Example sentences of "[be] good than a [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even for a paedophile , life in Russia might be better than a cell in Long Lartin prison . |
| 2 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 3 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 4 | What is better than a run in the car followed by a good meal in a country inn or a pleasant roadhouse ? |
| 5 | Well that , thought Dalgliesh wryly , was better than a note in the parish magazine , a telephone call to the daily papers or a sermon next Sunday on the phenomenon of stigmata and the inscrutable wisdom of providence . |
| 6 | It was better than an analgesic in her blood . |