Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [conj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The failure to properly research and understand older consumers is illustrated by several attempts to introduce promotions based on the American experience of discount-trading linked to a magazine .
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3 You 'd better watch and get that paddy first or there 'll be trouble .
4 One might compare the difficulty with that of trying to write rules for how one might indicate to someone of the opposite sex that one finds them attractive ; while psychologists and biologists might make detailed observations and generalisations about how human beings of a particular culture behave in such a situation , most people would rightly feel that studying these generalisations would be no substitute for practical experience , and that relying on a text-book could lead to hilarious consequences .
5 They did not necessarily believe that employing such consultants was more cost-effective than in-house methods , just quicker and easier for an overseas branch .
6 Many students who exercise find that they need less sleep and have more stamina because their muscles can work harder and longer with less effort .
7 My Lord the started sum of money originally , sixty thousand pounds was the total loan and there were further overdraught facilities and and it 's the plaintiff 's case that without it it was simply not going to be manageable and as a result of that having thought carefully about erm , position it is his case that he rang Peter , told him that there were major problems in the financing of the deal and asked him if he could get him out of the contract because the finance he anticipated was no longer going to be available and it was his case that Peter advised him that there was no way out because contracts had been exchanged , er Mr was told very clearly that he was committed legally now to the deal and that he 'd better try and rearrange some finances since clearly they were moving towards er the completion date .
8 And , if she did n't want to be a burnt-out case , too , she 'd better try and get some sleep , Laura told herself roughly as she slipped into bed and turned off the light .
9 Oh , I suppose I better go and do that ironing ! .
10 Right I suppose I 'd better go and pour this coffee .
11 Had n't you better go and make further enquiries ? "
12 I 'd better go and turn that gas down
13 I 'd better go and get some work done Joyce !
14 Oh well alright I 'd better go and get some bread right anything else we need ?
15 So anyway we 'd had a good look round and this ch church warden said hey you 'd better go and get some seats cos it 's going to get .
16 You better go and get some tea Margaret I have n't had a chance yet !
17 Economies of scope do not necessarily mean that producing both models ( or whatever ) is better for the firm than producing one , because all other things may not be equal .
18 So the groups that owned metal might perhaps conquer and enslave other groups .
19 Even those texts which appeared concerned with uncontroversial matters were open to be seen as engaging in political and social questions in which the state could suddenly intervene and cause uneasy writers to account for their work .
20 We do not think that reduced fetal growth is associated with death from cardiovascular disease merely through an association with adverse influences acting in the adult lives of people of low social class .
21 Anybody wishing if anybody wishes to ring me anyone I 'm not I 'm not you see I do n't see that serves any purpose I 'm sorry I do not think that serves any purpose if you wish to ring me outside this meeting
22 Preparation , do not eat or drink four hours before your appointment .
23 The argument advanced in section 1.2 would suggest that we can not explain or understand these changes in the UK economy without understanding the international forces that have acted upon it and which the UK has itself shaped .
24 That whosoever believeth in him , should not perish but have everlasting life .
25 ‘ God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life ’ ( John 3.16 ) .
26 For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work .
27 They tell us that we should not manufacture and deploy nuclear weapons .
28 Research already carried out has shown that five and six year olds often do not know that to guarantee successful communication , the speaker must identify the intended meaning uniquely from the listener 's point of view .
29 Council Houses are a valuable asset for those who can not buy or afford private rents .
30 Although he might have a woman as a friend , he could not lust , he could not desire or covet any woman , whether she be free or not .
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