Example sentences of "well in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It now looks very well in a 15in pot , staked against wind damage and regularly fed , and in its first year yielded a crop of more than 3lb of berries . |
| 2 | The analyst can not hope to understand the business as well in a few weeks as the user does after many years . |
| 3 | The cake keeps well in a tin or tightly wrapped in foil and should be served sliced , buttered or with jam . |
| 4 | Neither defence was likely to go down conspicuously well in a crowded House . |
| 5 | Most of us would probably start off growing pelargoniums in a soilless compost but Hazel reports that they 're actually much easier to grow well in a loam-based compost . |
| 6 | Pithy and allusive interjections worked well in a shaikh 's guestroom , but less well when a speaker had to queue for his turn at a microphone to make himself heard . |
| 7 | Much credit is due to both crews for maintaining their form so well in a race which went much as expected , with Ian Gardiner 's excellent rhythm probably proving decisive . |
| 8 | After all , he thought , this new scene was entirely , well in a sense , almost entirely , his creation . |
| 9 | Some see it and have sound explanations , like one Magar lady in rural west central Nepal who gave a ten-minute lecture to me on the problems of the transference of fertility from forest to arable land , and changing uses of crop residues with increasing population pressure , that would have stood up well in a graduate seminar . |
| 10 | To say that Tit for Tat , say , is an ESS , would be to say that Tit for Tat does well in a climate dominated by Tit for Tat . |
| 11 | Common turnips are quicker growing than mangolds or swedes , but are not frost-resistant and do not keep so well in a clamp . |
| 12 | By getting his colleagues to admit pupils to their lectures after Vial 's death , apparently waiving the customary fee of 10 guineas , he helped the College over a difficult patch , but may unwittingly have set an unfortunate precedent which suggested that preclinical veterinary teaching could be done as well in a medical as in a veterinary context . |
| 13 | Pets are very important therapy for old people and usually get on very well in a Home . |
| 14 | W. Gilpin , the self appointed arbiter of taste , defined this word as ‘ that which would look well in a picture ’ . |
| 15 | The Light twins , Chris Rodwell and Carl Barrett played well in a stalwart defence . |
| 16 | David Oates going well in a new saloon car racing class . |
| 17 | This keeps well in a screw-top jar in the fridge . |
| 18 | Did they really cope so well in a man 's world , or was it all just an act ? |
| 19 | Rockdwelling species , like Neolamprologus brevis will do well in a set-up containing Goby Cichlids . |
| 20 | Moreover , as countless makers of this design will confirm , it flies well in a broad range of wind speeds . |
| 21 | Labour , like other left parties , does not do well in a recession , but prospers when the economy is booming , unemployment is going down , and redistribution favours me-firstism . |
| 22 | Julie 's high-achieving life seemed as if it would continue on its upward curve with her two companies both doing well in a time of recession . |
| 23 | She 's capable of doing very well in a major crisis . |
| 24 | However , it will grow moderately well in a slightly alkaline condition with a pH of up to 7.2 . |
| 25 | It will grow well in a mixture of mud and unwashed sand or gravel . |
| 26 | This plant does extremely well in a well-lit aquarium . |
| 27 | The submerged form will grow well in a mixture of unwashed sand . |
| 28 | It will do well in a gravel medium with plenty of detritus . |
| 29 | Do you work well in a team ? |
| 30 | ‘ Musicals always do well in a recession because people want escapism , ’ says Patrick O'Connor of the New Grove Dictionary Of Opera . |