Example sentences of "[adv] a better [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps a better definition of discourse processing is to state that it attempts to describe the ’ extra meanings ’ that come about due to the combination of individual sentences within a larger passage of text . |
| 2 | ‘ It means it now rests with the international side to put on the same , if not a better kind of performance as we put on against Norway last month . |
| 3 | ‘ It means it now rests with the international side to put on the same , if not a better kind of performance as we put on against Norway last month . |
| 4 | The importance of the ley crop , particularly clover , in an arable system in this contest is that it not only provides diversity , but also a better opportunity for wildlife , particularly plants and insects , to complete its annual cycle than do crops which are cleared every year . |
| 5 | Body weight is often a better indication of development in certain strains and if commercially bred animals are used weight may be the only available measure of developmental age . |
| 6 | Sayer clearly wishes to move beyond explanation to transformation but the problems that realism poses for me derive from its confinement in practice to being simply a better system of explanation . |
| 7 | ‘ I thank God ! ’ said Edward Rochester , ‘ and ask Him to help me live a better life in future ! ’ |
| 8 | They are such a branch , but they also offer a means for non-scientists to acquire an understanding of the importance of science in shaping the modern world , and therefore a better appreciation of science itself . |