Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] a better [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it seemed sensible to move into this area , take advantage of that for ourselves , and provide them with a better service . |
| 2 | Even if an ineffective treatment does not in itself cause damage it may harm patients by raising false expectations or by deflecting them from a better treatment , so this criterion would leave virtually all unproved treatment open to investigation . |
| 3 | After all , good results will qualify you for a better job , and give you the added satisfaction of proving to your boss that you are good at what you do . |
| 4 | But the important thing is that the voluntary sector must hijack the trends from the old statism to the new individualism , and steer it into a better way . |
| 5 | JEWKES : O , you are very good , sir , very forgiving indeed , but come , I hope you will be so good as to take her to your bosom and that my tomorrow morning you 'll bring her to a better sense of her duty . |
| 6 | ‘ Never , ’ writes Boswell , ‘ did I see him in a better frame ; calm , gentle , wise , holy ’ — with Johnson opining that the essence of the Crucifixion lay in showing to the world that even the Son of God suffered on account of sin , and in doing so , displayed how heinous a thing sin must be . |
| 7 | So she approaches it in a better frame of mind . |
| 8 | ‘ If somebody 's already used a break it just means you 've got to use it in a better way . |
| 9 | And are we to think that this loving God really wants us to linger on in pain and without dignity when , according to the same dogma , He is in any case calling us to a better life ? |
| 10 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 11 | On the contrary , his direct line to Hitler and Mussolini placed him in a better position than the monarchists to deal with Axis pressure . |
| 12 | However , in principle this would seem to be the most promising avenue to explore to furnish us with a better understanding of causal relations . |
| 13 | In these circumstances any analysis of the Nigerian news media can quickly become outdated ; however , this does not mean , that an account of trends to date will not guide us towards a better understanding of present practices . |
| 14 | Connolly 's observation is often taken to confirm him as a better judge of literature than of politics , but in many ways he was remarkably prescient : Home was indeed ‘ honourably ineligible ’ for the new age which was dawning in the Tory party . |
| 15 | To her relief , although it was very faint , she found a pulse , and quickly she loosened his tie , unbuttoned his shirt and somehow manoeuvred him into a better position , all the while talking to him , reassuring him , telling him he was safe . |
| 16 | The court did not simply substitute its own view because Congress had assigned the task primarily to the agency which , because of its greater experience , placed it in a better position to resolve the matter than the Court . |
| 17 | Definitely , yes , I would say like I 've spoke to Brian Horton on Sunday and he more or less said that it 's er Oxford United , fourth position in the league , let's hope so like you know , they are like , and I 've come here maybe to help get them in a better position . |
| 18 | Some of it you know just to ignore , but if it is from someone who knows what he is on about , then it can be helpful in making you into a better player . |
| 19 | Try some of our treats — they 'll put you in a better mood without spoiling your figure |
| 20 | Chairman Alan Brooker believes the company 's increased size has put it in a better position to win larger , long-term contracts , in line with DCM 's stated policy , and should lead to improved margins and faster growth . |
| 21 | Do not hesitate to throw a card away after rewriting it in a better form . |
| 22 | The company needed to reach mothers when the baby was born and again when baby was nine months to reinforce the importance of correct fitting shoes and to push her into a Better Shoe stockist . |
| 23 | First , a lot of these lads had n't done very well at school , so the training provides them with a better chance of a fresh start once they have paid off their debt to society . |
| 24 | Venezuela stands in sharp contrast because the banks see it as a better bet than Mexico . |
| 25 | Christine de Pisan and Alain Chartier are two such who also attract the attention of historians for a different reason , namely that they were observers and critics of the world of early fifteenth-century France , both of them having things to say which , they hoped , would turn it into a better world . |
| 26 | Can you help us to a better understanding ? |