Example sentences of "[adv] well [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had that high-coloured English complexion , which looks so much better with a suntan . |
| 2 | Surprisingly , he did much better as a collector of pictures from earlier centuries than of the works of his own contemporaries or friends . |
| 3 | By now Katharine 's riding had become much more positive and effective and Benji was going much better as a result . |
| 4 | Yes , but it could have worked much , much better in a standing room only venue such as Newcastle Polytechnic or The Mayfair . |
| 5 | After my divorce , we seemed to get along better for a while . |
| 6 | Jason the instructor says they made out very well and worked together well as a team … |
| 7 | ‘ The forwards played extremely well as a unit , driving in unison and providing their backs with good ball . |
| 8 | We approached 1991 with a very positive attitude and I am delighted to say , that most aspects of our business moved forward extremely well after a lot of hard work and determination to succeed . |
| 9 | Orange and either ginger or cinnamon are perhaps the nicest flavours to combine with rhubarb , and they work especially well as a compote . |
| 10 | It was a vigorous performance that went down well with a public that is feeling a mite embarrassed about not putting its money where America 's mouth was once so loud . |
| 11 | A children 's party will go down well with a background fragrance of bergamot , orange or lemon , and perhaps a touch of geranium . |
| 12 | This goes down well for a while , until the ‘ MC ’ puppet finally orders them to ‘ kindly leave the stage ’ or to be quiet . |
| 13 | Earl Grey never goes down well in a boys ' school — there 's that touch of Milady 's Boudoir about it . |
| 14 | Galerie de la Scala fared so well with a mixture of French , North European and Italian drawings , priced at FFr 20,000–350,000 , not always by famous names but always in exquisite taste , that they had to go back to the gallery for more . |
| 15 | ‘ There are things that pills do n't do so well as a rest and treatment . |
| 16 | That is why the suggestion ‘ Why do n't you try it ? ’ works so well as a selling technique . |
| 17 | One of the reasons why Montgomerie has done so well as a professional is that he has stayed basically with the swing which brought him Walker Cup honours in his student days in Texas . |
| 18 | McMaster moved from the seaside to take up a new teaching post in Drumahoe near Londonderry last week , and decided to make the break with the club he has served so well for a decade . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Did they really cope so well in a man 's world , or was it all just an act ? |
| 21 | Common turnips are quicker growing than mangolds or swedes , but are not frost-resistant and do not keep so well in a clamp . |
| 22 | But it fits less well with a situation in which the ‘ rules ’ under which the negotiation takes place are regularly changed to the extent that the nature of the ‘ game ’ may itself have been changed . |
| 23 | Deaf people did 16 per cent less well in a comprehension test than did hearing people , giving rise to three possibilities : that sign language is less efficient ; that deaf students are less knowledgeable and able to take in less information ; and that sign language interpreters are not efficient . |
| 24 | He comes over well as a person , with all the outer confidence you 'd expect of a company representative . |
| 25 | ‘ Plenty of fluids , and if he is n't looking decidedly better in a couple of days , come back and we 'll take another look , but I 'm sure you do n't need to worry . ’ |
| 26 | They got on exceptionally well over a bottle of whisky which the expatriate had brought as a gift . |
| 27 | Also well worth a visit are Hagley Hall , Ragley Hall , Weston Park and Shugborough Hall . |
| 28 | Also well worth a visit is the Casa do Turista , located behind the municipal theatre , where , laid out in rooms typical of a Madeiran quinta , you will see embroidery , table decorations , flower arrangements and ceramics , as you would use them in your own home . |
| 29 | Also well worth a visit are the famous potteries of Royal Dalton and Wedgwood . |
| 30 | 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 . |