Example sentences of "well [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ? |
2 | They asked me a few questions and they said , ‘ You 'd better come along to the police station . ’ |
3 | " We 'd better catch up with the others , had n't we ? " he said quickly , gesturing along the track . |
4 | As Claud Mullins , a London magistrate , commented on the plight of separated women in 1935 : ‘ Day by day as I watch the women who come into court on summonses for arrears — probably the least attractive of all Police Court work — I sometimes wonder whether after all many of them would not have done better to put up with the ills they had , rather than to have placed their faith in court orders ’ . |
5 | ‘ We 'd better go through to the sports field , ’ said Robert . |
6 | ‘ Better get back into the woods I reckon . |
7 | ‘ We 'd better get back to the Operations Room . ’ |
8 | Well look back to the factors needed for life first of all . |
9 | Well going back to the boards point about take over theatre as we did on making a loss . |
10 | Their position was well summed up by the Carers National Association , which has stated that the current rules could have ’ disastrous consequences ’ for the family and friends of the claimant who may have moved into the home to take on the caring responsibilities . |
11 | ‘ Now we have lost the horses we may as well go back by the paths . ’ |
12 | ‘ Only this jumpsuit 's going through at the arse and the bellbottoms are getting well chewed up on the pedals . ’ |