Example sentences of "[is] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need to be of ‘ now ’ and maybe that 's a better way of playing ‘ then ’ . |
| 2 | Do you think there 's a better means of selection , other than what seem generally to be regarded as a rather barbaric system ? |
| 3 | Surely that 's a better way to deal with machismo than trying to deafen ourselves to its allure . |
| 4 | Another ting , he 's not a coward … he 's a better man than any of you scum . |
| 5 | It 's a better way of making a living than digging the roads . ’ |
| 6 | Now there 's a better class of service for holiday-makers to the sunshine country |
| 7 | But blackmail … that 's a better theory , especially if the other doctor had a packet . |
| 8 | I think there 's a better balance this time . |
| 9 | That 's a better ratio than most Star Trek clubs . ’ |
| 10 | I 'd like to say he 's a better finisher than me , but of course that would be a lie ! |
| 11 | ‘ We always encourage discretionary work , ’ says Christopher Taylor-Young of Taylor-Young Investment Management Ltd ( 071–407 3452 ) , ‘ because in our view it 's much more successful , and I think it 's a better service . ’ |
| 12 | He 's a better fighter than Postman Pat ! |
| 13 | ‘ He 's a better player at this stage of his career than McGrath was when I first signed him for Manchester United , ’ said the Villa boss . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's a better prospect than Gazza was at the same age , ’ said McDermott after the 19-year-old tormented Cambridge . |
| 15 | SHE 'S A BETTER DRIBBLER THAN GAZZA |
| 16 | ENGLAND soccer star Alan Shearer cradled his baby daughter Chloe yesterday and declared : ‘ She 's a better dribbler than Gazza . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I just want to play regular football and I do n't think there 's a better place to do that than at Goodison . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If there 's a better full- back in the world at the moment I want see him said Hetherington . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It 's a better climate than this lousy country . ’ |
| 20 | It 's in the process of shifting over to NT because it 's a better base , he said , for its massive global database . |
| 21 | We prefer OS/2 , because it 's a better operating system , and it is becoming the preferred choice for large commercial users , but Windows is most popular for the standalone . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But there 's a better example than Gooch — he was agin India with a very limited attack . ’ |
| 23 | And at that price it 's a better deal than phone sex . |
| 24 | Mr Evans only complained once , about burnt potatoes , and when Auntie Lou came back , he said , ‘ That girl 's a better cook than you 'll ever be . ’ |
| 25 | Here 's a better attempt at a caption for the same picture . |
| 26 | it 's a better cup of tea . |
| 27 | One might , for instance , use the maxim to infer that because Eeyore 's sigh is a non-linguistic action , it 's a better sign that he 's out of thistles than Rabbit 's words are that he has some honey . |
| 28 | He told me to try to go to Cookham Wood : in his words , ‘ There 's a better class of prisoner there . |
| 29 | Inefficient 's a better word . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And despite the hardships of his life , he 's a better person than almost anyone I know . ’ |