Example sentences of "[adv] well [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said that the pain was a little better after the pethidine she had been given and she was able to rest quietly while she waited to be taken to theatre . |
| 2 | If only the population could just manage , by random drift , to get itself over the knife-edge , it could coast down the slope to the Tit for Tat side , and everyone would do much better at the banker 's ( or ‘ nature 's ’ ) expense . |
| 3 | Much better on the wall . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sure that we 'll be able to get on much better in the future . ’ |
| 5 | At Godmanchester , for instance , extensive ribbon developments spread outwards well beyond the line of the later defences , but with time , there was a more intense build-up in the area adjacent to the crossroads as the site became more economically specialized . |
| 6 | Whether we take the retail prices index minus mortgage interest payments or producer prices , the rate of inflation has declined sharply in the past year and I suspect that the underlying measures of inflation will continue to decline in the next year — I can tell the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) , who is interrupting from a sedentary position , that the underlying rate of inflation compares extremely well with the position under the Labour Government of which he was a member . |
| 7 | This agrees extremely well with the fact that ( 20 ) is closely equivalent to ( 22 ) : ( 22 ) that is precisely the one It also provides us with a very satisfying explanation of the subtle difference between ( 23 ) and ( 24 ) ; ( 23 ) , with its non-restrictive relative seems at least somewhat odd , whereas ( 24 ) with its restrictive relative is quite acceptable , and so is ( 25 ) which has a non-restrictive relative but lacks the word very : ( 23 ) the very axe , which killed him , is to be sold ( 24 ) the very axe which killed him is to be sold ( 25 ) the axe , which killed him , is to be sold The reason is that the definite article indicates that some means of recognition is available to the audience . |
| 8 | Put the audience at their ease extremely well at the outset . |
| 9 | The band , who were originally considered the epitome of a brilliant small-venue outfit , went down extremely well despite the vastness of the occasion . |
| 10 | As expected , the BJP performed extremely well in the north and was the only party to make a substantial overall gain . |
| 11 | The UNCP performed extremely well in the capital , Katmandu , winning four of the city 's five seats . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend is right — United Kingdom firms have done extremely well in the list of top companies in Europe . |
| 13 | If he swam the river , he would have to make his way upstream well beyond the yacht and within sight of the bridge or be swept back down by the current . |
| 14 | Tom sang a Burns song and then , because it went so well with the guitar , never mind the sax , Don Giovanni 's pretty serenade . |
| 15 | These shoes are n't very practical but they go so well with the suit . |
| 16 | Well basically it 's the people , like we get on so well with the English over here and as they say back home the . |
| 17 | And not many units will cope so well with the transition from studio friendliness to instant big-gig compatibility . |
| 18 | ‘ No chance , ’ she stated swiftly on a light laugh , and quickly dismissed the subject by turning to her host with a query about the wine that went so well with the meal . |
| 19 | The nomes who have n't done so well since the Drive . |
| 20 | Its introduction into British schools for the deaf , first by the Rev. Thomas Arnold at Northampton in 1868 then by Mr. William Van Praagh at 11 , Fitzroy Square , London in 1872 , rapidly spread , especially after 1880 , until it came to be both detested and feared by leading deaf people everywhere who saw that it could — and indeed as it did — seriously damage the systems of education that had served so well since the growth of deaf education . |
| 21 | It does n't here , that 's fine , it 's great here , but , at the bottom because it , it 's not being lit quite so well as the top you 're tending to lose a little bit of quality , especially there . |
| 22 | A motorist in Cooperville , Florida , has been acquitted on a drink-driving charge because he drove so well under the influence . |
| 23 | Thus the pilots may be found in the Engines Section absorbing the means whereby the aviation spirit and flames arrive at the right place at the right time to produce the urge for forward movement , or they could be watching in some fascination an array of lights and switches on a array known as ‘ electrics ’ which behave themselves so well under the persuasion of the engines instructor , but which flash and fail to respond in such heart-breaking fashion when the student is urged to demonstrate that he has ‘ got ’ it . |
| 24 | They do n't hug so well without the belt ; bum 's a little saggy , to tell the truth , but fashion is n't my top priority these days . |
| 25 | Even though she had got to know Miriam so well during the siege she was still often taken aback by her boldness . |
| 26 | I think it 's fair to say he 's the first one to acknowledge that but he did win the gold medal and as a result he became yachtsman of the year and at a time when there is very a much heightened interest in the problems of disabled and people with visual impairment it was a real boost for sailors who have those problems that we did so well during the year . |
| 27 | In order to find out why things had not been going so well on the land as in the urban areas we must once again go back to the beginning of the eighteenth century . |
| 28 | We brought him to Lingfield last week and he went so well on the sand , we thought he had a chance today , ’ said the trainer . |
| 29 | It took me three months to lose the weight , but I felt so well on the programme and was never hungry . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's such a shame because the team has done so well on the pitch and manager Barry Fry is trying to do his best . |