Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [verb] a better [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to get a better grip but to my horror my fingers began to run down the door like melting plasticine as I watched from my perilous vantage point . |
| 2 | Fifth I want to achieve a better delivery system — more cooperation with the tax system and better management . |
| 3 | I also thought I 'd written a better poem because I 'd struggled with the voice , forced myself to hear it again in my mind and to reply to it . |
| 4 | Had I met you sooner I doubt I would have entered into it , but Maud 's father is influential and I hope to gain a better position at the hospital on his recommendation . ’ |
| 5 | Bonanza Boy , one of my old favourites , has been a remarkable horse over the years and I am a touch sad in having to desert him for a horse I consider to have a better chance . |
| 6 | I do n't want to be like a film star , but I do want a better quality of life and I 've got that with H R T ! |
| 7 | So I wanted to get that memory out of the way and I was just happy that I had had a better game ’ . |
| 8 | And Ipswich team manager Mick McGiven , Monkou 's former coach at Stamford Bridge , said : ‘ I do n't think I 've seen a better marking job on Chris . ’ |
| 9 | No , I 've had a better idea ! |
| 10 | I 've got a better idea . " |
| 11 | ‘ We could manage without it , but — No , I 've got a better idea . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've got a better idea , ’ Sam said , leaning forward . |
| 13 | Well , I 've got a better idea . |
| 14 | I know wait a minute , wait a minute , I 've got a better idea . |
| 15 | I 've got a better job . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Mary , dear , one night when I have made a better meal than I did tonight , I plan to go a little berserk , too , in order to have your solace . ’ |
| 17 | I wanted to find a better job , but for a factory you need to have finished school and in the coffee processing industries they ask for ninth grade . |
| 18 | My only memory of those auditions was that everyone seemed to have a better idea of why they were perfect for each particular part than I did ! |
| 19 | The way ahead for paleontologists trying to build up a knowledge of evolution has been spurred on by the revolution in plate tectonics , which has provided a better understanding of the stratigraphic record and fossilized data . |
| 20 | EURO MP Stephen Hughes will today open a national conference which aims to give a better view of European society . |
| 21 | Various methods of locating sites have therefore been developed which attempt to give a better idea of a site 's layout . |
| 22 | Syllabus Design provides an introduction to language syllabus planning for teachers who want to gain a better understanding of the subject in order to develop the skills to evaluate , modify , and adapt the syllabuses with which they work . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , goodbye , ’ he finished conventionally ; ‘ I wish you 'd had a better day . ’ |
| 24 | Not even for Christine , whom she 'd found distant and uninterested , as if in her mind she 'd created a better place and preferred to wander there . |
| 25 | So you 've found a better job ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ If you 've got a better idea , why do n't you say so ? ’ |
| 27 | If they show you a picture , you 've got a better chance . |
| 28 | Obviously you 've got a better eye tha than I have , but er |
| 29 | While your team tries frantically to guess the answer , you struggle to find a better description . |
| 30 | I 'm not going to do a match report either , I 'll leave that to someone who 's a bit more eloquent , and who 's got a better memory , I ca n't even seem to remember what happened 10 mins ago let alone 2 days . |