Example sentences of "the [noun] well [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We pioneered the technique well before it became used on so large a scale by giants like American Express and Reader 's Digest . |
| 2 | Jimmy could hit both the running shot and the ball on the rise better than anyone . |
| 3 | Rose knew that she had built on the foundations well and truly laid by Grandpa . |
| 4 | Browne knew the Masai well and understood how alien such a proposal was to their consensual system of politics , but nevertheless this was the beginning of a long and unavailing effort by the British to set up the laibon as chief of the Tanganyika Masai , until at last in 1933 the current occupant asked to be relieved of his office . |
| 5 | Though it is mistaken to suppose that the British made no effort to leave the Masai better than they found them , it is clear that their potential emergence from the colonial period much as they had entered it was something their administrators could in the end accept with equanimity . |
| 6 | She said she 'd get on with the cooking better if I came down here on my own . |
| 7 | Mr Oliver says he will market the rink better than in the past |
| 8 | Am I right in saying that Northern Ireland has weathered the recession better than any other part of the United Kingdom ? |
| 9 | The fact that Northern Ireland has weathered the recession better than any other region in the United Kingdom is due , to an extent , to the Government 's policies ; but it is due not least to the resourcefulness , intelligence and dedication of business people in Northern Ireland . |
| 10 | Paddy would have seen the trail better than I. He often rode ‘ shot-gun ’ on the roof-rack . |
| 11 | Will it be able to tell the story better than the release ? |
| 12 | They and the lively photographs tell the story better than I can with words . |
| 13 | Some emigres take to life in the West better than others ; Mullova appears to have adapted almost completely , and says she has no regrets about having left Russia . |
| 14 | For the skin condition we 're bathing him in Nizoral shampoo which gets rid of the fungus growth and makes the skin better and more stable . |
| 15 | Drain the vegetables well and arrange in the dish ; add the herbs and season with salt and pepper ; pour the hot stock over . |
| 16 | Gary Nicholas 's translation means Welsh speakers can see the play well before an English version is staged in September . |
| 17 | These corners are sometimes almost more difficult for the men than for the women , as we use longer skis but I handled the course well and produced a 3rd place , my most encouraging FIS race result for some time . |
| 18 | HUNDREDS of James Bond fans had the wool well and truly pulled over their eyes yesterday . |
| 19 | It concentrates the mind better than anything I know . |
| 20 | No I think this is board meeting and as a board I think were interested to get your points of view what is n't taken place that you 'd liked to take place and what you 'd like to see in the future well and that 's why the meetings been convened . |
| 21 | I know the agent well and I 'm sure he did n't know either . ’ |
| 22 | He could have taken the isolation better if it was n't for the batteries in his radio dying on him without warning ; usually they faded over a couple of nights but this time it was just zonk , no signal . |
| 23 | I mean if we go , we 're sitting on the outside and invariably they 're a bit over into the gangway well if a chap kept pushing against us as the car went round corners it would n't be very nice would it ? |
| 24 | But ground engineers reprogrammed IRAS to work around the fault well before the survey began . |
| 25 | Of those who have been involved , two thirds recall the review well or very well . |
| 26 | The RYA produces a booklet called ‘ Clubs for Newcomers ’ ( £1.50 from the RYA ) which lists over 400 clubs around the country which are open to new membership with a contact name of someone who knows the club well and could show you around . |
| 27 | and he treated his horse well I mean a lot of these horseman , good horseman treated the horse better than they did the wife ! |
| 28 | Nobody knew the risks better than they did . |
| 29 | Frying equipment : The frying well and overflow collector should be drained of oil and fat and loose residues swabbed with paper or rag . |
| 30 | Dundee United mastered the elements better than their opponents and had in Ferguson , Scott Crabbe and Paddy Connolly lively players who continue to give the impression that Jim McLean is not far off having a team capable of far better than has been seen from his club in recent seasons . |