Example sentences of "better than [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So whatever level of runner you are you ca n't do better than get into the Mizuno powerhouse . |
| 2 | Neither Pasok nor Synaspismos seemed capable of capitalizing on the unpopularity of the government 's austerity measures , and the ND did better than expected in the municipal elections of October 1990 [ see p. 37785 ] . |
| 3 | Reading around for background to Shakespeare is valuable , and you ca n't do better than begin with the Harley Granville Barker 's Prefaces to Shakespeare , which analyse the plays from both a scholarly and dramatic angle , without being ponderously academic . |
| 4 | Or , if they did , they knew better than to remonstrate with the grim-faced man behind her . |
| 5 | I can do no better than to quote from the trust application document . |
| 6 | She knew better than to walk around the front of the house . |
| 7 | It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday . |