Example sentences of "better than a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , the studies that I 've been involved in , the computer has performed certainly as well as a consultant , and at times much better than a junior doctor in the particular situation that I 'm talking about . |
| 2 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 3 | The truth as observed at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday is that it would be exceedingly foolish for admirers to think of Mason as better than a developing apprentice in a punishing trade . |
| 4 | If you 're going away , wear clear or pale nail varnish — it will look much better than a dark colour with a tan . |
| 5 | Nothing better than a smoothed way through Customs and Immigration , and ready transportation for the trip into a new city . |
| 6 | When Wales lost to Bridgend 10 days ago , home supporters , who would now like nothing better than a Test-match miracle at the Arms Park on 4 November , taunted the beaten team with chants of ‘ Easy ’ . |
| 7 | All these considerations apart , and what could be better than a democratic choice by a democratic sovereign , Napoleon III was in love with Eugénie . |
| 8 | This program is better than a great number of Commercial drawing packages for children . |
| 9 | But then there was the question of replacing Susy , without James running himself ragged with the thousand-and-one chicks who wanted nothing better than a quick hop in the bed with a world star . |
| 10 | Cue for a queen : Spanish-born Fabiola of Belgium likes nothing better than a quiet game of billiards at home |
| 11 | But then we would send our teams away , and they 'd come back with no better than an honourable defeat in the Test Series . |
| 12 | There was always better than an even chance of something like this happening . |
| 13 | If you are uncertain about whether or not you can get back with a reasonable margin of safety , make a safe landing while you can ; a planned approach into a poor field is better than an out-of-wind crash into a good field ! |