Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [prep] a better [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now that the group has come to a better understanding about some aspect of these problems , how can they feel Empowered to act for change ?
2 Additionally however , we need to make it clear that when we have looked at the figures and I would pay some to the opposition for bringing er some matters to our attention , erm and looking at the way in which very , very careful on the part of this council has led to a better reserve position than we would previously have expected .
3 A list of deadlines and responsibilities was drawn up and agreed between the two departments and this has led to a better understanding of each others tasks and the benefits of compliance .
4 ‘ One has gone to a better place without the other and that 's hard for the living who are left behind .
5 Since Fizz has gone to a better place and Bunny has n't been around , it 's improved immeasurably .
6 However , he has insisted on a better system of debtor management with a proper analysis of debtor accounts and a tighter credit policy , has required full explanations of any discounted room rates or complimentaries and has introduced spot checks to compare the Housekeeper 's reports and Reception 's daily letting reports .
7 He shuffled , he stamped , he stayed well back in the shelter of the narrow brick passageway that he 'd found as a better lookout point .
8 The invitation could not have come at a better time .
9 For Sinton , who made his England debut in Poznan in the crucial final qualifier against Poland last November and was a member of the England B side that defeated France B at Loftus Road in February , that run could not have come at a better time .
10 And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family .
11 ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales .
12 " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully .
13 ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time .
14 It could n't have come at a better time .
15 League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist .
16 League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist .
17 ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’
18 That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though .
19 New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time .
20 And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season .
21 Larkins , who made 103 before retiring to give his team-mates a bat , could not have wished for a better comeback , and with Robin Smith making a stylish 70 , England made 263 for four from 50 overs .
22 I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis .
23 ‘ I do n't think you could have thought of a better way of rewarding her , she seems such an independent little thing . ‘
24 According to Mr Dieter Brauninger , an economist at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt , the newcomers could not have arrived at a better time : a period of dynamic growth , when gaps created by the fall in the birth rate in the past two decades need to be filled .
25 Yet , with Deacon Blue getting the high score covering Bacharach & David songs , and a lot of new bubblegum little more than MOR , ‘ Sundrive Road ’ could n't have arrived at a better time , when there must be a pay-out for mature bands making no bones about playing pop for its own sake .
26 Yet , with Deacon Blue getting the high score covering Bacharach & David songs , and a lot of new bubblegum little more than MOR , ‘ Sundrive Road ’ could n't have arrived at a better time , when there must be a pay-out for mature bands making no bones about playing pop for its own sake .
27 Deakin was a striker who found the net regularly and the evidence suggests that , had he been at a bigger club , he would have benefited from a better service and become a prolific scorer .
28 Wright could n't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 29th birthday today .
29 I could n't have asked for a better family !
30 I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ .
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