Example sentences of "[noun sg] was better [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even enduring anger was better than the redness , even anger aimed by a telepath . |
| 2 | And later she had found that his body , scarred as it was , was better than the one which she had imagined for him , as a living and breathing man was better than a marble statue or painting , and her vision had lacked life . |
| 3 | The fact that her stomach no longer turned over when he looked at her came as a surprise and disappointment — even unrequited love was better than no love at all . |
| 4 | Today it was cloudy but bright , and the thick , accustomed smell of the city was better than the hospital smell in the house . |
| 5 | ‘ Our display was better than the result and the lads did themselves proud but sometimes Lady Luck dictates how things go . |