Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [art] better [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you want real change , if you long for a better future for yourself , your family , your community and your country , then read on . |
| 2 | want of a better name at this stage . |
| 3 | HOPE FOR A BETTER WORLD |
| 4 | If you hope for a better world then maybe if you try hard enough , it can be achieved . |
| 5 | Christians believe that the soul goes marching on — they hope to a better world , and atheists in eternal sleep . |
| 6 | All entrances close using zips — look for the better quality self-repairing coil zips . |
| 7 | The funny thing is that er if you look at the better dividend funds in the year of the crash , the dividends actually went up , cos dividend yields from companies were good in that year , so people would n't have lost out , their income would have been quite stable . |
| 8 | It felt quite good to get them returned covered with diagrams and comments , I know of no better sign that a project has the attention and support of the personnel involved . |
| 9 | He is looking for that quality which you must allow me to call ‘ modernity ’ ; for I know of no better word to express the idea I have in mind . |
| 10 | If she kept quiet Penry might sleep longer , and wake in a better mood . |
| 11 | Here you will need to reduce the airbrake to continue the float and then , as you get to the better ground , to re-open them to make the landing . |
| 12 | Years before , Nietzsche had written : " the past is dearer to me than the present ; but I believe in a better future " . |
| 13 | Please support this motion , and go for a better life for all . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's all right for the moment , but I hope , Jane , that you 'll look higher than domestic activity , and think about a better way of using your energy and intelligence in the service of God . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I want to say to them ‘ think again' and I want to say to them as man to man ‘ think again , go and think about a better way , ’ he said . |
| 16 | think of a better way , that was in the blood , put it like that . |
| 17 | Equally predictable is the fact that the vast majority of council tenants who have bought their houses are among the better-paid and live in the better housing estates . |
| 18 | We both fight for social justice , we both strive for a better quality of life for our people and most importantly we both demand equality . |
| 19 | John o' Groats is commonly but wrongly regarded as the most northerly tip of the country and because of this popular misconception attracts many visitors , most of whom come for no better reason than to be able to say they have been there and , having satisfied this ambition , turn round and return south . |
| 20 | In doing so , it is hoped that they will not only benefit from the content of the seminars ( topics such as sixth-form teaching and exams ) but , by rubbing shoulders with and getting to know British teacher- trainees , come to a better understanding of the role-model of a language teacher in the UK . |
| 21 | Elaine , a 16-year-old girl who has spent most of her life on the streets of Rio de Janeiro , in Brazil , puts it better : ‘ I dream of a better world , a world where children and adults are no longer abandoned , tortured and murdered because of who we are or what we do … |
| 22 | Reform is not just a sensible course which could , with some pain , lead to a better life for everyone , as in Hungary . |
| 23 | Volunteers bring skills that complement those of the tutor , lead to a better student/tutor ratio , and facilitate the teaching of individuals with idiosyncratic needs . |