Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] well " in BNC.

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1 A thin , silky mist hung over the city , reminding Merrill of the water-colour townscapes which , in her gentler moods , Elise had painted so well .
2 Although I think it 's with us having the None Of A Family ourselves that I 've adjusted so well .
3 So , although these cats may be doomed to a disappointing sex life , in other respects they have fared remarkably well .
4 ‘ You seem very well-informed , ’ said Mrs. Fanshawe , pleased because she had succeeded so well in pulling herself together .
5 Lloyd George received a hero 's welcome wherever he went , but then so did Churchill in 1945 , and it is impossible to tell now whether Lloyd George would have fared so well if he had had Liberals rather than Unionists at his back .
6 Branson and Draper were convinced that this was why acts like Oldfield and Tangerine Dream , who had been phenomenally successful in Europe , had not fared so well in America .
7 The representatives of shire and suburb had arrived on the Monday evening , and had drunk and dined exceedingly well .
8 The Chairman then turned his attention to the accounts for 1990 , which showed that the Institution had fared extremely well , in spite of inflation .
9 The study of Oriental art in the West has fared less well .
10 There are signs in some schools that the most successful activities have been those which mainly involve boys , and that home economics and other subjects taken mainly by girls have fared less well .
11 He would have fared less well in Bedlam , or in some of the more notorious private establishments of the time .
12 Tallis has been reasonably well served by chamber-scale performances , but Byrd has fared less well .
13 However , over the last few years smaller companies have fared less well , as the impact of the recession has continued longer than expected and this is reflected in our short-term performance . ’
14 Both the full-time and the associate students have responded enormously well to the greater flexibility offered by the programme .
15 He had kissed and fondled her and she had responded as well as she could but they had both been too aware of each others inexperience and uncertainty to achieve fulfilment .
16 Hooray it took so long to get that sorted as well .
17 From the police point of view we feel it 's been solved and solved quite well .
18 The tree has fruited quite well again , though it is too early for the fruits to have taken on their heady aroma .
19 ‘ He has responded very well to chemotherapy so the question of radiotherapy has not risen again .
20 As far as Marcus had been concerned she had succeeded too well , she admitted as she paid cursory attention to the long dark lashes fringing her clear grey eyes .
21 In the 1680s the navy had not succeeded very well in its primary purpose of preventing invasions .
22 They are caught very well since they are travelling at top speed .
23 The Marcoses may have stashed away well over a billion dollars plus other Philippino assets , in the USA , Switzerland and elsewhere , but neither Nicolae nor Elena Ceauşescu felt under any compulsion to insure themselves against a rainy day .
24 But I stick to my pre-season prediction that Arsenal will have it tucked away well before the last ball is kicked .
25 With limited resources , manager Jim Jefferies has done remarkably well to keep Falkirk in the big league .
26 ‘ There was no way we could see her coming out of it but she has done remarkably well . ’
27 Hence , Irish Young Scientists have done remarkably well at international science competitions .
28 Despite having come a close second to every junior side in the county at least once over the years , as the senior side in the tournament it is hardly surprising that Athletico should have done remarkably well .
29 The increase in growth will come from exports , which have done remarkably well by increasing their share of world trade for three successive years .
30 In truth she had done remarkably well staying out of her clutches for the past three days , but then , she reflected ruefully , Adam had kept his promise , staying practically glued to her side .
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