Example sentences of "have a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd never have a better opportunity . |
| 2 | You will ultimately have a better vehicle however . |
| 3 | You will also have a better recall of what has been said . |
| 4 | Subordinates may have a better knowledge of ‘ local ’ conditions affecting their area of work . |
| 5 | Hilary could n't have a better coach for GCE Maths . ’ |
| 6 | I thought no more of it , and stared vacantly into space , wishing that the weather would improve so that I could have a better look at the scenery . |
| 7 | Cars would slow down so that their drivers could have a better look . |
| 8 | But it 's a pity she did not have a better showcase for her talents . |
| 9 | I 'd have a better tan than her at this rate , all the outdoor living I was doing . |
| 10 | Now the unit would have its own crew 24 hours a day another factor which would mean Darlington would have a better service . |
| 11 | Speaking on Nov. 20 , 1989 , the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs , Douglas Hurd , expressed his desire to " have a better relationship with Iran " and said that " a decision by the Iranians to use effectively their influence [ with Lebanese hostage-holders ] would be a great help " . |
| 12 | If there is danger , you could not have a better man by your side . ’ |
| 13 | He used it to attack paternalistic officialdom and to articulate demands for social progress : ‘ I 'd tell people to forget their old ordinary life because ultimately , anyhow , we 'll either have a better life than that , or bust . ’ |
| 14 | If the ovaries are removed , ovaries stop working there is treatment there to prevent us having disease , why should n't we take it and why should n't we have a better life ? |
| 15 | She says they want to spend it on recreation , holidays , books , equipment and special aids which will help them have a better life . |
| 16 | THE MUDDLES all come from thinking you could have a better idea of God or a worse one or any idea of God at all . |
| 17 | You will also understand yourself more , you will have a better idea of what motivates you . |
| 18 | By that time , we shall have a better idea of what this country wants its accountants to do . |
| 19 | This way you will have a better idea of whether the job will suit you , you avoid wasting your and the interviewer 's time , and you sidestep one possibility of creating a negative impression . |
| 20 | We should then have a better idea about the Gold Cup . |
| 21 | ‘ We will have a better idea tomorrow as to whether he is out of danger but he is looking healthy . |
| 22 | I 'll have a better idea when I can see the background . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you have a better idea ? ’ |
| 24 | Dr Tony Martin , a whale biologist at the Sea Mammal Research Unit in Cambridge , said : ‘ It is marvellous that it 's worked and hopefully people both here and internationally will now have a better idea of how to solve a similar problem . |
| 25 | We 'd have a better chance to find reasonably paid jobs in London . |
| 26 | Perhaps our dear Lord would have a better chance . |
| 27 | ‘ Tell your client , ’ said the voice at the other end of the phone , ‘ that he or she would have a better chance of establishing who is or is not responsible for his or her dustbins if he or she employed a lawyer who did n't address his inquiries to people whose principal concern is pharmacology . ’ |
| 28 | Whenever we work with data values that have been generated by a growth process , we will have a better chance of revealing regularities in their behaviour if we convert them first to logs . |
| 29 | An experiment would have a better chance of persuading people that the publication of opinion polls affected individual views . |
| 30 | You will then have a better chance of getting through to the interview stage ; |