Example sentences of "great [noun sg] well [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't actually pleased with Zak as I did n't want to risk being identified as an actor , but that , I supposed , would be a great deal better than the truth . |
| 2 | Forster once wrote to me that he knew Ivy 's characters were good as well as clever ; they are a great deal better than anyone in his books . |
| 3 | I emphasize ‘ in my view ’ because not everyone will agree , and of course a very small telescope is a great deal better than nothing at all . |
| 4 | The syntax was not perfect , perhaps , but it was a great deal better than Higginbotham 's , and the use of such lengthy phrases as " venture to approach " and " await your response " showed some acquaintance with the useful cliches of the language . |
| 5 | This figure is a great deal better than that for the consecutive spill method of handling overflows , and even chained records randomized to individual addresses show an advantage over consecutive spill . |
| 6 | And what he found was a woman who understood him a great deal better than his wife ever did . ’ |
| 7 | But I will say this , it 's a great deal better than it looks from the outside . ’ |
| 8 | I have n't seen a team in Europe that 's a great deal better than England . |
| 9 | ‘ But not quite so mercenary , and I find it exceedingly distasteful for you to arrogantly assume you might understand my sister a great deal better than I ever could . |
| 10 | Although it has disadvantages , it is a great deal better than the kind of society in which there is no free press , or in which the press is gagged by more and more complex and frequently unworkable rules . |
| 11 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that there is much to be commended in general in his decision to reduce the infantry battalions by only 12 , 13 or 14 per cent. , which is a great deal better than what he did for the Regular Army ? |
| 12 | ‘ Probably a great deal better than you , ’ she replied with a sugary smile , and after a reassuring word to her patient , she led Mick out into the corridor . |
| 13 | So there was , Grizel Huntley acknowledged , and it would be a great deal better if Penny could manage to think a bit more positively . |
| 14 | I must admit I , I really do n't agree with that , I mean I find that many women who have had erm children actually their figure has improved after the children , they look a great deal better and I certainly do n't think that many women in Scotland looked vast after they 've had children , I totally disagree with that . |