Example sentences of "[was/were] better [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the " left " handers 8 patients obtained higher scores after right sided ECT , 2 were better after left sided shock and 2 patients showed no difference . |
| 2 | ‘ In 1945 , ’ Husband said , ‘ they were trading cigarettes-which were better than gold in those days — for party cards and affidavits that they 'd always been true Worker Youths-once they found themselves in the Russian Zone . |
| 3 | The basic chemical structure common to promethazine and chlorpromazine provided a good basis from which to begin the search for compounds which were better than chlorpromazine , and in the next few years many came into clinical use . |
| 4 | Anything was better than dwelling on whatever was in his mind now . |
| 5 | She did n't feel that brave , but anything was better than hanging about to no purpose . |
| 6 | He also agreed that he once claimed surfing was better than sex , and had said he could not be gay because he went surfing , which he considered a largely heterosexual sport . |
| 7 | He also agreed that he once claimed surfing was better than sex , and had said he could not be gay because he went surfing , which he considered a largely heterosexual sport . |
| 8 | It was better than walking , better than fighting the tangle of woodland , but whether it was better than lying in the clearing , I could n't decide . |
| 9 | She sipped as if on automatic pilot , which was n't good but it was better than catatonia . |
| 10 | So far , there had been no outbreak in the district , but , acting on the principle that prevention was better than cure , many clients brought in their dogs to be vaccinated . |
| 11 | And then she looked back at the bed and saw the naked longing in his eyes , and something that was better than desire and that was more enduring than passion broke within her , and she moved forward , and said , ‘ Oh , my dear love ’ |
| 12 | BBC Radio news scored 5.0 and Commercial Radio news 4.4. party leaflets came bottom with 4.0 while conversations with family , friends , and acquaintances scored 4.8 , which was better than party leaflets or Commercial Radio but worse than the press or television . |
| 13 | Take something as fundamental as the NHS and Community Care Act — we could have tested whether general practitioner fundholding was better than health care purchasing by districts . |
| 14 | Or perhaps it was that recollection , however poignant , was better than emptiness . |
| 15 | ‘ It was better when Mam was alive . |