Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] a better [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for Teesside travellers . |
| 2 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for passengers with a new timetable shake-up to take effect from May . |
| 3 | Ian has made a better recovery than we dared hope , but it is still important that we do not take his fitness for granted . |
| 4 | Willi has done a better job with Georg than I ever did with Peter . |
| 5 | Branson 's absence had made office life more predictable , less exciting , but Virgin had become a better record company . |
| 6 | It is entitled ’ Myth of the tax rebels ’ and it says : ’ Over the last decade the Government has done a better job of blowing local authorities to smithereens than Guy Fawkes . |
| 7 | But he has little hesitation in declaring that his successor as chairman of Esso has done a better job than he was able to achieve . |
| 8 | How many more of us would be fluent French speakers if our first French teachers had done a better job ? |
| 9 | The communiqué that was issued after the meeting noted that the talks had been ‘ frank and useful ’ and did not disguise the fact that there were still ‘ major differences ’ on a series of key issues ; but the two leaders had achieved a better understanding of their respective positions and had agreed on the importance of maintaining a ‘ constant dialogue ’ . |
| 10 | If Austin Rover 's Leyland forebears had made a better job of the Stag in the first place , values would probably have risen before . |
| 11 | If Sir Kenneth had done a better piece of work , and been disliked by the City simply for being too tough in representing the interests of investors , would that have been enough to keep his job ? |
| 12 | ‘ In recent years the investment-linked scheme has shown a better return — around 15 or 16 per cent over the past five years , ’ says Feek . |
| 13 | Most corporate buyers we spoke to agreed that B A's doing deals much like those from other airlines , indeed Merrel-Lynch said they 'd just dropped B A having got a better deal elsewhere . |
| 14 | Mr Miller says meetings every six weeks with his account manager in London or Edinburgh have encouraged a better relationship . |
| 15 | It seemed that Smith has got a better image than the present chancellor has n't he ? |