Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'd do better [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd do better to jog home than drive . ’ |
| 2 | Because I mind our Dad saying : ‘ She 'd do better to take on a class o' twelve-years-olds than take on Walter Machin ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I think she 'd do better to understand herself , ’ Ellen said tartly . |
| 4 | She 'd do better to throw the letter away unread , would n't she ? ’ |
| 5 | You 'd you 'd do better to use your own colours if you 've got . |
| 6 | You 'd do better to go and find someone beautiful and lively to marry who can cook and keep house and look after this little paradise of yours . ’ |
| 7 | I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ? |
| 8 | You 'd do better to wait . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You 'd do better to ask your gamekeeper , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I still think you 'd do better to come and join us . |
| 11 | But you 'd do better to come down with me and make the long trip round . ’ |
| 12 | A man of ever-changing whims , and now I see you 're freed from your fearful collar , Midnight , you 'd do better to sign on . |
| 13 | You 'd do better to buy in from outside . |
| 14 | You 'd do better to buy more shares in the market — if you really want more . |
| 15 | ‘ You 'd do better to stay put , ’ argued Dame Sybil , pouring a thick savoury broth into two large bowls as Thomas returned from his foray into the cellaret with a tankard of ale in each hand . |
| 16 | ‘ You 'd do better to look where we 're going , ’ she snapped , ‘ rather than trying to work out my vital statistics ! ’ |