Example sentences of "[verb] even better [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact some of them kill even better than they die . |
| 2 | This is excellent news which will be made even better if , in the next few days , her colleagues and headline writers refrain from prefacing every mention of her name with the words brave , courageous , etc. etc . |
| 3 | This question allows for the possibility of an actual mistake , big or small , as well as acknowledging that you can always do even better than you did . |
| 4 | ‘ If we could get some discounts an' look at what we 're buyin' I fink we could do even better than we 're doin' now . |
| 5 | ‘ We think this can do even better because it 's for home charities and also because many of the names involved do n't usually contribute to compilation albums , such as Genesis and Cher . ’ |
| 6 | You may be able to ease the tension somewhat by taking a few deep breaths but you will do even better if you are someone who regularly practises some form of relaxation . |
| 7 | They will perhaps understand even better if they pay particular attention to the fine details of every movement . |
| 8 | We are not just talking power-dressing for women ; Armani makes men look even better than the fairer sex in a way that 's so thoroughly macho it 's no wonder the world 's aggro merchants have taken him to their hearts as eagerly as Hollywood 's glitterati . |
| 9 | ‘ What you observe there is that in the battleground seats , the seats where this election will be determined , Labour is doing even better than we are in the national , overall polls , ’ he said . |
| 10 | The names worked even better than I expected . |
| 11 | The Act Two ball dress , the emerald gown with the huge stiffened collar embroidered with pearls , looked even better than the Act One dress and she realized that , without knowing quite how , she had quelled Gesner — not for reasons of rivalry but because she had had to get the production back on course . |
| 12 | The entire plot had worked even better than he had dared to hope . |
| 13 | He did even better than that . |
| 14 | He did even better than that . |
| 15 | The Christian Democrats did even better than the Socialists in the election ( 25.5 per cent ) , partly by proving a refuge for conservatives . |
| 16 | When occasions have occurred , as they do in all organizations , where it is necessary to take a ‘ big ’ risk on a young man whose experience and background we think inadequate for the task , nine times out of ten not only does he rise to the occasion but he does even better than we would expect . |
| 17 | This works even better when you pre-tag the text so that when the document is read into the page makeup program all the basic work has been done for you . |