Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] better [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt you tried the same thing with him — implying that we 'd got along rather better than we ought to have ? ’ |
| 2 | Unfortunately , many people seem to take it as a personal insult ( on behalf of their garden ) if one says that there are n't really any plants or flowers worth pressing , so to prevent any hurt feelings I usually try to pick a few items that are possible candidates for pressing , which seems to go down much better than completely refusing someone 's kind offer . |
| 3 | Both she and Lubor had a glass of beer to go with it , and , having not been hungry , the meal went down much better than Fabia had anticipated . |
| 4 | He was holding up even better than he had hoped . |
| 5 | If he is not used to the concept you may need to do some initial explaining , but , once he understands your expectation , he may turn out far better than he imagined ! |
| 6 | I still do n't think there is anybody out there better than me . |