But his 1971 season was ruined by an uncompetitive March 713 and by the beginnings of his reputation as Hunt-the-Shunt , including a spectacular accident at Zandvoort which looked far worse than it actually turned out to be . |
| 9 | Things will seem far worse than they actually are for a few days — but once the drama dies down you 'll see you 're in a fine position after all . |
| 10 | Invariably the cure proved far worse than the disease . ’ |
| 11 | The traffic implications of what is proposed are enormous , and I hope that British Rail and the Government will take cognisance of the fact that we do not want to create around King 's Cross a traffic jam far worse than anything that we have to put up with at present . |
| 12 | Or it may be that one environment is over-stimulating for the child — a classroom full of other children , with colourful posters covering all the walls may be so distracting for a mildly hyperkinetic child that he or she behaves far worse than usual . |
| 13 | This man smelt far worse than that . |