Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or perhaps I had better have another brandy first . ’ |
| 2 | And now we 'd better go , I think , because time 's getting on and we 've still tons of packing to do . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll give you a drink and then you 'd better leave , ’ he said angrily , clutching the back of her neck with great fondness , as before . |
| 4 | Erm and then after the , the greeting you went , the actual erm way that you went was statement of purpose and then you did actually start asking for referrals , you started but then you did n't actually follow anything up , you started the script of referrals but you did n't actually follow it up again with anything . |
| 5 | Certainly not from Parliament , for Parliament has shown itself perfectly capable , where it wishes to do so , of enacting specific anti-avoidance provisions to deal with specific cases ; and indeed it did subsequently legislate to nullify the fiscal advantages of transactions of the type to which I have referred . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not sure what time he 'll be through with his meeting , but perhaps I 'd better get back to the hotel and show willing just in case he 's there . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And Kate , the vacancy is now filled , but perhaps you 'd better take names and addresses of any applicants just in case they 're needed later . ’ |
| 8 | Probably few people would adhere strictly to Comte 's scheme nowadays if it was presented to them in its original form , but nevertheless it does still seem to underpin the structure of first degree courses in the main natural sciences ( physics , chemistry , biochemistry , biology ) and the typical faculty demarcation between the natural and the social sciences . |
| 9 | But now I need more land . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm sure he wanted to join in the fun but maybe he did just want to make sure they all got down safely . |