These pirates, a
bad lot of men, used to wait for sailors to be shipwrecked on their shores.
Story of Doctor Dolittle
Shut the door, Jim, you'll get no good out of 'ER," continued John, pointing with his thumb towards Miss Sharp: "a
bad lot, I tell you, a
bad lot," and so saying, Mr.
Vanity Fair
He's a
bad lot. You can say what you like to me, but remember what I've told you.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The girl may be small enough and mean enough to decline to have anything to say to me because her father was a
bad lot, and she doesn't want to be reminded of him, but for that very reason can you imagine her virtually refusing a large sum of money?
A Millionaire of Yesterday
Bounderby, the two gentlemen at this present moment walking through Coketown, and both eminently practical, who could, on occasion, furnish more tabular statements derived from their own personal experience, and illustrated by cases they had known and seen, from which it clearly appeared - in short, it was the only clear thing in the case - that these same people were a
bad lot altogether, gentlemen; that do what you would for them they were never thankful for it, gentlemen; that they were restless, gentlemen; that they never knew what they wanted; that they lived upon the best, and bought fresh butter; and insisted on Mocha coffee, and rejected all but prime parts of meat, and yet were eternally dissatisfied and unmanageable.
Hard Times
"They're a
bad lot; they have pulled off the mask." Madame de Bellegarde and her son certainly bore in their faces the signs of extreme perturbation; they looked like people who had passed a sleepless night.
American
"Gregson is the smartest of the Scotland Yarders," my friend remarked; "he and Lestrade are the pick of a
bad lot. They are both quick and energetic, but conventional -- shockingly so.
A Study In Scarlet
"Dear old grandma; she did her best, but I 'm a
bad lot," said Tom, with a shake of the head and a sober face.
An Old Fashioned Girl
They're
bad lots, and you'll come to no good with them.
Moon and Sixpence
"Biological support explaining why the
bad lot (batch of drug) resulted in lower (effectiveness) would increase our confidence in the post-hoc analysis but, unfortunately, Nektar was not able to share details of what they have learned from the biology," Graybosch wrote in a note.
Large Option Trader Buying Nektar Calls Following Stock Crash
Couple of mistakes but best of a
bad lot at the back for visitors
Arsenal player ratings vs Everton as Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac flop in loss; The Gunners slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park as their top four hopes were dented
Javid might be the best of a
bad lot. He has made some good calls as Home Secretary.
THE BIG QUESTION; YOUR VOICE
The chaps we fraternise with at Malente - not a
bad lot to lark about with.
MORNING SERIAL; The Element of Water
The result is that teams get less revenue from gate collections and only attract a
bad lot that is only bent on mayhem.
Mete out severe punishment on perpetrators of hooliganism
Viagogo are the worst of a
bad lot, paying Google and other online sites a fortune as they spin their dodgy adverts to catch unsuspecting music fans.
Touts ticket site must be banned; RECORD VIEW