Example sentences of "[adj] to get a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even now , with so much suffering in the early stages of radical reform , he and his government are likely to get a better hearing from the voters than from Congress . |
| 2 | Even if the library does not have the information that you need , the librarian will probably be able to tell you where you can find it : with hundreds of books available about all aspects of archaeology , it is as well to sample a few of these to get a better idea of what aspects of archaeology interest you most of all . |
| 3 | To work hard to get a better class of degree was regarded as the mark of a gray man — ; the worst epithet in the Oxford vocabulary . |
| 4 | Observers believed that RENFE sometimes loaded items onto the capital account in order to reduce the apparent deficit , and sometimes did the reverse , boosting current costs in order to be able to get a higher grant from the state . |
| 5 | If they had had pistols , they 'd have been able to get a better aim . |
| 6 | But you see if if we move back we 'll be able to get a bigger house . |
| 7 | Although the line drawn on my map is straight , I occasionally deviated up-sun to get a better picture of a particular feature . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not possible to get a better debut than a game against the world champions , ’ he said . |