Example sentences of "[verb] well than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has thus fared better than a small party could expect , maintaining a PS almost equal to its PV and even on occasion slightly in excess of it . |
| 2 | ‘ You deserved better than a one-night stand , Kate . |
| 3 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that our talented children deserve better than a Labour council , let alone a Labour Government ? |
| 4 | Although , as we have seen , it is possible to step outside this framework , and find an alternative that seems to fit the life style of the person who has died better than a traditional church funeral , in practice it is extremely difficult to do this . |
| 5 | ‘ Hey , there 's nothing I like better than a slow cruise off the Spanish Main , a cool drink , and a little hot music . |
| 6 | We assume that it is enough that the new way will prove better than the old way once it has been tried for some time . |
| 7 | Speaker 3 appears to be a counter-example to this , in that the black group did better than the white group in guessing her to be black , although the difference was not statistically significant . |
| 8 | But if you look at some of the other factors , for example just within all the other routes , score better than the blue route . |
| 9 | There was nothing he liked better than a good puzzle . |
| 10 | So far in this chapter , I have described some of the plainer basic shapes , for often it is the less complicated shapes that work better than a contrived design . |
| 11 | It is notable that all of the groups defined as ‘ non-standard ’ , and a number of those entering on the basis of other qualifications , perform better than the average level of achievement for A-level entrants . |