Example sentences of "[be] [verb] well [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main reason that CISCs are still in more use today than CISCs are that commonly used commercial operating systems such as MS-DOS for the IBM PC can not be emulated well on a RISC computer . |
| 2 | The methods that she uses erm , and I think this needs to be done well before a disaster , unfortunately so often people only react at times like this and I think it 's such a pity that they do n't do it beforehand , but it 's working on basic assertiveness skills , communications skills like giving a language for feelings , erm building up support for each other , plus the creative work — getting things down |
| 3 | People can not be photographed well at a quarter of a second … |
| 4 | People can not be photographed well at a quarter of a second … = The problem can only be solved with patience , and with the realisation that , much as one is poised with the right pressure on the cable release , one may not actually get a shot because of the steady stream of people making their way ( quite properly ) to a performance in the hall itself . |
| 5 | That batch , the most intriguing of all , has included in recent months five members of the Grand Slam squad — Leonard , who is recovering well from a neck operation but must rest , Morris , Pears , Rodber and Heslop . |
| 6 | ‘ My game is suited to doubles because I return well , ’ he said yesterday , ‘ but my priority is to do well as a singles player . ’ |
| 7 | She said , I hear the Empire , or , or hear The Garden 's doing well on a Friday night . |
| 8 | American and Australian warships joined with British forces in a combined operation to intercept the Iraqis , and Defence Secretary , Tom King says it shows the multi-national force is working well as a unit . |
| 9 | I sent away for a video instruction tape over two months ago ; the cheque was cashed well over a month ago but as yet I have not received the tape . |
| 10 | The company was functioning well as a business entity and making inroads all the time creatively . |