Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a better " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 2 | Lafontaine , although regarded as a better orator than Kohl , was unable to draw support for a campaign which concentrated on the cost of unification ( he had initially opposed the treaty on economic and monetary union — see pp. 37535-36 ) and on social and environmental issues . |
| 3 | Larkins , who made 103 before retiring to give his team-mates a bat , could not have wished for a better comeback , and with Robin Smith making a stylish 70 , England made 263 for four from 50 overs . |
| 4 | Once the approximate solution has been found then it is no longer a problem situation but a design situation : how can the solution be designed in a better way ? |
| 5 | Now that the group has come to a better understanding about some aspect of these problems , how can they feel Empowered to act for change ? |
| 6 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 7 | For Sinton , who made his England debut in Poznan in the crucial final qualifier against Poland last November and was a member of the England B side that defeated France B at Loftus Road in February , that run could not have come at a better time . |
| 8 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 9 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 10 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 11 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 12 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 13 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 14 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 15 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 16 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 17 | New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time . |
| 18 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 19 | Yes , so what er that council on study and television er could n't of come at a better time Don |
| 20 | ‘ I 've heard of a better one in Hall Road , just as cheap . ’ |
| 21 | Encouraging dialogue between individual parent and individual teacher so that each child can be given specific help and encouragement , discussion between parent and teacher being seen as a better way of evaluating progress than a written report . |
| 22 | This is seen as a better guide to a school 's and pupils ' performance , particularly where there is a wide difference in social and ethnic backgrounds . |
| 23 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 24 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 25 | I had already moved onto a better job by then , along with all the other officers who had worked on the loan . |
| 26 | The rationale was simple : if arsenic could be made into a better drug by incorporating it into an organic compound , why not mercury ? |
| 27 | Following township rumours that the Mandelas had been living apart for some weeks , the Sowetan newspaper said Mrs Mandela continued to live in the mansion she had built in a better part of Soweto but Mr Mandela had moved into a well-guarded home in Johannesburg 's affluent northern suburbs . |
| 28 | Only a few words , and you can be taken out of this cell , fed , warmed , lodged in a better place , ’ he tempted softly . |
| 29 | Homes left empty without good reason by any public authority will be transferred to a better social landlord . |
| 30 | New tenants , particularly from non-conforming households such as single parents , tend to be given the poorer standard housing and are expected to prove their ability to look after and improve their home before being transferred to a better property . |