Example sentences of "[adj -er] [adv] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse still was the Tories ' refusal year after year to make the essential commitment to the productive base of the economy — education and training , research and development , science , transport and communication . |
| 2 | Worse still was the fad that his apparently aggressive policy had upset the other European powers , not least Britain . |
| 3 | Worse still was the permanent flapping of the scarecrow on point duty , directing traffic . |
| 4 | Worse still was the offering from Stuart Hall . |
| 5 | Worse still was the realisation of how close she 'd come to making love with him . |
| 6 | It was a sad time for English cricket ; sadder still was the tact that , apart from one series , things would simply continue to get ever worse . |
| 7 | Rather grander still was the villadom of the well-to-do . |
| 8 | Owning a home of his own was a huge pleasure , but greater still was the pleasure of having a garden of his own . |