Example sentences of "well [subord] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither Pasok nor Synaspismos seemed capable of capitalizing on the unpopularity of the government 's austerity measures , and the ND did better than expected in the municipal elections of October 1990 [ see p. 37785 ] . |
| 2 | Or , if they did , they knew better than to remonstrate with the grim-faced man behind her . |
| 3 | The marathon four mile trip brought out the best in Keep Talking and he rallied well when challenged by the useful Irish raider High Peak to win by four lengths . |
| 4 | you could median split them at whatever the medium was and then you 've got two groups to compare erm because it usually looks quite nice if you 've got something comparative as well as looking at the average sort of , you know , pattern of responses on the questionnaire . |
| 5 | These serve to provide Disabled people with a positive cultural identity and impetus for continued campaigning as well as communicating to the non-Disabled arts and general community what being Disabled is really about . |
| 6 | Having to repeat things constantly , as well as to listen to the same comments over and over again , can tax the patience of all but a saint . |
| 7 | A popular way of seeing the coastline and some of rural California as well as taking in the contrasting cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco is to drive up — or down — Highway 1 , known as the Pacific Coast Highway , or simply PCH . |
| 8 | More recently , he has emphasised the second view , stating ( 1982b ) " rather than 'decreolisation' , we have : variation within Creole ; variation within English , as well as switching between the two … |
| 9 | During the impact the right side and top of the instrument panel was twisted upwards and to the left , causing it to strike the left-hand side of the straining bar beneath the canopy to the left of the pilot 's head as well as impacting on the right side of the pilot 's face , resulting in minor injuries . |
| 10 | As well as catering for the spiritual needs of the Russian settlers , monks , sometimes with lay assistants , participated in the colonial process by establishing small monastic communities which soon attracted peasants and became the focus of new communities . |
| 11 | As well as advising on the strategic focus of the bid in relation to the target 's shareholders and the market , the opportunity might be taken to raise the public profile of the offeror generally . |
| 12 | While Pheloung may be best known for his work on the small and large screen — he wrote the award-nominated music for the film Truly , Madly , Deeply , as well as composing for the 13-part television series Boon in 1985 , his first TV series . |
| 13 | While Pheloung may be best known for his work on the small and large screen — he wrote the award-nominated music for the film Truly , Madly , Deeply , as well as composing for the 13-part television series Boon in 1985 , his first TV series . |
| 14 | This manuscript , which was clearly intended for publication , reflects his personal observation as well as drawing on the published literature on the disease . |
| 15 | In the early 1960s she played a part in saving Brownsea Island from development : the island is now owned by the National Trust , and the Dorset Trust for Nature Conservation manages part as a nature reserve Helen Brotherton is the current Chairman of the latter organisation and , as well as serving on the National Trust 's Council , Appointments Panel and Conservation Panel , she was Chairman of the Wessex Regional Committee for a number of years . |
| 16 | De Niro , in his funniest performance since Rupert King Of Comedy Pupkin plays a small-time New York lawyer keen to be someone , to make his mark by taking on the local crime boss/boxing promoter as well as tangling with the local barman 's wife played by Cape Fear co star Jessica Lange . |
| 17 | Coping and support networks can be built up gradually as part of a group exercise and on your own and can provide a forum for discussion and shared experience as well as letting off the inevitable steam and frustration experienced at one time or another . |
| 18 | It appears that all this time I too was working flat out , because , in addition to a heavy load of teaching , I was writing articles right and left , as well as tinkering with the political book . |
| 19 | As well as paying for the new building , the Goldsmiths also increased the salaries of the Headmaster and Usher , made the School free again to the scholars , and paid the running costs . |
| 20 | Jane Duff comments : ‘ Once again the Undercroft team provided back-up for all the other workers , as well as coping with the large numbers of the public . |
| 21 | The inclusion of the former originated less from public concern over any alleged malpractice than from lack of confidence , felt mainly but not wholly within the legal profession , in procedures whereby ultimate responsibility for prosecuting as well as investigating in the vast majority of cases rested with the police . |
| 22 | As well as adding to the old part of the story , the continuators brought it up to date till the death of Geoffrey le Bel , occasionally slipping into detailed narrative of events : there is a long and useful excursus on the politics of 1118 . |
| 23 | This need not be the case , since each level has information of its own to contribute to the overall picture , as well as selecting from the existing information . |
| 24 | Ultimately this is a question as to the proper limits of self-determination , as well as turning on the specific lucidity of the individual patient . |
| 25 | As well as campaigning for the first of the two alternatives , and for balanced representation on the licensing body , the society will introduce the abortion amendment . |
| 26 | As well as working with the elderly person , it will be important to work with family members , so that the impact of recent changes is recognised throughout the family system , and all are engaged in working together towards accommodating those changes and losses . |
| 27 | His wife was a good linguist and keen geologist , and accompanied her husband on field excursions at home and abroad , as well as working on the Pleistocene deposits of the Cambridge area . |
| 28 | The party chairman , Godfrey M'Mwereria , an environmentalist and former lecturer at Kenyatta University , said he would contest the forthcoming presidential elections , as well as standing for the parliamentary seat of Tigania in Meru district . |
| 29 | The college wants to make the sale , sanctioned by the Charity Commissioners last summer , to set up a fund for maintaining and refurbishing its Founder 's Building , as well as caring for the remaining pictures . |
| 30 | These can be summarized as the desire to achieve mass mobilization and the disruption of feudalism through land reform which the Party believed would ensure their political stability in power as well as contributing to the eventual realization of socialism . |