Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] a better " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he has little hesitation in declaring that his successor as chairman of Esso has done a better job than he was able to achieve . |
| 2 | It is entitled ’ Myth of the tax rebels ’ and it says : ’ Over the last decade the Government has done a better job of blowing local authorities to smithereens than Guy Fawkes . |
| 3 | Willi has done a better job with Georg than I ever did with Peter . |
| 4 | Ian has made a better recovery than we dared hope , but it is still important that we do not take his fitness for granted . |
| 5 | ‘ In recent years the investment-linked scheme has shown a better return — around 15 or 16 per cent over the past five years , ’ says Feek . |
| 6 | The analysis of intergenerational redistribution ( whether , for example , the generation now retired has had a better or worse deal over their lifetime than those currently in the labour force ) poses still more severe problems . |
| 7 | It seemed that Smith has got a better image than the present chancellor has n't he ? |
| 8 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for Teesside travellers . |
| 9 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for passengers with a new timetable shake-up to take effect from May . |
| 10 | The way ahead for paleontologists trying to build up a knowledge of evolution has been spurred on by the revolution in plate tectonics , which has provided a better understanding of the stratigraphic record and fossilized data . |
| 11 | As Winston Churchill once said , parliamentary democracy is a very bad system — but no one has found a better one . |
| 12 | There are earlier Berman recordings of nearly all the pieces in this latest recital ; in no instance is the interpretation all that different ( though he has found a better edition of Funérailles ) and in most it is rather less satisfying . |
| 13 | ‘ He has proved a better confidential secretary than to give revealing answers , despite his weakness for the opposite sex — however beautiful , ’ Ven replied . |
| 14 | There are n't many new ideas , or the money to back them , so if there is a good script that has an Asian angle , the chances are it 's got a better probability of getting made . |
| 15 | I 'm not going to do a match report either , I 'll leave that to someone who 's a bit more eloquent , and who 's got a better memory , I ca n't even seem to remember what happened 10 mins ago let alone 2 days . |
| 16 | because it 's got gold wheels right it 's got a better suspension . |
| 17 | That looks better , that 's got a better grip though . |
| 18 | If I could cite one example of that , the accountancy profession recruits seventy per cent of its intake from non-accountancy graduates , and in fact , a student taking accountancy , and getting a not particularly good degree , even a lower second class honours degree , can sometimes be regarded by employers as having demonstrated not particularly good aptitude for accountancy , and be discounted in favour of a candidate from another major subject , who 's got a better class of degree . |