Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [art] better " in BNC.
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1 | He is looking for that quality which you must allow me to call ‘ modernity ’ ; for I know of no better word to express the idea I have in mind . |
2 | It felt quite good to get them returned covered with diagrams and comments , I know of no better sign that a project has the attention and support of the personnel involved . |
3 | Years before , Nietzsche had written : " the past is dearer to me than the present ; but I believe in a better future " . |
4 | Now I knew of no better , and Alan should 've known better because he 'd done a lot more removals than I had and he said Oh you 're alright Neal , do n't worry . |
5 | I used to use a stop watch and then I thought of a better way . |
6 | Elaine , a 16-year-old girl who has spent most of her life on the streets of Rio de Janeiro , in Brazil , puts it better : ‘ I dream of a better world , a world where children and adults are no longer abandoned , tortured and murdered because of who we are or what we do … |
7 | There is even a whale research institute in Tokyo which contributes to a better understanding of whale ecology and whaling techniques . |
8 | A labouring person who aspires to a better and more rewarding life is judged to be grossly deceived . |
9 | ‘ Can you think of a better ? ’ |
10 | Can you think of a better way to boost circulation ? |
11 | ‘ Well , can you think of a better opportunity for them to find out what 's best for the both of ‘ em ? ’ |
12 | JUDY MOWATT , one third of Marley 's backing singers , The I-Threes , is not rich , asking a hundred US dollars for an interview , but she lives in the better part of Kingston . |
13 | But if you want real change , if you long for a better future for yourself , your family , your community and your country , then read on . |
14 | If you hope for a better world then maybe if you try hard enough , it can be achieved . |
15 | The funny thing is that er if you look at the better dividend funds in the year of the crash , the dividends actually went up , cos dividend yields from companies were good in that year , so people would n't have lost out , their income would have been quite stable . |
16 | Here you will need to reduce the airbrake to continue the float and then , as you get to the better ground , to re-open them to make the landing . |
17 | Ordinary soldiers , who had enlisted with equal patriotic fervour , took comfort in simple but pungent humour , typified by Bruce Barinsfather 's cartoon showing ‘ Old Bill ’ , a war veteran , taking refuge in a shell hole and remarking to a young recruit , ‘ Well , if you knows of a better ‘ ole , go to it . ’ |
18 | Occupational background can emblazon the personality with unmistakable illumination for the endeavours we make towards a better and more acceptable society . |
19 | ‘ The sooner we get aboard the better , ’ Lawton said quietly . |
20 | Here they met with a better reception and Leverburgh was renamed in his honour , but they were not continued after his death in 1925 . |
21 | And they Sought for a Better Sign from Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) , and there was a Sign ; ii . |
22 | Christians believe that the soul goes marching on — they hope to a better world , and atheists in eternal sleep . |
23 | It is hard to imagine him coming at a better time as we plan to make our first Diocesan Assembly the centrepiece of his visit , on Saturday 10th June . |
24 | You have that choice , that chance to do that for my patients and I tell you , to be with you , to be part of you , I 'm as a , I learn for you , I think of you , and I can just tell you , I wish you all the best , but I wo n't forget your responsibility to help the medical profession to make , with the work they do for a better tomorrow possible , due to your work , your hard attempts to give that financial ability through the best insurance policies on the market today . |
25 | In some areas , though , changes are welcome , especially if they lead to a better and more reliable product . |
26 | Can anyone think of a better one maybe ? |
27 | Looked at from Scotland , it is sadly tied up with Thatcherism , which , we hope , is something that will pass , since it goes against a better , more basic feeling which is still there . |
28 | He started buying expensive clothes , a car ; he moved to a better flat … |
29 | First , in his evidence he referred to a better solution as being quotes , seeks a small residential setting with some other people , unquote and went on to refer to the possibility of the plaintiff entering one of the Cheshire Homes . |
30 | This conclusion is not a bad thing , for it leads to a better match between deviance and prominence . |