Example sentences of "it [verb] [adv] better [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To this day , it signifies almost better than any other building the Victorians ' love of spectacle and sentiment and their confidence that a new world order could be created out of a massive syncretism . |
| 2 | Kurt Weinburg 's evacuation began disastrously but , thanks to his headmaster ( who had already proved his sensitivity by introducing Kurt on his first day to the only other Jewish boy in the school ) , it turned out better than he expected : |
| 3 | Although Chancellor Kohl later agreed to an apparent compromise it was clear even then — how much more so now — that West Germany had killed the programme , and it had done so because it sensed far better than any of its Nato partners how completely President Gorbachev had changed the situation in Europe . |
| 4 | Does it perform sufficiently better than Soviet equipment to warrant the hard currency expended upon it . |
| 5 | This suggested a hung parliament with Neil Kinnock leading a minority government , and Tory campaigners are furious that the BBC did not mention the party 's share of the vote , which would have shown it performing much better than predicted . |
| 6 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 7 | It demonstrates perhaps better than any other , the changes in medieval military fortification . |