Example sentences of "do well [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only in certain subjects — notably mathematics , technical subjects and physics — that boys do better than girls . |
| 2 | Nenna might have added to her list of things that men do better than women their ability to do nothing at all in an unhurried manner . |
| 3 | ‘ There are some things I always feel men do better than women . ’ |
| 4 | By way of final illustration , we can apply Nozick 's refutation to Descartes ' sceptical argument about dreaming , and hence perhaps do better than Descartes did on the last page of the Meditations . |
| 5 | But even in a bad market some firms do better than others . |
| 6 | The managing director , Roger Spence , said : ‘ It has been a different sort of recession as traditionally the view is that theatre and leisure areas do better than others , but that has not been the case . |
| 7 | Barristers do better than solicitors , but both do better than lawyers in private practice . |
| 8 | They do better than boys , however , on open-ended ‘ essay ’ type questions . |
| 9 | Barristers do better than solicitors , but both do better than lawyers in private practice . |
| 10 | Unless we do better than IT Year did in conveying what information technology is , who knows what uses the man on the Clapham omnibus will find for new technology . |
| 11 | Tous les Louis do well but Louis XVI best of all |
| 12 | However , a substantial proportion of patients do well as outpatients — eg , those whose emaciation is not severe ( body mass index >17 ) , who have no serious medical complications , who are motivated for change , and who have supportive friends and relatives . |
| 13 | ‘ There has been a major effort to downplay Popov 's importance , to dismiss him as a ne'er do well and playboy , ’ Summers says . |
| 14 | The South-West circuit is where few visiting teams do well and Boro had to rely too heavily on their new captain , Steve Regeling , and his fellow Australian Dave Cheshire . |