Example sentences of "have [verb] a better [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But he has little hesitation in declaring that his successor as chairman of Esso has done a better job than he was able to achieve . |
2 | It is entitled ’ Myth of the tax rebels ’ and it says : ’ Over the last decade the Government has done a better job of blowing local authorities to smithereens than Guy Fawkes . |
3 | Willi has done a better job with Georg than I ever did with Peter . |
4 | Ian has made a better recovery than we dared hope , but it is still important that we do not take his fitness for granted . |
5 | ‘ In recent years the investment-linked scheme has shown a better return — around 15 or 16 per cent over the past five years , ’ says Feek . |
6 | It seemed that Smith has got a better image than the present chancellor has n't he ? |
7 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for Teesside travellers . |
8 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for passengers with a new timetable shake-up to take effect from May . |
9 | The way ahead for paleontologists trying to build up a knowledge of evolution has been spurred on by the revolution in plate tectonics , which has provided a better understanding of the stratigraphic record and fossilized data . |
10 | There are earlier Berman recordings of nearly all the pieces in this latest recital ; in no instance is the interpretation all that different ( though he has found a better edition of Funérailles ) and in most it is rather less satisfying . |
11 | The one with the fine stripes looked slightly flashier , but he 'd made a better ironing job of the plain one . |
12 | I also thought I 'd written a better poem because I 'd struggled with the voice , forced myself to hear it again in my mind and to reply to it . |
13 | ‘ Well , goodbye , ’ he finished conventionally ; ‘ I wish you 'd had a better day . ’ |
14 | Not even for Christine , whom she 'd found distant and uninterested , as if in her mind she 'd created a better place and preferred to wander there . |
15 | Perhaps I should have formed a better plan ; perhaps I should have made instead for the Villa Diodati , to see if I could secure any friends and allies there . |
16 | If it were not , you may be sure that I would have arranged a better climate for the Brits than the Lord has seen fit to give them . ’ |
17 | By that time , the RECs should have developed a better understanding of the market , and pricing policies to suit . |
18 | I do not blame the Opposition for not understanding the issues as fully as we might hope , but , given their new-found support and desire for everything European , I thought that they might have developed a better understanding . |
19 | But if he lied , saying that he came to Parfois with no felonious intent , and attacked only when he was surprised and frightened , Isambard would have won a better victory . |
20 | If he were going to humiliate her , he could not have picked a better opportunity . |
21 | QUEEN OF SHANNON had tears and not champagne flowing by winning at Salisbury yesterday — but she could not have picked a better moment . |
22 | He could n't have picked a better place : laid to rest in Père Lachaise alongside such genuine nineteenth-century bohos as Gérard de Nerval , who took his pet lobster for walks in the Palais Royal and eventually hanged himself with a piece of string he insisted was the Queen of Sheba 's garter . |
23 | He started up twenty years ago , he could not have picked a better time . |
24 | She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear . |
25 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
26 | Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job . |
27 | No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too . |
28 | Er I think I should certainly have made a better nurse , yes , yes I think I should . |
29 | She could n't have made a better selection than Keep Talking , a progressive horse both in terms of form and distance . |
30 | On a good pitch and with a fast outfield , Indian should have made a better fist of their innings , but only Srikkanth ( who fell to an outstanding catch by Peter Taylor at mid-off ) passed 20 as Australia 's allrounders ran through the order . |