Example sentences of "[adv] better [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So though it is perfectly practicable to take a trip to Heiden by car ( a direct road leads from Rorschach ) you would do much better to leave the car behind , go along to the station of the Rorschach-Heiden mountain railway near the harbour , take a cogwheel train , sit back in one of the red coaches and enjoy the gradually changing view . |
| 2 | It is a classic example of the waste of local taxpayers ' money by a foolish council which would do much better to spend the money on the services for which it is statutorily responsible . |
| 3 | The figures here are carved in a flat plane and in the profile view normal in low relief , which much better illustrates the narrative ( fig. 24 ) . |
| 4 | When fate marks you down for immortality you 'd just better bite the bullet and lace your boots up tight . |
| 5 | An X/Open spokesman said COSE now better understands the task , resources and overall timeframe . |
| 6 | An X/Open spokesman said that COSE now better understands the task , resources and overall timeframe . |
| 7 | She may feel far better leaving the bureau with details of a local self-help group for single parents and information about local child-care facilities . |
| 8 | Is it sometimes better to avoid the word ‘ deaf ’ ? |
| 9 | So they would immediately have turned to the second , legislative stage : they would have tried to discover which decision was more sensible or just or democratic or would otherwise better serve the community . |
| 10 | Er , but by the time I had my passport so I thought may not get a job again better to try the luck somewhere else . |