Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a better " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been given a better education , a longer and healthier life and higher expectations , but no future . |
| 2 | Saints ' chairman Eric Latham said today : ‘ Nobody at St Helens has been offered a better contract than Gary Connolly and we hope he will sign it , but that is up to Gary . |
| 3 | People with head injuries who ca n't get the long-term treatment they need have been promised a better deal . |
| 4 | The deal also meant that Kylie could be given a better than average contract , he revealed in Business Review Weekly . |
| 5 | Tagliacozzo found that catalogue searchers were , " inclined to use proper names rather than other types of entry , even when the latter may be considered a better choice . " |
| 6 | For many there was a conviction that the post-war world must be made a better place , a view that recurred regularly over the next twenty years . |
| 7 | He will tell you he has been left a better player and a better person . |
| 8 | Often these garments were too big and it was quite common to see a jersey being made a better fit with the aid of a large safety pin . |
| 9 | Some fundholders did switch hospitals for some specialties where they were promised a better or a cheaper service . |
| 10 | In these circumstances , they tend to be in desperate need and thus have little power , so are frequently offered the worst properties with little possibility of being offered a better property on refusal . |
| 11 | The ratio of brain weight to spinal cord weight is considered a better measurement of complexity and intelligence . |
| 12 | This is thought a better explanation both because it avoids the metaphysical extravagance of non-natural properties , and because it clarifies the relation between moral judgement and action . |
| 13 | In fact , she was offered a better deal ( let us not go into too many historic technicalities ) in Oxford , but she chose Cambridge because of Flora Piercy 's eye-shadow , and because of Dr Leavis . |