Example sentences of "[verb] better [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They therefore adopt a deeply hostile stance towards intellectual developments of the last two hundred years such as Darwinism and Biblical Criticism , when they would have done better to engage with them and even turn them to their advantage . |
| 2 | In the last twenty years there have been times when he would have done better to return to investment in land . |
| 3 | The Faulks Committee would have done better to concentrate on methods for speeding up libel hearings . |
| 4 | I think you might do better to live with him for a while , before you actually tie the nuptial knot with someone who may be borrowing your knickers for the next 60 years . |
| 5 | Those in Darlington would do better to collaborate with the council to ensure the scheme 's success rather than lining the pockets of the legal profession . |
| 6 | ‘ Doctor , while I can appreciate your academic enjoyment at finding an intellectual equal , I really think you might do better to devote at least some of your attention to the lesser mortals who have been caught up in — ‘ |
| 7 | God might have oversight over the destinies of nations , for example , in times of war ; but individuals would do better to rely on their own foresight , and on such pressure on the state as could be exerted by groups organised to sustain collective interests . |
| 8 | Cureton would surely do better to rely on syntax to determine rhythmic grouping at this level . |
| 9 | ‘ In that case , would n't you do better to apply to another wharf ? ’ |
| 10 | Managers would do better to think of just two kinds of business strategy — competitive and corporate . |
| 11 | The reformers would do better to look at the health-care regimes they oversee . |
| 12 | People , they said , would do better to stay at home and contemplate the teachings of the Koran . |
| 13 | The division of labour is the division of expertise which depends on the shared assumption that almost all work needs special skills , that we do better to concentrate on our own skills , leaving others to their own , and that this arrangement is functional for the community . |