Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] [adv] better [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The domain-specific dictionary appears to perform slightly better than the general dictionary . |
| 2 | She had never been pushed academically , although there is no doubt she had the intelligence to have done far better than she ever did . |
| 3 | Ardeshir Zahedi had done far better than that . |
| 4 | The entire plot had worked even better than he had dared to hope . |
| 5 | Calm water : Mushroom anemones seem to fare much better if placed in quiet areas of the tank , where the current is n't strong enough to actually move the disc of the polyp . |
| 6 | So far things had gone much better than she had expected . |
| 7 | A drop in net cash income of 5% is expected , with producers in the west and south central regions expected to fare slightly better than those in the north-east and mid-west . |
| 8 | Although average sales per outlet have shown a slight decrease in each of the last five years , some of our licensees have done much better than others . |
| 9 | We Westerners find it hard to understand or admire the growth and success of Islamic fundamentalism , but the traditional Muslims have realised far better than the ‘ progressives ’ that if you want to resist consumerism and individualism then you have to capture the public ground and control the country from the centre . |