Example sentences of "'d better [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The swelling 's down , and the bruise almost gone , but I 'd better change the dressing on your wound after you come downstairs . ’ |
| 2 | You 'd better send the mafia round Geoff . |
| 3 | He did n't know what Gesner was up to but he thought he 'd better tell the Direktor . |
| 4 | I think we 'd better end the interview there do n't you ? |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd better speak the truth , Mr. Carter , ’ said Burden , ‘ and never mind whether it 's ill or not . |
| 6 | ‘ Next time I ask we 'd better drop the wedding dress , I think , ’ he said . |
| 7 | As Mrs Burrows took him from the hall she said to Eva " You 'd better finish the service " . |
| 8 | And — and — you 'd better lock the bedroom door tonight ! ’ |
| 9 | Giving him a foolish little wave , she decided she 'd better return the chisel before she forgot all about it . |
| 10 | Innocently I point out that we 'd better return the key to him , since if we leave the flat unattended he could say we stole his best furniture . |
| 11 | Goldie , you 'd better leave the room . |
| 12 | I think that 's when we 'd better leave the bag . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And … ’ the voice continued with studied casualness , ‘ perhaps you 'd better double the money … . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You 'd better open the door , I think , ’ the Doctor said dryly , and Howard left with a nod . |
| 15 | Suppose I 'd better do the washing up . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd better lead the way , ’ he says grudgingly . |
| 17 | ‘ I think I 'd better lead the way . ’ |
| 18 | We 'd better bring the contraption with us . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , if there 's no one you can call you 'd better stay the night . |
| 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 | I tell him if he harbours any ideas about staying with me , he 'd better kick the gear . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ We 'd better douse the torch here , ’ said Thomas . |
| 24 | Er twenty four address I suppose I 'd better put the house in there I bet I 'm not gon na get this finished in time now . |
| 25 | I Think I 'd better put the car in the garage cos I think Steve looks as if he 's gon na be cleaning erm Gavin 's go-cart . |
| 26 | They did n't hurt exactly , it was more of a niggly pain but I worked it out to about once every four minutes or so and my mum said we 'd better ring the hospital . |
| 27 | I 'd better have the potty just in case . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'd better have the afternoon to yourself as I imagine the heat and humidity must be hitting you , ’ she decided , preparing to depart . |
| 29 | You 'd better call the doctor , Peggy . ’ |
| 30 | He said you 'd better keep the car there in case his wo n't be ready or something . |