Example sentences of "well [conj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not do better than compare a shoal of bream to a troop of soldiers : a compact , neat , orderly and efficient body of fish that patrol a water when the business of feeding is foremost in their minds . |
| 2 | She was n't one of these poor deprived kids who slipped in through an open window or an inadequately locked door and then did not know better than to steal a television or a video . |
| 3 | I can not do better than quote a semi-paragraph from The Grail Legend by Emma Jung and Marie Louise Von Franz ( English translation 1971 ) : |
| 4 | If you must , then you ca n't do better than to buy a plastic ‘ Snake ’ ; but we doubt if you 'll have the same degree of reverence for it as for our other suggestions in nylon . |
| 5 | But , Prof Richard De La Rue , of the university 's department of electronics and electrical engineering , and his team hope to go 20 times better and develop a cable which will transmit ten billion pulses , or two million simultaneous telephone calls . |
| 6 | If we say well that looks a bit awkward so we 're going to plot the Y against sine X or the y against log X |
| 7 | Now the State has already got a problem because in the next century , it will have insufficient people at work to pay for old age pensions we already know Mr Portillo is doing a pension review and is looking about only targeting it to the needy at the bottom well that means a lot of people like you and me will miss out on State pensions . |
| 8 | Well that needs a check that needs needs another check I I would guess . |
| 9 | Yeah , I I 've well that makes a change you know I mean some of my stuff 's come back from them and I 've wondered whether they 've read it . |
| 10 | Well that makes a kind of convenient break actually , because what I wanted to start on er then was things which really perhaps ought to be postponed till , till next . |
| 11 | Well that makes a difference , solid floor . |
| 12 | Parents also need to be aware when their child has behaved well and make a comment about this so that the child receives praise and recognition for good behaviour . |
| 13 | He said Strega ran good , handled well and had a lot more power left . |
| 14 | But , once he realised that I was a bit apart from them , we started to get on well and wrote a lot together , coming up with new lyrics for ‘ Did You No Wrong ’ and beginning to find cover versions that would really establish our identity . |
| 15 | Never having been aboard a ship before , she found she had a natural liking for the sea life : she suffered no seasickness at all , and as João had sent an excellent chef to cook her meals , she dined well and developed a taste for the green wine of Portugal . |
| 16 | Well and get a couple of days like today these daffs will be out you know ! |
| 17 | — John Taylor spoke well and got a standing ovation . |
| 18 | Liza left as well and got a job on the munitions with Sally Buckley , which boded no good . |
| 19 | The professional person is challenged to serve well and to make a name for himself or herself . |
| 20 | You are much more likely to go for old pine , or oak , tough lacquer or vinyl — at least for several years , but there is no reason why these can not work just as well and create a feeling of their own . |
| 21 | Some patients seem to do well and have a bowel frequency of less than four in 24 hours without any impairment of continence . |
| 22 | Enquiries regarding the geographical location and other details of places of interest require the receptionist to know the locality well and have a guide book on the area . |
| 23 | Although a standard approach to this calculation might appear more efficient , this pupil 's own method works well and reveals a lot of knowledge . |
| 24 | Usually , these are water-based ( emulsion type ) paints which , as well as containing a fungicide , have been reinforced with sand , stone , granite or fibre to enable the paint to fill in and disguise small cracks . |
| 25 | But he continued to broadcast and write a weekly column for the Armagh Gazette as well as completing a book of rural tales , And the Band Played On , published by Friar 's Bush Press . |
| 26 | Women and men must be able to care for their family as well as earn a living . |
| 27 | The Bishops Lydeard visitor centre will also be open during the week showing various old railway films ; as well as displaying a range of interesting railway artefacts , paperwork , working displays and photographic displays on the history of Taunton and its railways . |
| 28 | It was played in October , and during their visit Chapman and his party went to Hampden Park and to the Glasgow Industrial Exhibition at Kelvin Park , as well as enjoying a sing-song at the Alhambra Music Hall . |
| 29 | Roman sounded as if he too was battling for restraint , as well as controlling a degree of amusement , which made her fists clench in despair . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd like to hear you preach , as well as taking a look at the excavations , ’ he said dutifully . |