Example sentences of "[was/were] worse [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was worse than school . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , a plan , ’ Gurder said , as if that was worse than lizard . |
| 3 | To him , perplexity was worse than danger ; and when he was perplexed he usually grew angry . |
| 4 | said it was the most , said it was worse than Body of Evidence . |
| 5 | When the young laird of Dunvegan , Norman Macleod , came down late for breakfast , Johnson ticked him off , saying laziness was worse than toothache : ‘ I have been trying to cure my laziness all my life , and could not do it . ’ |
| 6 | It was worse than soccer hooligans . |