Example sentences of "better [conj] a [noun] in the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 2 | Better than a kick in the teeth in n it ? |
| 3 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 4 | An unsuccessful artist was no better than a lunatic in the eyes of these people . |
| 5 | What is better than a run in the car followed by a good meal in a country inn or a pleasant roadhouse ? |
| 6 | Well that , thought Dalgliesh wryly , was better than a note in the parish magazine , a telephone call to the daily papers or a sermon next Sunday on the phenomenon of stigmata and the inscrutable wisdom of providence . |
| 7 | Begging your pardon , Sir , but some of those alleged artists that get feted on BBC Two could paint no better than a monkey in the zoo . |