Example sentences of "well [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I better explain that symbiosis is popularly defined as a relationship between two differing life forms for their mutual benefit . |
| 2 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |
| 3 | I 'd better explain that a commune is a sizable place , in this case with a population of 26,000 , including a small town and many villages . |
| 4 | ‘ Better stay and listen , ’ said Ethel . |
| 5 | You better stay and think . |
| 6 | Had he not better make that clear to both the Conservative and Labour Members who still believe that Britain could stay out of the developments that will take place in Europe ? |
| 7 | We 'd better disappear before he comes to collect , ’ Nails said . |
| 8 | Mr had better remain while this is going on . |
| 9 | You 'd better wait until the others come back , and ask them . ’ |
| 10 | Do n't you think you better wait till she comes back ? |
| 11 | ‘ Lukey , ’ Sonny whispered nervously , ‘ mebbe we 'd better wait and let Da deal with this . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ As I say , this is supposed to be Top Secret , but you 'd better know if you 're to be any help . |
| 13 | Taking steps to ensure that Queen Victoria was informed of Leopold 's candidature while ignoring Napoleon III was in itself an insult , for France was certainly more directly concerned in the matter than England and the Emperor had better need than the Queen to be told directly . |
| 14 | ‘ If that 's your Capri outside you 'd better watch and not get a ticket . |
| 15 | You 'd better watch and get that paddy first or there 'll be trouble . |
| 16 | Erm from there we went into this purpose built flat above a grocers shop , it was meant for the manager of the grocers shop , but he had better sense and so the flat became available for letting to the Borough Council who at the insistence of the owners of the house we were in , erm , were anxious to get their property back and so we found ourselves in a brand new flat , the first tenants , although this was not very highly to be recommended , you approached your flat up er stone staircase , er from the outside so you exposed to the elements er you then walked across the roof , flat roof over the shops until you came to your flat door , erm , Islington at that time was just beginning the , to see the influx of immigrants from the colonies as they were in those days and er , they in turn created much heavier demand on what little vacant property there was , so that the district rapidly deteriorated and for many people who were not in the fortunate position that we were found it necessary or desirable to leave because they were sharing rooms or sharing houses with people whose ways of life were different from theirs and this is something I think that housing authorities learnt to appreciate over the years that the differences between people 's ways of life are one of the major causes of social distress . |
| 17 | I did not want to go , but Dana said we had better do as they asked . |
| 18 | If this stranger was who he claimed to be , he supposed he 'd better do as he was told . |
| 19 | As such , they are part of an extremely ancient tradition for Assyrian mothers who used to scare recalcitrant children with the scarecrow Narses ; and a warning widely repeated today is very similar : ‘ You 'd better do as I say , or the boogeyman will get you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You 'd better do as I say , Shih Herrick and get me out of here . |
| 21 | ‘ But you 'd better do as he tells you . |
| 22 | We 'd better do as she says or we 'll not get a cup o' tea . |
| 23 | Come on , you 'd better do as he says and look after me , or you 'll end up in trouble . |
| 24 | But should n't I do better work if I were n't driven from pillar to post to supplement my salary ? |
| 25 | ‘ So you lot better remember that , if you 're awake and listening ! ’ |
| 26 | I had better remember that there 's nothing in the least bit sinister about mists and fogs . |
| 27 | Yeah , cos we 've got to do your inhaler as well and we 'd better wipe that all that muck off your face , all that tomato sauce |
| 28 | If you are it 's , it 's a chest scan , you 'd better ring and see what they have to say , I know . |
| 29 | Well , well no , no because it was then about , that 's what I 'm is , then four o'clock you see , so I mean I knew I would n't make it anyway that 's why I thought I 'd better ring cos the job that we finished was half past three so I thought well even if I come home I shall be late even if I do n't get changed and washed or anything . |
| 30 | I 'd better see if I can help . |