Example sentences of "'ve [verb] better [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose they 've shot better men than 'em Aye .. |
| 2 | ‘ An ’ I 'm glad you 've seen better sense , Danny . |
| 3 | I 've seen better men than you think they could handle the drink and end up in the gutter with a bottle of the fortified wine . ’ |
| 4 | For one thing they 've got better things to do with their time . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've got better things to do . ’ |
| 6 | I 've got better things to do . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've got better things to worry about , ’ said my mother , not letting us forget for a moment her onerous wedding duties . |
| 8 | I can see to all the nitty-gritty for you — I know you 're not a family for bothering your heads with that sort of thing , you 've got better things to do . |
| 9 | I 've got better things to do . ’ |
| 10 | Like Councillor , personally I 've got better things to do , like being at home . |
| 11 | personally I 've got better things to do , like being at home . |
| 12 | I 've got better things to do with my time than speculate on men who look like pirates and have eyes like Lucifer . |
| 13 | I said I 've got better things to do than talk about you Lynn . |
| 14 | oh and you 've got better things to do with your own time |
| 15 | I 've got better copies of the blank B one , but the handout is getting rather Right so if we 're looking at , we 'll complete the B one . |
| 16 | I 've got better odds than I 'd get at Russian roulette — twenty to one , at least . |
| 17 | Hide added : ‘ I 'm fit , I 'm fast and I hit hard , ’ before heading towards stratospheric levels of self-delusion by saying : ‘ I 'm better than Evander Holyfield , I 've got better footwork and speed and I do n't get hit like him . ’ |
| 18 | And it 's always a good idea to let them think you 've got better enchantments in your armoury than you actually have , if you take my meaning , even if you have n't got any enchantments at all . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've had better days ! ’ he drawled . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've had better tarts , ’ he said , and , walking to the door as she struggled into a sitting position , trying to restore her ruined self , for at some time she must leave the room and face her shattered world , he flung her his final insult . |
| 21 | We 've had better nights down the Rock Garden . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've known better ones , ’ he said . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ I 've thrown better punches . |
| 24 | ‘ We 've warranted better results and when the first one went in you could see the confidence . |