Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] good [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if you 're better than a master you still have to wait . |
| 2 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 3 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 4 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 5 | It 's better than a letter to hear her voice . ’ |
| 6 | A grand view of Horse Guards Parade — oh well it 's better than a view of John and Norma Major . |
| 7 | I 'm sorry to inflict this on you , Miss Glynn , but I want to look at the contents of the bureau amongst other things and it is better that a member of the family should be present . |
| 8 | But it had been only to say some things about her son which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ( 8 ) . |
| 9 | A similar processing difficulty is caused by relative and comparative clauses in which the introductory word ( who , which , than , etc ) has an embedded syntactic function ; for example in ( 8 ) : " some things about her son [ which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ] " . |
| 10 | It was better than a pantomime , but with one big difference . |
| 11 | It was better than a cockfight , and even better than the Battle . |
| 12 | It was better than an analgesic in her blood . |