Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [verb] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You work so hard as my farm manager that I want you to have a larger share of the profits . |
| 2 | ‘ Down there seems a better bet than up here at the moment . |
| 3 | Come here , cara , and let me get a closer look . ’ |
| 4 | Let us build a better planet for children . |
| 5 | To illustrate this point , let us examine a further set of findings about preparedness to break the law in the Social Attitudes Survey . |
| 6 | Let us take a closer look at each . |
| 7 | The connection time was very tight and there were some weeks when I rarely caught the 7 o'clock bus to Ferryhill and had to wait for the 7.15am bus which takes a longer route and delayed my arrival even more . |
| 8 | On some machines I find I get a better result if I manipulate the edge needles in exactly the same way as Far Isle . |
| 9 | First I believe if we are going to seek a broader approach to the problems of law and order , I feel we need a broader electorate than the existing members of a police authority . |
| 10 | Teachers often feel they have a wider view of what constitutes good education than do many parents , who are stereotyped as being over-concerned with ‘ uniform , discipline and exam results ’ . |
| 11 | He was a tough old fellow when it came to it-his older brother had been an artillery colonel — but his health was failing and I guess he felt a younger man would serve his flock the better in the iron times to come . |
| 12 | For example , the director must take care not to withhold from the company 's shareholders information that would , if provided to them , enable them to negotiate a fairer price for the company . |
| 13 | It is less clear whether it can be used to measure plant area though a possible technique is to redesign its optical system to focus on a small area and then use it to scan a larger area , agreeing that a reading above some pre-determined level is ON , below it is OFF . |
| 14 | But does such an analysis of concepts enable us to gain a clearer insight into the meaning of existential propositions ? |
| 15 | Can the distinction , that is , between names , conceived as purely referential simple symbols , and descriptions , enable us to gain a clearer insight into the concept of an ontological existent , i.e. an item existing " per se " , on the one hand , and the " constructed " superstructure of — convenient , and not so convenient — " fictions " , on the other ? |
| 16 | ‘ To be honest , I think I have a better profile . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Do you have a better idea ? ’ |
| 18 | Do you get a better breakfast at school ? |
| 19 | So there is there is a wider acceptance on the one hand , of erm , sort of freedom , erm , and I know we 're back to this idea of sexual freedom , but there is the violence within our society , and and the the the question probably is , are those two connected , as we give greater freedom on the one hand , do we get a higher incidence of violence on the other hand . |
| 20 | Do they deserve a better deal ? |
| 21 | Not only do they send a bigger share of their exports to America , but they are also facing fierce competition from American firms in third markets . |
| 22 | Not only do they have a greater opportunity to commit their favoured types of crimes , but they have the capacity to influence which of their behaviours will be regarded as corporate crimes in the first place . |
| 23 | And you think it gave a better meat because |
| 24 | Nevertheless , such studies help us fashion a better service and there maybe many other benefits , such as better relationships between professionals and clients . |
| 25 | I intend us to have a better record on inflation in the 1990s than in either the 1970s or the 1980s . |
| 26 | Never have I seen a happier set of fellows , and with an equal share of luck we shall not be defeated on Saturday . ’ |
| 27 | Have you got a better idea ? |
| 28 | Where teachers have sought to accommodate the subject requirements of the National Curriculum , have they achieved a truer balance than that shown by our figures , or has the result been an imbalance even more marked than that which obtained previously ? |
| 29 | For example , how many members of the cancer patient 's family have the mutant gene , and do those who have it show a greater tendency to develop cancer ? |