Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] worse " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must look worse than a dowd . |
| 2 | He should perform worse when the green shape is on the right of the rectangle ( as in the lower panel of Fig. 2 ) because the dividing contour now falls to the left of the perceptual figure , although the contour is further to the right of the display and the patient . |
| 3 | he 's worse now is George , well I should say worse or better , now you see he 'll cry now . |
| 4 | The destructive poverty ruling the lives of people dependent on benefits is likely to continue and may grow worse . |
| 5 | But it has to be something good , or it will just fizzle out like a damp squib and you 'll feel worse than ever . ’ |
| 6 | Do n't tell me I 'll feel worse . |
| 7 | sometimes it 'll look worse than it is . |
| 8 | Oxford never let go though … there 's many a premier league side who 'll fare worse than this at Villa Park this season … |
| 9 | if they go along they might get better as you go they might get worse , who kno , who knows ! |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll get worse than that if you do n't stop snivelling . ’ |
| 11 | But do n't make her wet or she 'll get worse . ’ |
| 12 | Tell any of these jokes at school and you 'll get worse than single detention . |
| 13 | You 'll get worse than double detention . |
| 14 | You 'll get worse than triple P.E. ! |
| 15 | At first , I was again summoned and warned , ‘ If you want to make a scandal out of it , it 'll get worse ’ . |
| 16 | They 'll get worse before they get better . " |
| 17 | Every day I leave it , it 'll get worse . |
| 18 | If anything it 'll get worse because it 'll be more of an effort to re re-communicate |
| 19 | Hereford ’ s MP says the city 's traffic problems wo n't go away … in fact they 'll get worse . |
| 20 | But the warning tonight is that , with more severe weather forecast , it 'll get worse before it gets better . |
| 21 | And they 'll get worse . |
| 22 | There already is a bottle-neck — it 'll get worse . |
| 23 | If the signal at point A is ignored , that is , the person does nothing to reduce the stress level then , as the tap keeps dripping , gradually the stress level will continue to rise to say point B. At this stage the original symptom may become worse or another symptom may begin to occur . |
| 24 | Shortage of nurses ‘ could grow worse ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I did n't think it could look worse . ’ |
| 26 | If you are disabled in any way ( even if it is only a minor disability it could become worse as you grow older ) then you must view a flat from the point of view of your ease of movement . |
| 27 | They told me that in four or five years , it could get worse and would get arthritic . |
| 28 | Under the glitz , this is an ugly time in Hong Kong , with serious although scarcely reported unrest in the sealed-off boat people 's detention centres throughout the week , and it could get worse . |
| 29 | Flemings Corporate Finance says the cash famine that limited recovery in 1992 could get worse as City investors fund government needs by buying gilts , rather than invest in industry . |
| 30 | DRIVERS ' confusion over low-alcohol drinks could get worse with the single European market next year , says a report out today . |