Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the administration now seeks a coherent shopping-list of objectives , it has better find a way of accounting for these hidden benefits . |
| 2 | Either what woman having ten pieces of silver , if she lose one piece , doth not light a candle , and sweep the house , and seek diligently till she find it ? |
| 3 | ‘ We 'd better 'ave a look in it ourselves , ’ said Dolly , ‘ in case he 's taken anything . ’ |
| 4 | " You 'd better collect a few more like that : then you can make a notice board and frighten Fiver . |
| 5 | ‘ Then you 'd better throw a blanket over your head , ’ he said quietly . |
| 6 | you 'd better sign a |
| 7 | Then , ‘ Come on we 'd better make a start . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose we 'd better make a start . |
| 9 | So we 'd better make a note of that . |
| 10 | Then she added hastily , ‘ I 'd better make a start on fixing the table . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You 'd better make a million , then , ’ said Jessica . |
| 12 | Shirley 's sort of getting on to you a bit I think we 'd better make a move . |
| 13 | Well I think I 'd better make a |
| 14 | I thought I 'd better make a cup of coffee . |
| 15 | ‘ You 'd better organize a couple of temps for us , ’ Georgina said . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd better do a report on that adhesive , ’ she said . |
| 18 | Well they 'd better do a wee test then . |
| 19 | ‘ I think you 'd better stay a bit longer and Mary and I will take you home . ’ |
| 20 | Thoo 'd better mek a start on yon ten acre field down by t'river-side . |
| 21 | Perhaps , when he 'd dropped her , he 'd better give a little thought to damage limitation and the covering of his tracks . |
| 22 | ‘ You 'd better break a few rules . ’ |
| 23 | I think we 'd better have a talk . |
| 24 | The headmaster said , ‘ I think we 'd better have a little talk . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd better have a look , ’ he said . |
| 26 | ‘ You 'd better have a mechanic check it over before you try and drive it . ’ |
| 27 | He 'd better have a good reason for ringing me up on Christmas Day ! |
| 28 | You 'd better have a talk to it , then . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd better have a word , ’ said the Brigadier , withdrawing his head and opening the door . |
| 30 | And talking of checking , I 'd better have a look through the house to see if anything 's missing . |