Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | She 'd better make the most of the occasion and put her views on marriage more forcibly once she returned home . |
| 33 | ‘ Well , we 'd better make the most of it , then , had n't we ? ’ he said softly . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | Giving him a foolish little wave , she decided she 'd better return the chisel before she forgot all about it . |
| 36 | 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 ! ’ |
| 37 | I think that 's when we 'd better leave the bag . ’ |
| 38 | Goldie , you 'd better leave the room . |
| 39 | ‘ And … ’ the voice continued with studied casualness , ‘ perhaps you 'd better double the money … . ’ |
| 40 | ‘ You 'd better open the door , I think , ’ the Doctor said dryly , and Howard left with a nod . |
| 41 | ‘ You 'd better organize a couple of temps for us , ’ Georgina said . |
| 42 | ‘ I 'd better do a blood glucose straight away , ’ she said as soon as she was lying in bed , with the adjustable part tilted to a gentle angle . |
| 43 | ‘ I 'd better do a report on that adhesive , ’ she said . |
| 44 | Well they 'd better do a wee test then . |
| 45 | Oh you 'd better do the last one Doctor |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | Suppose I 'd better do the washing up . |
| 48 | ‘ I 'd better lead the way , ’ he says grudgingly . |
| 49 | ‘ I think I 'd better lead the way . ’ |
| 50 | We 'd better bring the contraption with us . |
| 51 | We 'd better empty the whole kitchen then had n't we ? |
| 52 | I think we 'd better forget the whole idea . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ I think you 'd better stay a bit longer and Mary and I will take you home . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ Well , if there 's no one you can call you 'd better stay the night . |
| 55 | Thoo 'd better mek a start on yon ten acre field down by t'river-side . |
| 56 | Perhaps , when he 'd dropped her , he 'd better give a little thought to damage limitation and the covering of his tracks . |
| 57 | ‘ We 'd better give the lads an 'and , ’ he said , nudging Freddie . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | You 'd better give the prizes , I 'll have the . |
| 60 | ‘ But first I 'd better check the bedrooms . ’ |