Example sentences of "[verb] a better job " in BNC.

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1 The dealer contemplated suing the recruitment agency until he found a better job .
2 I wanted to find a better job , but for a factory you need to have finished school and in the coffee processing industries they ask for ninth grade .
3 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 .
4 She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear .
5 I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself .
6 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 .
7 Willi has done a better job with Georg than I ever did with Peter .
8 Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job .
9 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 .
10 How many more of us would be fluent French speakers if our first French teachers had done a better job ?
11 The problem with ditching Eurotunnel 's management would be that there is no certainty anybody else could do a better job .
12 ‘ They are blaming their current woes on the state of the market , when in truth , we would do a better job than the Dixons management in restructuring and repositioning the business , ’ said a Kingfisher executive .
13 ‘ They are blaming their current woes on the state of the market , when in truth , we would do a better job than the Dixons management in restructuring and repositioning the business , ’ said a Kingfisher executive .
14 They were under no illusions that they could do a better job from Detroit , but they had become increasingly concerned that they were getting out of touch with what was happening around the world , and that the tail was beginning to wag the dog .
15 You could say you 'd do a better job next time .
16 This is merely routine arrogance , but it obscures from them the fact that they could impress everyone a lot more if they could do a better job — and with a bit of help they could .
17 In a move that revealed an unusual lack of ego and a large amount of common sense , he suggested that his friend , another drummer , Julian Sowa , would do a better job .
18 Although the computer has a hyphenation dictionary ( it knows how to split words that come at the end of a line ) , a skilled composer can usually do a better job .
19 Toning these muscles encourages our ‘ natural bra ’ to develop and do a better job .
20 ‘ What the sack did was make me very determined that next time round that I 'd do a better job .
21 But after persistently arguing that big ‘ named ’ firms do not automatically do a better job , he feels that the firm is finally beginning to make headway .
22 Even if it is not a must , it is often worth applying as it helps the marker do a better job , in particular because he can use electronic tools to provide data that will aid his judgement .
23 At the time Mick Doyle was coach to a successful Leinster side and he believed he could do a better job than McBride .
24 The Royal African Company came under criticism from the West India sugar planters , who clamoured for more slaves to be supplied without explaining how they would be paid for , and also from other English merchants who thought they could do a better job of supplying slaves .
25 When asked which candidate would do a better job at ‘ Keeping the United States out of war ’ , 50 per cent of those polled said Carter while 25 per cent opted for Ronald Reagan .
26 If a member of staff can do a better job , give better results , and improve the quality of their work in another function within the office it is common practice in business everywhere to let that person move and develop their skills .
27 I think that they are likely to give a better idea of what the finished advertisement will look like and can do a better job of communicating the necessary commitment to their way of presenting the product than can the account executive .
28 Two genuine half-wits do not make a genuine wit and two specialists do not make a generalist ; but two tools may do a better job than one multi-purpose tool .
29 Can it really be the case that there is no Conservative woman Back Bencher who could do a better job than some of the present Cabinet Ministers ?
30 I could do a better job if I knew more about …
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