Example sentences of "[vb infin] made a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darlington could hardly have made a worse start , goalkeeper Mark Prudhoe and his fellow defenders standing frozen to the spot as Preece smartly turned and shot into the top left corner in the ninth minute . |
| 2 | Even so , it may be doubted that he would have made a greater impact upon the course of history . |
| 3 | It may be that he had missed his metier , and that he would have made a greater mark had he gone into politics . |
| 4 | With Gatting dropping out of the Lord 's Test at his own request , Emburey could hardly have made a better start . |
| 5 | If Tim had been Czar of Russia he 'd have made a better job of it than the nincompoops that were . |
| 6 | When Gary Bennett gave them a fourth-minute lead against promotion-chasing Leicester , the Roker Park side could hardly have made a better start . |
| 7 | Tim could not have made a better choice . ’ |
| 8 | Villa boss Ron Atkinson said : ‘ In the first half , we might have made a better game of it if we had turned up . |
| 9 | On a good pitch and with a fast outfield , Indian should have made a better fist of their innings , but only Srikkanth ( who fell to an outstanding catch by Peter Taylor at mid-off ) passed 20 as Australia 's allrounders ran through the order . |
| 10 | She thought she would have made a better job of it , not believing a word , just because she was a good teacher . |
| 11 | Sometimes , it wondered whether dinosaurs would n't have made a better job of civilisation . |
| 12 | Nenna felt that she could have made a better hand at answering Louise if only Edward had taken the trouble to return her purse . |
| 13 | Did you ever feel after having your own children that er you would have made a better midwife erm this experience than when you were single ? |
| 14 | Er I think I should certainly have made a better nurse , yes , yes I think I should . |
| 15 | I 'd have thought you 'd have made a better job of it . ’ |
| 16 | She knew that he did n't much care for André , but he could at least have made a better attempt at disguising it . |
| 17 | As confirmation of the significance Harry had detected in Heather 's photographs , Mossop 's retraced route of three months before could not have made a better start . |
| 18 | Given firm instructions the dismissed minister would probably have made a better reformer than his successor , S. S. Lanskoi , who in August 1855 " proclaimed the rights of the nobility to be inviolable " . |
| 19 | Holmes says : ‘ Steve could not have made a better start to his outdoor season and it opens up all sorts of possibilities . |
| 20 | She could n't have made a better selection than Keep Talking , a progressive horse both in terms of form and distance . |
| 21 | He could not have made a finer creature in his own vats . |