Example sentences of "be [adj -er] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been better to cover them with a tarpaulin , but he had forgotten to bring one , perhaps . |
| 2 | It may be easier to implement it in a raster environment , but much would depend on the size of the rasters chosen to represent the areas . |
| 3 | ‘ Would n't it be easier to install her in a flat ? ’ |
| 4 | The footwells need cutting and rewelding for a V8 , so it would be easier to repair yours at the same time as , if you buy a new bulkhead , it will need chopping and welding just the same . |
| 5 | It would be easier to meet you in the bar . |
| 6 | We do n't know what he 's like yet — would n't it be better to ask him for an odd Sunday first before we let ourselves in for a course of sermons ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ He kept asking where he could send flowers and whether it would be better to send them to the hospital or to here if she was coming home . ’ |
| 8 | It may , in fact , be better to organise it for the day after you move , because being certain that everything will run according to plan on the day of the move is almost impossible , so it is better to do without your cooker overnight and schedule this for the next morning when you know you are definitely going to be there . |
| 9 | I think it was Michel who said , ‘ It might be cheaper to connect it to a flight simulator ’ . |
| 10 | It was crossing their minds that it might be safer to leave him in the car , but they had to consider whether they could trust him not to steal it . |
| 11 | But if and when a bid comes they are likelier to use it as a stimulus to change or otherwise discipline the incumbent management rather than selling out . |
| 12 | As in the 1987 general election , the Conservatives were readier to put themselves on the line — to be made fools of , as might be , by voters and journalists . |
| 13 | It is easier to understand it as an attempt to move away from something already characteristic of the community than as an attempt to move towards some outside idealization ( compare my comments on avoidance of stigma in Chapter 2.6 , above ) . |
| 14 | well it 's easier to carry it on the front ru font , oh , front foot rest |
| 15 | If you want to talk to gardeners it 's cheaper to address them on the gardening page of a newspaper or in a specialist gardening magazine than on television . |
| 16 | If your child does have sweets , it 's better to give them after a meal . |
| 17 | ‘ While we 're on a run , it 's better to have him on the bench . |
| 18 | I could have left the background editor open and used embedding to place the background , but it 's better to keep it as a file . |
| 19 | When planting species of this group , it is better to plant them in a cluster or bunch . |
| 20 | In theory the gutters will drain if fixed dead level , but in practice it is better to fit them with a slight fall of about 1in in 50ft . |
| 21 | Belinda did n't know exactly where they were going , and in her five hard-working years in Brisbane had never been through these opulent suburbs before , but in a way it was nicer to surrender herself to a mystery drive . |
| 22 | It was better to leave everything to the police , who with superior training and equipment must stand a greater chance of uncovering crime . |