Example sentences of "[noun sg] much better [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | A figure much better than the 100,000-plus constantly bandied about by some financial commentators . |
2 | He has summed up the issue much better than I could . |
3 | He became the fourth of the afternoon to be caught behind off one which left him , this time off Watson , who did the stock-bowler 's job much better than Pringle and in Christchurch . |
4 | In Britain , however , because of ministerial responsibility and because of the suspicion that the appropriate ministry could do the job much better than a new , inexperienced board ( which usually has a lower calibre of staff ) , the ministries concerned have their own sections on tourism , forestry and the countryside which go over everything the board in question proposes , giving authorizations , suggestions or exercising a veto . |
5 | I could prove my point much better if I kept on , I 'm determined , so I kept on . |
6 | Good windsurfing boots or shoes have soft rubber soles so your grip will be far better , and the materials used in them mean that they can withstand use in water much better than running shoes . |
7 | Simpson could see that they knew each other much better than he 'd presumed . |
8 | Nicklaus , now 52 , was one of 12 players to break 70 with a 69 , a score matched by not only Bernhard Langer and Steve Richardson , of the Europeans , but also Woosnam , who began his defence of the title much better than he had expected . |
9 | Not a bit of it — do not know if W. J. Jakimiuk who was responsible for the Chipmunk 's lovely qualities also devised the Beaver 's agile handling , but I should not be surprised if he did , for it flies like a smaller aeroplane , with light forces and a roll-rate much better than that long high-aspect-ratio wing might suggest . |
10 | They are also very durable , standing up to frost much better than many housebricks , which need the protection of the house roof . |
11 | I think the original ending is much better and fits into the jigsaw of the novel much better than the second ending . |
12 | Knowing I am intelligent , knowing that I am beginning to understand life much better than most people of my age . |
13 | Parsley does best in deep moist soil and sun ; the mints prefer the same soil , and are impervious to shade or sun , but pineapple mint will survive in drought much better than ginger mint . |
14 | But now that I have I can sense him as a personality much better than his biscuit-rich brother . |
15 | What can be said with certainty is that the Danes still dance a Bournonville ballet much better than any other company , with far greater understanding and sympathy for its original style . |