Example sentences of "[pron] could do well [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | He thinks that I could do better than just a clerical job . |
2 | Asked to sum up in a sentence the essence of his long career as a reporter , he considers the question for a few seconds , laughs , and says : ‘ I do n't think I could do better than quote my old friend the late Jimmy Robinson , who was the Daily Mail 's man in Belfast for many years . |
3 | Before she could ask whom he intended to marry this time he said , ‘ After you left and I had that final bust-up with Marc I rang Marianne and told her she could do better than marry a penniless school-kid . ’ |
4 | She thought you could do better than that . |
5 | I 'd have thought you could do better than that , Miss Holbrook . |
6 | We knew we could do better than that , so we just decided to take the time and not put anything out we were n't happy with . ’ |
7 | Surely they could do better than this ? |
8 | And today the Executive admitted it could do better when it came to grounds maintenance in that area of the city . |