Example sentences of "[vb past] well [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cutting that over the numbers had me down and stopped well before the first intersection , a distance of around 400 metres , and I could have done much better if I 'd heaved on the brakes , which are single Goodyear discs with excellent stopping power . |
| 2 | He said they played well in the first half , but then things went wrong in the second half , when Orrell had a bit of luck in scoring after a knock on . |
| 3 | The formation break-down gradient of 0.96 obtained from the test in the interval 4460 to 4468 m compared well with the computed fracture re-opening pressure gradient 0.95 psi/ft . |
| 4 | We found in earlier descents that if power was left on the aircraft quickly accelerated well into the yellow arc and could quite easily reach its Vne . |
| 5 | Mr Patten scored well in the middle range , for example the town and country planning issues which most concern his own supporters . |
| 6 | In every case where such innovations proved lasting , it was because they adapted well to the specific environment of the farmers . |
| 7 | No pair coped better with the 38 degree heat or searing , unyielding surface than Jean de Saget and Cecile Pastre in their 2CV christened James Bond who established an early hold on the race they were not to relinquish . |
| 8 | The old agrarian basis of the economy survived well into the Georgian era but the enormous growth of population made a new form of local society unavoidable and the Enclosure Award of 1766 put the final seal of approval on changes that had long been underway . |
| 9 | Hopefully if the money is there to enable the works to be built , then we 'll see Venice safeguarded well into the next century . |
| 10 | It was an important step towards the ideal of interchangeable parts , and it went well with the nineteenth century transforming of craft activity into modern industry , remotely controlled by paper in the form of plans and drawings , prepared by people in a distant office and perhaps in a distant town . |
| 11 | However , all went well for the British team . |
| 12 | All went well on the long trip to the Jebel mountains and from there the intrepid raiding party set off for their target . |
| 13 | The penalty count in the early games went well over the 30 mark , particularly in the England v Italy game at Twickenham , where it appeared that the Italians wanted to kill the ball on the ground every time . |
| 14 | This shift went well beyond the general decline of the traditional working class in the electorate ( discussed below ) and reflected the increasing selection of ‘ more educated candidates ’ with ‘ administrative aptitudes ’ under the conditions of electoral competition , and within the dominant technocratic conception of politics , which had held sway since the rise of ‘ Butskellism ’ in the mid '50s . |
| 15 | Several Conservative candidates in by-elections — egged on by Beaverbrook — went well beyond the official policy and as a result got little official support . |
| 16 | All went well until the dreadful day when Killigrew was away and a letter arrived for Mistress A. Killigrew . |
| 17 | Many Germans seem to have convinced themselves that by ‘ taking Gorbachev at his word ’ ( to borrow a phrase of the currently almost speechless Hans-Dietrich Genscher , the foreign minister ) , they could ensure that things went well in the Soviet Union ; and that Saddam Hussein could be shifted without war . |
| 18 | In Prussia the agricultural crisis was to reach its climax in the 1880s and 1890s , but its effects were still to be seen and felt well into the twentieth century . |
| 19 | sadly , most of them fell well below the acceptable level of quality . |
| 20 | When I published this group , with an enormous amount of help from Philip Corder ( Webster , 1947 ) , I was confident that it fell well into the fourth century . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , the yacht did well on the first leg , finishing sixth . |
| 22 | Early potatoes , the main specialised crop , did well on the red clay/loam soils . |
| 23 | Though she 'd never worked in insurance , her potential employers thought her smiling manner and evident efficiency would equip her well for the task , particularly as she appeared a quick learner , and did well in the practical assignment they gave her during the period of the interview itself . |
| 24 | American oil companies did well in the first quarter , helped by fat profits on refining . |
| 25 | ‘ I think we did well in the first game at Ibrox , despite the result . |
| 26 | England were perhaps flattered by the scoreline against the Scots but did well in the second half to get the game moving in the direction that they wanted . |
| 27 | One rider overlooked amidst the praise heaped on these two was Phelim Owens who also did well in the 125 event . |
| 28 | Certainly the first cohort of new pathway students did well in the national board examinations after graduation — but this was a self selected group , who might have done well anyway . |
| 29 | Very few runners can have as wide as range of distance as Rod Dixon of New Zealand , who performed well at the full range of competitive distances , taking the bronze medal in the 1972 Olympic 1500 metres , fourth in the '76 Olympic 5000 and winning the '83 New York City Marathon . |
| 30 | A possible European Championship place beckoned and he performed well in the 2-2 draw in Prague . |