Example sentences of "[noun pl] well [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a million times better than dreams . |
| 2 | Any of them would be a thousand times better than Drummle ! ’ |
| 3 | At a constant 56mph , Volvo claims fuel consumption of 54mpg and exhaust emissions up to 25 times better than California 's 1993 laws , the world 's toughest . |
| 4 | Fewer than one in 100 patients wait over a year for treatment 25 times better than Northern Ireland , where the figure is one in five . |
| 5 | And his first goal tends to get forgotten … but it was 100 times better than Cuntona 's effort a few weeks back , and better than Peles effort … in fact probably the best goal of that type ( 45 yard lobs ) youll ever see . |
| 6 | I went back to Batty Langley , who considered the gardens she designed a thousand times better than Versailles . |
| 7 | It was a thousand times better that England should be a Prussian colony . |
| 8 | Only a few years after claiming that there were no known substitutes , the companies are discovering a wide range of alternatives — including soap and water — which are not only cheaper but in some cases better than CFCs . |
| 9 | I do n't know if it 's fear so much as a matter of getting along with objects better than people . |
| 10 | When I 'm fishing from the bank , and the water is choppy , there are few floats better than Drennan ‘ Driftbeater ’ . |
| 11 | That was two strokes better than Davis , who went into the final round with a three-stroke advantage over his great county rival . |
| 12 | firm the plants well and water thoroughly , then mulch to suppress weeds . |
| 13 | Thomson 's win came mainly due to his ability to handle the windy conditions better than Schuback , who managed just two counts on the opening 10 ends . |
| 14 | Indeed , work published by the Home Office ( Field 1990 ) suggests that other indicators may capture the effect of economic conditions better than unemployment . |
| 15 | This does n't mean straining yourself — at every age we can manage some things better than others . |
| 16 | But I find it hard to accept that all our land should be so buttoned up , and that we should allow ourselves the arrogant and indulgent belief — against every lesson in history — that we can run things better than nature . |
| 17 | Besides , Rob and Tess are a couple of good dogs and I know t'moors better than Bob . ’ |
| 18 | I I like cats better than dogs because |
| 19 | After the battle Orc tribes came from the Forest of Shadows , swelling Azhag 's horde still further , but the Count of Ostland built his defences well and Wolfenburg held out . |
| 20 | Yet if the IPPR has its way , the Labour Party will be adopting parent-friendly , talent-rewarding policies well before Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has got the first secondary school to say goodbye to our authoritarian system . |
| 21 | ? Mary likes mares better than horses . |
| 22 | Small parties seem to serve their members better when food patches are found for in larger units only a few of the animals present could then be fed ( Dunbar 1977 ) . |
| 23 | The embassy in London had been sending disturbing accounts of Britain 's over-stretched economy and defence forces well before Labour took office . |
| 24 | However in other circumstances , especially when the seller has a degree of power through being able to meet buyer requirements better than competition , the seller may be able to trade concessions from the buyer . |
| 25 | South African newcomer , De Wet Basson , took the runners-up prize of £38,880 with a 68 for 281 , three shots better than Darcy . |
| 26 | Aussie golf star Greg Norman has the course record of 63 , which is a mere four shots better than Geoff 's performance over the course . |
| 27 | Holds plant foods better than peat |
| 28 | Few recognised the importance of campaigning on issues relevant to the quotidian experience of women better than Margaret Llewellyn Davies . |
| 29 | ‘ Do you get on with women better than men , Bob ? ’ she asked . |
| 30 | I like women better than men . |