Example sentences of "come to [art] bad " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHOULD the worst come to the worst , John and Norma Major will at least be able to make a dignified departure from Downing Street . |
| 2 | ‘ We all feared this might happen and now it has come to the worst , ’ said one church-goer arriving for the service . |
| 3 | He came to a bad end . ’ |
| 4 | Luckily there was a manger in the corner of his box with a tying-up ring next to it so I tied him to some baler twine , in case the worse came to the worse , and put his water and his hay at nose level in front of him . |
| 5 | But if the worst really came to the worst in Japan , the resulting mess could not simply be welcomed as come-uppance . |
| 6 | If the worst came to the worst he could cook it himself . |
| 7 | But he was not too worried ; he had had enough of worry for one morning ; if it came to the worst he would just report it stolen . |
| 8 | I had thought that , if the worst came to the worst , I could always follow the hillside and make my way down to the bottom . |
| 9 | If the worst came to the worst , she could fire it with both hands . |
| 10 | On the one hand Europe favoured détente , but on the other , they also needed US protection and were concerned that , if the worst came to the worst , Carter would not be prepared to go to war to save Europe . |
| 11 | He began to note down suitable thoughts and epigrams on pieces of office copy-paper , not really with the intention of learning them off by heart , but with the idea that he might put them in his jacket pocket and touch them from time to time during the programme to give himself reassurance , knowing that if the worst really came to the worst he could take them out and refresh his memory . |
| 12 | If the worst came to the worst he would cut his numbers , take the orchestra straight over Karl 's sections and leave him standing . |
| 13 | So we 've er we felt that was we only had to cope with if the worst came to the worst . |
| 14 | ‘ If the worst came to the worst — no , do n't get worked up again , she is quite elderly , after all — you 'd still have Martin . |
| 15 | If the worst came to the worst and we did get another president , I would do it , but I 'd rather have a break for a little while . |
| 16 | She warned her child against coming to a bad end . |
| 17 | ‘ He 'll … he 'll come to a bad end ; yes , he will . |
| 18 | He might think he 's fallen on his feet but he 'll come to a bad end , you 'll see … ‘ |
| 19 | " A tomboy 's like a whistling woman and a crowing hen , who can only come to a bad end . |
| 20 | You will come to a bad end ! |
| 21 | He was the sort of man who would come to the worst possible conclusion . |
| 22 | All the Pain that Money Can Buy : the Life of Christina Onassis by William Wright ( Gollancz , £5.99 ) — The author 's explanation of why people devour books about the rich is appropriately cynical : ‘ We examine their bounteous lives on the modest condition that they suffer and come to a bad end . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Come to a bad end , ’ said Mrs Yaxlee with relish . |
| 24 | Worse come to the worse , she brought the Headmaster in with his cane and he was er like the one in the stories , skilled to rule , but anyway his most proficiency was wielding this cane , which was a good three foot long . |
| 25 | But if you know anyone who comes to a bad end you tend to think over what you said to them , what they said to you . ’ |
| 26 | Comes to a bad end . |
| 27 | If the worst comes to the worst in the war , he 'll leave us all in the mess and put a bullet through his head . |
| 28 | If the worst comes to the worst in the war , he 'll leave us all in the mess and put a bullet through his head ! |
| 29 | If it comes to the worst , she does a very good Marmite sandwich . |
| 30 | If the worst comes to the worst , we 'll have to go into hard training . ’ |