Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a worse [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This , after all , was no ordinary case of murder and they could scarcely have picked a worse example to further their cause . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Dr Julius Grayling , the man in charge , says that he would have had a worse chance of getting a grant from the Mandan Foundation if he had applied with a literal description of the work he wanted to carry out . |
4 | Sheila could not have desired a worse profession . |
5 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |