Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] well [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each smaller work group attempts to perform better than their rival groups in both quality control and in the number of suggestions they offer to improve productivity . |
| 2 | Explain why you might expect division to perform better than a ‘ perfect ’ randomizing algorithm , and by how much . |
| 3 | If we are to meet our business objectives , we all have a responsibility to communicate well and make sure our communications are open , honest , effective and can be easily understood . |
| 4 | The interview goes well until you give him a friendly pat on the back … |
| 5 | If you come from a certain town or region , you will know what the different voices mean better than someone who comes from outside because you 've learned the code . |
| 6 | Your precipitate action has well and truly fucked things up . |
| 7 | A generous Dalglish said : ‘ Watford played better than the score suggests , but obviously we are pleased to see a few goals go in . ’ |
| 8 | Perhaps this was because Richard paid better than all rival employers , but over so long an association other bonds must have developed . |
| 9 | Denying that people learned in precisely the same way as pigeons , Cartier insisted that the reason why a programme taught better than typical traditional methods was usually because of the latter 's inadequately prepared design : |
| 10 | There may also be changes in performance , with some schools doing better and others less well than in the past . |
| 11 | The woman that she 'd seen last night at the top of the stairs was nowhere around , and Lucy knew better than to ask . |
| 12 | The President knew well that Diem 's rule was both repressive and corrupt , but the idea of an alternative government made up of members of the opposition National Liberation Front ( NLF ) and including some Communists was rejected by the Americans . |
| 13 | But the president knew better than to let him go ; Mr Shultz stayed the course . |
| 14 | MIDLANDS : Labour did well but not well enough . |
| 15 | The CPCz did better than expected , becoming the second largest force in the Federal Assembly and in the Czech National Council . |
| 16 | The aircraft performed well and , in the main , its life was uneventful , although not so on one trip however . |
| 17 | Candidates endorsed by the republic 's nationalist Popular Front-style organization Adradzhenne did better than expected , despite alleged official harassment during the campaign , but compared with the other two Slav republics there were no spectacular upsets . |
| 18 | Do some of the morphs survive better than others ? |
| 19 | Comparing the recaptures with the original data on the marked animals released , have some morphs survived better than others ? |
| 20 | And Ann said well if you going to fucking be like that do n't bother to buy my kids anything . |
| 21 | The Scots competed well but in attack , had to rely mainly on some good running by centres Cameron Murray and Craig Joiner . |
| 22 | Even if at the next general election Labour does better than ever before in attracting working-class support , say 80 per cent of the working class , it still would not have a majority of the vote . |
| 23 | Opportunities to achieve better or more cost-effective removal of contaminants from the aqueous waste due to the higher initial concentrations . |
| 24 | When faced with familiar letter-strings in novel combinations , skilled readers perform better than less skilled readers . |
| 25 | When a new car comes well cos me and Chris will will have a drive of it . |
| 26 | Gradually his playing became better than his singing . |
| 27 | The introduction of the Asiatic mode of production in Formen shows well that Marx remained flexible throughout his work when he came across new information . |
| 28 | Ruth Ann Swenson also makes a sweet voiced Marsinah , and Jerry Hadley sings well as the Caliph , but Valerie Masterson is even more appealing and David Rendall more impassioned . |
| 29 | Some brands tie better than others , having a more slippery surface . |
| 30 | Bangor 's forward power was evident but Banbridge defended well and their defence was not breached again until the 37th minute when McKinty again made the initial surge for Dawson to cross for his second try of the game . |