Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And with such a high profile , he should set a better example . |
| 2 | You did , so he 's come , he 's knocking that list off the total figure , with , because that list was higher , subsequently I 've managed to knock it down by about three or four percent anyway , erm , he 's , he 's knocking off a bigger sum than he should to produce a smaller welding price . |
| 3 | At the time Mick Doyle was coach to a successful Leinster side and he believed he could do a better job than McBride . |
| 4 | Mariot capped this by suggesting that , since the Earl Patrick would presumably intend to yield that castle should Berwick town fall to King Edward , he could expect a greater reward from that monarch if the castle was nominally his own , not just a crown possession . |
| 5 | He then decided he could make a better biplane than many that he daily worked upon and with his four brothers ( Tom , Mark , Bob and Ed ) , they built the first ‘ Gee Bee ’ . |
| 6 | But if the patient could be restored to a state whereby he could enjoy a further period of life at the level of comfort he previously had , then it should be treated . |
| 7 | He gestured for her to move aside so he could take a closer look at the microphone . |
| 8 | He fancied he could see a lower section at one end of the piled furniture where a horse might be able to jump the obstruction . |
| 9 | He told investors visiting here , his former offices in Cirencester , that he could get a better return on their savings by investing in offshore accounts in the Channel Islands . |
| 10 | MainMan was n't started right at that point but then DeFries had the idea that he could keep a better eye on David , myself and eventually Mick Ronson , as he was being treated as a solo artist . |
| 11 | If one of his family had been in the same position surely he 'd expect a stiffer sentence than the one given today |
| 12 | Thus , A. Smith may vote for , or lobby , Senator D. Ricardo to pass a bill reducing the income tax , since he would prefer a lower tax rate with the lower associated level of public goods . |
| 13 | I did it myself a while ago but the silicone has gone rather mouldy and I thought he would make a better job ! |
| 14 | When Cruz , a substitute opponent , beat him in the Nevada desert , the Ulsterman could never have guessed that six years later , from a Belfast court room , he would receive a bigger blow than the Texan ever dealt him . |
| 15 | Observing what went on ; he soon decided he would like a bigger share of the action . |
| 16 | He would have a further communication for her then . |
| 17 | Vaclav Havel , Czechoslovak President since December 1989 , announced on April 14 that he would seek a further term as President " not because I want to be President at any cost … but because I want to contribute towards pushing through certain values " . |
| 18 | In addition he will make a further gain of f50 when the bond is redeemed by the government at 100 . |
| 19 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a further statement about public spending levels . |
| 20 | To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a further statement about job vacancies in the Crown prosecution service . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on his policy regarding the disposal of land surplus to his Department 's requirements . |
| 22 | To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a further statement on his policies towards South Africa . |
| 23 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a further statement on the operation of the Sunday trading laws . |
| 24 | To ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food if he will make a further statement on the planned expansion of environmentally sensitive areas . |
| 25 | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a further statement on the security situation in Northern Ireland . |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a further statement on the efforts he is making to reconvene all-party talks on the future government of Northern Ireland . |
| 27 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on ’ Options for Change ’ . |
| 28 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on the ordering of the fourth Trident submarine . |
| 29 | To ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food if he will make a further statement on the implications for United Kingdom agriculture of the MacSharry proposals ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 30 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a further statement on initiatives to help the footwear industry . |