Example sentences of "[adv] find " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , you 'd better find it . |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose I 'd better find another garage , ’ he said rather hopelessly . |
| 3 | They 're still a bit wobbly , you know , and when the bombing got rough I thought I 'd better find us all somewhere to go . |
| 4 | ‘ I think we 'd better find Angalo quickly , then , ’ said Gurder . |
| 5 | The cover of the directive features a cricketer in full protective kit , so I knew at once I had better find out what it was all about . |
| 6 | You 'd better find some oil for your lamp … |
| 7 | She admitted it but that was , she had drunk more than her share , that was , it was not to be taken seriously , there were , she could n't even remember saying it , it could have been him , he was drunk was n't he , misunderstanding or even making it up , after all he had done it , not her , he had taken the boy to London , she was asleep , did n't even hear them go , he had taken the boy and left him there , OK , lost him there , easy to do in London but better find him or all hell would break loose and she was not going to carry the can , not for anybody . |
| 8 | ( You had better find a cleverer central device for a book than my example , though . ) |
| 9 | Well I No I thought I 'd better find it cos otherwise I 'd walk off without it and then you 'd get my pen , and I |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd better find Stephen — unless you want to see some fireworks , that is ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps we 'd better find out about the woman . |
| 12 | You 'd better find a plaster for that thumb or it might start bleeding again . ’ |
| 13 | You 'd better find out what the fuck 's happening . |
| 14 | Well then , retorted her amused audience : you had better find it out had n't you ? |
| 15 | She had better find the strength . |
| 16 | ‘ Then they 'd better find his body . ’ |
| 17 | Wycliffe said : ‘ We 'd better find out . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Well , I 'd better find the boats for Venice , ’ she sighed , resigned to the fact that no one had come to meet her . |
| 19 | I 'd better find Rob . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd better find a builder , then , and ask him to take a look . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ We better find out what happened to them , ’ she says . |
| 22 | If the administration now seeks a coherent shopping-list of objectives , it has better find a way of accounting for these hidden benefits . |
| 23 | ‘ Now that you 've lost him , you 'd better find him . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You 'd better find them , then . ’ |
| 25 | Maybe we 'd better find out . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Maybe we 'd better find out just how much of a romantic you are , Dr Blake . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I think you 'd better find rather more time that that , ’ he returned coolly . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , you 'd better find some way of getting over it , my girl — you wo n't be managing the club forever . ’ |
| 29 | With that settled , they were back by the outbuildings near the house when she again remembered her car and thought she had better find out where it was garaged before she again forgot to bring it up . |
| 30 | Better find a little dish to put them on so you do n't wa |