Example sentences of "well [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And … ’ the voice continued with studied casualness , ‘ perhaps you 'd better double the money … . ’ |
| 2 | Cichlasomaniacs are all too familiar with the current confused taxonomy of their favourites , but for the uninitiated I had better explain the basic situation — even if you find taxonomy boring you may find this helpful in understanding the names currently applied to these fish . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , if there 's no one you can call you 'd better stay the night . |
| 4 | Process rights can however , as we shall see , be fashioned in other ways which may be both better suited to the needs of particular areas , and ago better attain the instrumental and non-instrumental values which process rights are designed to serve . |
| 5 | I have met nobody that is wholly satisfied with the body God gave them — but this is the body you 've got so you 'd better make the best of it . |
| 6 | She 'd better make the most of the occasion and put her views on marriage more forcibly once she returned home . |
| 7 | When they had gone , Michael Swinton let a small silence fall and then he said , ‘ We had better make the lie a truth , I think . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well , we 'd better make the most of it , then , had n't we ? ’ he said softly . |
| 9 | Apparently , that we only live once , that nothing lasts for ever , that the hours and days and years are rolling inexorably round , that soon we will all be in Hades with yesterday 's worthies , and nobody 's family connections or talent or good deserts will get them out : so we had better make the most of life while we have it . |
| 10 | She was still grimacing from the shock of it as Guido swept from the room , announcing over his shoulder , ‘ So , you 'd better deliver the goods — or else I will ! ’ |
| 11 | From the many letters I receive I know how popular my teddy patterns have become and so I have done two special seasonable designs , this one depicting a teddy pulling a sledge full of gifts and for the next issue two teddies … well , perhaps you had better buy the magazine to find out for yourself ! |
| 12 | One resident had written to the council suggesting a secular group building might better suit the area 's needs , saying she would prefer a facility which would offer something for more of the residents . |
| 13 | You 'd better know the theory and the practice of the venue 's fire regulations . |
| 14 | ‘ Since I am like to be murdered for it , I had better know the tune ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Of course , if you 've now decided that you are n't prepared to look after Emma and Sophie , if you do n't care about their future welfare or happiness , then I suggest you 'd better catch the next plane back to England . ’ |
| 16 | Another suggestion is to decorate trays , mats and coasters , although you will get better results taking them to a framer to be professionally heat-sealed , so they will better withstand the heat from a plate or teapot . |
| 17 | So I thought I 'd better bury the poor thing . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd better break the engagement now , ’ I said , thinking my mother very foolish for not realising that what appealed to Syl was my very paleness , my silence , my hostility , which he mostly construed as shyness , until I was unpleasant , and when I was unpleasant he took it as evidence of some depth in my feeling for him and found it sexually alluring . |
| 19 | ‘ We 'd better give the lads an 'and , ’ he said , nudging Freddie . |
| 20 | Actually — ’ she frowned at her watch as she followed the other girl to the door ‘ — I definitely think I 'd better give the coffee a miss . |
| 21 | You 'd better give the prizes , I 'll have the . |
| 22 | You 'd better send the mafia round Geoff . |
| 23 | We 'd better bring the contraption with us . |
| 24 | ‘ You 'd better speak the truth , Mr. Carter , ’ said Burden , ‘ and never mind whether it 's ill or not . |
| 25 | ‘ This time , ’ said Owen , ‘ you had better speak the truth . ’ |
| 26 | Oh you 'd better do the last one Doctor |
| 27 | But Des points out that everybody else on this road is running anyway , and if we want to stay unnoticed we 'd better do the same . |
| 28 | Suppose I 'd better do the washing up . |
| 29 | As Mrs Burrows took him from the hall she said to Eva " You 'd better finish the service " . |
| 30 | And — and — you 'd better lock the bedroom door tonight ! ’ |