Example sentences of "[vb pp] a happier " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never have I seen a happier set of fellows , and with an equal share of luck we shall not be defeated on Saturday . ’ |
| 2 | Nor was he helped by being up against the mighty deeds of the West Indies in his first two series , and perhaps if he had been able to cut his teeth on something less difficult the story might have had a happier turn to it . |
| 3 | The painting , which represented the god of wine , Dionysos , might have had a happier fate had Mummius agreed to the bid of 100 talents made for it after the sack by King Attalus of Pergamum , but Mummius was intent on taking his booty to Rome . |
| 4 | The Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Award has had a happier track record . |
| 5 | If Peggy herself had had one tenth of such devotion from her father she would have had a happier time as a child . |
| 6 | As always , Lucien 's dreams had invented a happier history for him . |
| 7 | The Architect and Building News of 10 January 1936 reported : Mr Oliver Hill 's romantic modernism has rarely found a happier destination than this charmingly picturesque house in the woods near Virginia Water . |
| 8 | Balls fizzed into ribs and past noses ( just ) which had earlier spent a happier morning in the sun on the beach . |
| 9 | Anne realized that she did n't really want to leave she 'd just wanted a happier home . |
| 10 | He was left a happier man , while Maureen was even more pleased ! |
| 11 | Through their own efforts they have created a happier , healthier environment for their children . |
| 12 | In 1978 the DHSS issued a discussion document entitled A Happier Old Age , which considered the needs of the elderly in society . |