Example sentences of "[be] better [subord] [indef pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must never think you 're better than somebody else just because of that . |
| 2 | It does n't mean you 're better than anyone else — just different , ’ says John . |
| 3 | that 's because , you know , I 'm better than everyone else so that 's why everyone has to see wha everyone , everyone has to hear what I 'm saying |
| 4 | She had tried to be better than someone else and ended up proving herself even worse . |
| 5 | If you are to achieve harmony of mind and body , allow yourself to feel joy in your own achievement without always having to feel that it must be better than someone else 's . |
| 6 | Langhorne was an impossible , fiercely dangerous dirt track , practically round , full of ruts ; hot and unprotected , but Mario — as he often liked to point out — had n't been born with a silver spoon in his mouth ; he could n't afford the fare to Europe ; meanwhile , while dreaming of his grand prix heroes , he 'd just have to be better than anybody else at what was available . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's why her pastry is better than anyone else 's . ’ |
| 8 | It 's important to him that everyone knows he is the champion , that he is better than anyone else and not necessarily looking for easy pay days . |
| 9 | Such awareness can encourage learning that is motivated ( extrinsically ) by what John Holt called ‘ the ignoble satisfaction of feeling that one is better than someone else ’ . |
| 10 | Sarah had a high opinion of herself , and always stood with her shoulders back and her pretty nose pointed skyward as if she was better than everyone else . |
| 11 | As soon as he is told Pip immediately begins to act like a snob , as if he was better than everyone else . |
| 12 | Always at the back of his mind was a serious actor trying to break out of the ‘ Carry On ’ mould , but while he was wanted for nothing more , says Percival , he was ready to go on showing that he was better than anyone else . |