Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [prep] [art] better " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that the group has come to a better understanding about some aspect of these problems , how can they feel Empowered to act for change ? |
| 2 | In Sabah the United Sabah Party ( Parti Bersatu Sabah — PBS ) won 14 of 20 federal seats , and was expected to press for a better return from the exploitation of Sabah 's natural resources . |
| 3 | A list of deadlines and responsibilities was drawn up and agreed between the two departments and this has led to a better understanding of each others tasks and the benefits of compliance . |
| 4 | Additionally however , we need to make it clear that when we have looked at the figures and I would pay some to the opposition for bringing er some matters to our attention , erm and looking at the way in which very , very careful on the part of this council has led to a better reserve position than we would previously have expected . |
| 5 | ‘ One has gone to a better place without the other and that 's hard for the living who are left behind . |
| 6 | Since Fizz has gone to a better place and Bunny has n't been around , it 's improved immeasurably . |
| 7 | However , he has insisted on a better system of debtor management with a proper analysis of debtor accounts and a tighter credit policy , has required full explanations of any discounted room rates or complimentaries and has introduced spot checks to compare the Housekeeper 's reports and Reception 's daily letting reports . |
| 8 | Much has changed for the better , thanks to Alec 's discovery . |
| 9 | If one male was defending a better territory than another male , the female might be selected to mate with the better male . |
| 10 | He shuffled , he stamped , he stayed well back in the shelter of the narrow brick passageway that he 'd found as a better lookout point . |
| 11 | That sixties period and all the stories from the era were to play a massive role in Morrissey 's subsequent lyricism and his handling of The Smiths record sleeves : the stories , the Moors murders , Viv ( Spend , Spend , Spend ) Nicholson , Elsie Tanner ( the perfect Northern character so desperately attempting to escape to a better lifestyle ) , the stream of sixties Northern imagery films ( from The Family Way through Saturday Night and Sunday Morning to The Lovers ) and the countless left-overs from the Merseybeat era now parading their former moments of glory around working men 's clubs . |
| 12 | The active Paul Mitchell Systems team campaigning for a better world |
| 13 | If the answer to these questions is ‘ yes ’ , then we are back to something rather similar to Durkheim 's adaptive function : today 's criminals are in fact helping to usher in the better society of tomorrow . |
| 14 | You get to run into a better class of person there . ’ |
| 15 | you know try for a better underst total understanding of |
| 16 | Disappointment with the 1974 proposals led to the formation of the Disability Alliance , a consortium of groups concerned with the disabled , to continue to fight for a better deal . |
| 17 | as if pleading helped — she might as well try to appeal to the better nature of a power-crazed tyrant . |
| 18 | The fictional drama that had seemed to appeal to the better classes was now being offered to a mass society . |
| 19 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 20 | For Sinton , who made his England debut in Poznan in the crucial final qualifier against Poland last November and was a member of the England B side that defeated France B at Loftus Road in February , that run could not have come at a better time . |
| 21 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 22 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 23 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 24 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 25 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 26 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 27 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 28 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 29 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 30 | New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time . |