Example sentences of "[vb infin] a better " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know a better one . ’ |
| 2 | But the lovers kissing , the lady with a book , the donkey , the antelope , the lion , the scorpion and the rest of the menagerie may need a better imagination or a more discerning eye . |
| 3 | ‘ Certainly we 'll need a better ship than the kind I 've seen in Pantai and Losan . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 'll also need a better cover story , ’ he added , ‘ if you 're going to be seen around with Hurley and his crowd . |
| 5 | There 's no point in going through that trauma unless you can buy a better service . |
| 6 | They are intended to reinforce the main aim of the National Health Service — to help people live longer and enjoy a better quality of life . |
| 7 | We are also calling on the G M B to pursue this issue through the T U C and any other avenues that may be open in the hope that , as a result , we can enjoy a better environment and quality of life at work . |
| 8 | For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’ |
| 9 | A plan is a very good way of addressing that but unless you can get a plan out in under five minutes , yeah , then it mi you might consider a better use of your time . |
| 10 | Inmates were hopeful that the exhibition would cultivate a better understanding between the prison and the public . |
| 11 | 1 became convinced that with better management and a number of policy changes we could achieve a better service for the patient . |
| 12 | This Manifesto is about making our country respected and secure , and helping you achieve a better , safer and more prosperous future . |
| 13 | The farming industry is passing through a period of profound change ; most farmers recognise that the industry must achieve a better balance with the market and the environment . |
| 14 | The spacing between the motifs can be varied according to the effect required on your particular garment but the following points will help you achieve a better result . |
| 15 | Maybe some other race of intelligent beings elsewhere in the galaxy will achieve a better balance between responsibility and aggression . |
| 16 | It is demonstrable that a suitable number of people cooperating on a task will achieve a better result than one person doing the same task . |
| 17 | At the present , with a judicial interest rate of 15% , it seems possible to argue that unless the funds retained in the hands of the insurer can achieve a better return , the value of the claim is best restricted by meeting some portion of , if not the whole of past loss , particularly past loss of earnings . |
| 18 | Ponyboy feels he should become tough to fit in with his friends , but soon realises that by doing this he would never achieve a better life . |
| 19 | Why may they expect a better future ? |
| 20 | What appalling style , even twenty years ago one could expect a better standard of English . |
| 21 | But even they could show a better return for investors than gold . |
| 22 | If , by mating with more than one male , the female could persuade the males to help rear the young , then she would ensure a better chance of survival for her offspring than if she had only one helper or none at all . |
| 23 | Now to me you ca n't beat a better that 's one of the best insurance people I 've ever been with . |
| 24 | The problem with ditching Eurotunnel 's management would be that there is no certainty anybody else could do a better job . |
| 25 | ‘ They are blaming their current woes on the state of the market , when in truth , we would do a better job than the Dixons management in restructuring and repositioning the business , ’ said a Kingfisher executive . |
| 26 | ‘ They are blaming their current woes on the state of the market , when in truth , we would do a better job than the Dixons management in restructuring and repositioning the business , ’ said a Kingfisher executive . |
| 27 | They were under no illusions that they could do a better job from Detroit , but they had become increasingly concerned that they were getting out of touch with what was happening around the world , and that the tail was beginning to wag the dog . |
| 28 | You could say you 'd do a better job next time . |
| 29 | This is merely routine arrogance , but it obscures from them the fact that they could impress everyone a lot more if they could do a better job — and with a bit of help they could . |
| 30 | In a move that revealed an unusual lack of ego and a large amount of common sense , he suggested that his friend , another drummer , Julian Sowa , would do a better job . |