Example sentences of "well [subord] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Children after the age of 2 are often so keen to prove their own independence and ability that they feel they know much better than their parents and so argue or ignore parents ' normal requests . |
| 3 | They seemed well in control after 20 minutes , having taken an early lead and looked a class better than their mid-table opponents . |
| 4 | Even in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , Joyce 's semi-autobiographical hero wonders whether he may not love ‘ words better than their associations ’ ( Joyce 1916 and 1973 : 167 ) . |
| 5 | LUCKLESS St. Helens Town , better than their record of one win in 15 games suggests , had to thank a last-minute goal by nomadic striker Steve Cannon for a deserved point at Darwen in a 1-1 draw last week . |
| 6 | This volume does indeed contain many of Boulestin 's best recipes , but not one single one of the delicious menus in the composition of which he excelled ; and it was a mistake for the editors to suppose that they understood French syntax better than their author . |
| 7 | Her afternoon shoes , slightly better than her morning ones , were ranged neatly beneath them . |
| 8 | In a way , Aunt Alicia knew her father better than her mother ever had . |
| 9 | … the elderly woman adapts herself to her stage better than her husband . |
| 10 | But if a child mutates in a big way , so that it has moved a long distance away from its parent in genetic space , what are the odds of its being better than its parent ? |
| 11 | Bayer fared slightly better than its rivals , turning in a 4 per cent drop in pre-tax profits during the first nine months of the year — from DM 2750m to DM 2640m . |
| 12 | Princey and Dukey , here are mum you 'll probably do it better than me Prince and Duke and pussy cats |
| 13 | As I 'm sure you probably know better than me Miss , the department blows hot and cold |
| 14 | ‘ They 'll be too big , Sergeant , but maybe better than your shoes ? |
| 15 | And in a sense , who knows you better than your ex-wives or lovers ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , you like your art better than your friends , ’ he said to Basil . |
| 17 | ‘ Better than your eyesight , ’ said the old woman , standing next to him and looking at the grey in his hair . |
| 18 | ‘ None can know better than your lordship the importance of Berwick Castle , ’ Ramsay went on . |
| 19 | Gradually his playing became better than his singing . |
| 20 | And what he found was a woman who understood him a great deal better than his wife ever did . ’ |
| 21 | Nevertheless , he felt that intellectually he understood both emotions better than his friend . |
| 22 | Listen , I know that guy better than his family does , so let's just say he 's gone and good luck . ’ |
| 23 | He was the Bears ' top scorer , a point better than his captain , Steve Regeling , who nevertheless maintained his excellent consistency . |
| 24 | Hobbs did better than his soccer counterpart , Dixie Dean , whose goal-scoring achievements were so famous for a decade from 1927 . |
| 25 | He found that he did just better than his predecessor and was pleased . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 27 | Erm we believe , er if we are to demonstrate to our clients that we are as good or better than our competitives competitors , then we need certification . |
| 28 | It will certainly be a challenging year for , but with our strengths in quality and efficiency , we should fare better than our competitors and be in a strong position when better times return . |
| 29 | In general , any child with hyperkinetic syndrome is likely to fare better if their exposure to synthetic chemicals ( see p 164 and 249 ) can be minimized . |
| 30 | He argued that families would do better if their members were altruistic . |