Example sentences of "well [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After my divorce , we seemed to get along better for a while . |
| 2 | ‘ Better for a horse than for a man , ’ said Mrs Yaxlee with relish . |
| 3 | Frying Tonight was written 20 years ago by Gerald Priestland , known better as a BBC foreign correspondent , and draws extensively on trade Press columnists like ‘ Anchovy Sauce , ’ ‘ Dorsal Fin ’ and the wonderfully named Molly Codling . |
| 4 | A century ago it was considered to be as good as the Normande , and better as a butcher 's beast , but a combination of war and frontier changes led to its deterioration ; it was crossed with Danish Red as well as Belgian Red to form the Flemish Red , which is usually whole red , though some have mottled or blazed faces . |
| 5 | By now Katharine 's riding had become much more positive and effective and Benji was going much better as a result . |
| 6 | The male sex hormone testosterone er makes males bigger , er they 've bigger bones , more muscle and so on , this gives them their sporting prowess and this is why of course er you 've had all these better as a result . |
| 7 | Surprisingly , he did much better as a collector of pictures from earlier centuries than of the works of his own contemporaries or friends . |
| 8 | Several shot lying on the bottom act better as a brake if set slightly apart from each other . |
| 9 | ‘ A lot of companies have in-house reprographics or printing facilities and we aim to get involved in advising them how to use these facilities better through a consultancy service . ’ |
| 10 | Well , Trippy said he slept better after a nightcap . |
| 11 | The shares were coasting along at above 400p and looking like going better after a string of tipsters recommendations . |
| 12 | What began as a means of seeing how things might be done better is now a philosophy of ensuring that things go on being done better towards a goal which will be forever just over the horizon . |
| 13 | Most do better with a 3-wood off the tee because the extra loft gives confidence and is more sympathetic to an indifferent strike . |
| 14 | Feeling unable to see just then how Cara , even with her journalistic experience , would have fared better with a man who , somehow without you noticing , turned every question or countered it with one of his own , Fabia resolved , as Lubor Ondrus turned into a driveway and steered the Skoda uphill , to do better . |
| 15 | ‘ I reckon , though , that James and I would probably do better with a dose of that injection you 've just given Sandy . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Perhaps she 'd do better with a cat or a dog . ’ |
| 17 | You know , women with only one tit , they cut the other off so they could shoot better with a bow and arrow , they live together , all women and no men , this woman 's written a play about them — ’ |
| 18 | Well they found they could do it far better with a tractor and a mower . |
| 19 | He had that high-coloured English complexion , which looks so much better with a suntan . |
| 20 | And Doherty , who worked tirelessly , might have done better with a John Easton cross , his header going over the top . |
| 21 | I do n't know any advanced skiers who ski better with a brace than before their injury , so do n't push your luck . |
| 22 | I am getting thrown a little more , but I feel stronger and better with a lot more aggression . ’ |
| 23 | We seem to be able to communicate better with a horse if no one else is around . |
| 24 | However , his physiotherapist decided that he would progress better in a specialist unit , so he was transferred to the care of a specialist stroke treatment centre in London . |
| 25 | Yes , but it could have worked much , much better in a standing room only venue such as Newcastle Polytechnic or The Mayfair . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 27 | So , when acting in such a case , add to your additional enquiries made of the local authority , or better in a letter , some such enquiry as this : Is the Authority aware of any infilling or any geological stratum which might result in the instability of the foundations of any building erected on the site for which planning consent has been granted ? |
| 28 | I chose to visit London over other European cities , in part because I thought collectors back home would relate better to a city scene in which all the signs were in English , billboards , signs and marquees are often important elements in a city scene . |
| 29 | I chose to visit London over other European cities , in part because I thought collectors back home would relate better to a city scene in which all the signs were in English , billboards , signs and marquees are often important elements in a city scene . |
| 30 | He knew that Goodenache would respond better to a woman . |