Example sentences of "do much [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a more phenomenological level , if we wanted some visual analogue to the associationist view of mental life we could not do much better than think of one of those ‘ psychedelic ’ slide-shows popular in the late 1960s , in which lights were projected through oil , producing coloured globs which met , merged and repelled in a series of kaleidoscopic patterns . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't need it but I 'll do much better than that . |
| 3 | Mr G Douglas Vaisey also suggests that others should start setting the comps : ‘ I 'm sure we [ we ? ] can do much better than Katie Mallett . ’ |
| 4 | By 1939 Europe could meet her own needs of agricultural products only in olive oil and wine ; in 1880 she could still do much better than this . |
| 5 | Even if a business was very efficient , he said , it was difficult to generate gross margins of more than 28% , whereas an efficient company in the fast-growing network market could do much better than that . |
| 6 | For them to develop properly they need guidance and a good example , and you ca n't do much better than have somebody like Fergie in your setup — somebody who has done and seen it all . ’ |
| 7 | Despite all their expectations ( and ample campaign funds ) they did not do much better than the GCP in 1954 . |
| 8 | The simple mouse-and-icons approach means putting together new forms or reports ought to be a doddle ; and for functions like queries or browsing , you ca n't do much better than the GUI . |
| 9 | The person who creates a crisis in a relationship which is not going well such that the two part company and he or she is able to establish a more suitable and rewarding partnership may do much better than the person who avoids crises and settles for a far from ideal partner . |
| 10 | Some — especially those in the south or those with a wide range of incentives such as regional and European Community assistance — have done much better than others . |
| 11 | Although average sales per outlet have shown a slight decrease in each of the last five years , some of our licensees have done much better than others . |
| 12 | They should have done much better as they dominated for long spells , but failed miserably in the art of scoring . |
| 13 | Cutting that over the numbers had me down and stopped well before the first intersection , a distance of around 400 metres , and I could have done much better if I 'd heaved on the brakes , which are single Goodyear discs with excellent stopping power . |
| 14 | It was doubtful if those two men could have done much worse than he was doing now ! |
| 15 | ‘ I 've wanted to do much better than I 've done . |
| 16 | You know , nobody 's expecting three or four sides , right , you 've got quarter of an hour , not erm , you know , if , if you can write a side a half you , you 'll be doing much better than most people , alright , so you 're just thinking about a side really , depending on how big your handwriting is . |
| 17 | ‘ For 20 years the Childrens ’ Hearing system has progressed very positively and we are doing much better than our brethren south of the Border in looking after the interests of children in Scotland . ’ |
| 18 | His reply was something like ‘ No Leeds wont do much better than last year , when they won the title everyone had exceptional seasons and played above themselves , last year was a true reflection of how good they are … ’ . |
| 19 | In the Euro-elections of June 1989 they polled disastrously , and actually did much worse than the new and untried Green Party concerned with environmental issues . |
| 20 | West Belfast Protestants , while suffering less than their Catholic counterparts , did much worse than Protestants in other areas . |
| 21 | And it should be remembered that the Whigs did much better than the Tories in the open and more popular constituencies in the elections of early 1715 , largely because the Jacobite scare and the fear of popery worked to their advantage . |