Example sentences of "[be] better [subord] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What could be better than to do so on familiar home ground ? |
| 2 | If you are aware that you do not feel tired , try staying up a little later — it has to be better than lying there wondering why you ca n't get to sleep . |
| 3 | Would be better if spread over four days because she can not |
| 4 | ‘ It 's better than staying here , making a mistake , and getting sucked into the wall . |
| 5 | Surely that 's better than fading away in a hospital bed somewhere ? |
| 6 | Chris : Because they give you different choices and you can sit with your friends and it 's better … in the winter it 's better than walking home . |
| 7 | But it 's better than walking endlessly round on one 's own . |
| 8 | The old adage that prevention is better than cure certainly holds true ; as some contractors have discovered to their cost . |
| 9 | Dignity right now seemed a bit optimistic , when she could feel her eyes blurring over with tears , but anything was better than standing here at the foot of the stairs , rooted to the spot and subjected mercilessly to his naked inspection of her . |