Example sentences of "[vb infin] well [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if the actual cost turned out to be quite high , it might still appear better than the other paths for which we have high estimates , estimates which may be considerably greater than their actual cost . |
| 2 | Prime minister … chairman of British Rail … head of BBC Light Entertainment … well , who could n't do better than the current incumbents ? |
| 3 | In restaurants — his tastes were no more sophisticated now than before , but occasionally he would do better than the Corner House — he would still order at the top of his voice , still hoping to be recognized . |
| 4 | What do we already do well that the National Curriculum planners have neglected — remembering that if we think we do something well we need to be able to look closely , give reasons , describe in detail . |
| 5 | In addition , the team will do well if the Holy Spirit is manifested through wisdom , knowledge , faith , healing , miracles , discernment of spirits , prophecy , tongues and interpretation ( 1 Corinthians 12 : 8–12 ) . |
| 6 | This is a good species which will grow well provided the illumination is correct . |
| 7 | There 's nothing they 'd like better than a drama like this just before the race , and do n't think Dara or her escort will have kept their mouths shut ! ’ |
| 8 | A quick transition will work better than a slow one . |
| 9 | Few clients can afford to advertise throughout the year and media people have to judge whether a " drip " will work better than a " burst " . |
| 10 | Odds ratios or differences in log odds can work better when the proportions are very small or large ; they are , however , more complex to interpret for all except seasoned punters who are used to comparing the likely returns on different bets ( Seaver et al. |
| 11 | The intention was that the electors should choose to be governed by persons they recognized as better and wiser than themselves , who might well understand better than the people themselves what their real interests were , and whose decisions the people would therefore accept . |
| 12 | retained direct control of the ‘ Croydon & District Tramways ’ might not work well if the new lines had to be separated administratively from the Corporation system , so they decided to set up a subsidiary company as they had done in other areas . |
| 13 | It was felt by the Royal Commission on Police Powers that criminal prosecution and investigation could only work well if the general public felt confident in the role played by the police . |
| 14 | The approximations I used to derive the emission from black holes should work well when the black hole has a mass greater than a fraction of a gram . |
| 15 | Many people today can remember well when the bodies of relations were kept in the front room until the funeral , to be visited by family and friends if they wished , for a last goodbye . |
| 16 | Later information could score better than the path so far , the estimated score ( extrapolated from the current score ) therefore no longer functions as a reliable upper bound , and so the algorithm is no longer admissible . |
| 17 | The normally aspirated Ninety diesel should perform better than the 2.25 Series III vehicles you have run before . |
| 18 | Italy could also perform better than the EC average of 3% as could Spain — with the admitted advantage of starting from a smaller base . |
| 19 | For it was proper that in matters of sacrifice the ruler should fare better than the commoner and the nation than the ruler , since the whole should always be superior to the part … |
| 20 | Boswell had a fire in his ‘ most elegant ’ room overlooking the sea , but he did not sleep well because the sea made its wild noises , and the pillows were stuffed with the feathers of ‘ some sea-fowl , which had to me a disagreeable smell ’ . |
| 21 | The boom days of the 1980s will never return and though profits should recover well when the upturn finally comes that is largely in the price . |
| 22 | We assume that it is enough that the new way will prove better than the old way once it has been tried for some time . |
| 23 | He was led to believe that he would receive better than a university education with Mr. Wickstead as his personal tutor . |