Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb infin] the " 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 | She 'd better tell the police in Newmarket and also Nick Morley and his Jockey Club security people . |
| 4 | He did n't know what Gesner was up to but he thought he 'd better tell the Direktor . |
| 5 | We 'd better talk the whole thing over . ’ |
| 6 | And when you run against him you 'd better wear the right protection . |
| 7 | I think we 'd better end the interview there do n't you ? |
| 8 | ‘ You 'd better speak the truth , Mr. Carter , ’ said Burden , ‘ and never mind whether it 's ill or not . |
| 9 | ‘ Next time I ask we 'd better drop the wedding dress , I think , ’ he said . |
| 10 | As Mrs Burrows took him from the hall she said to Eva " You 'd better finish the service " . |
| 11 | And — and — you 'd better lock the bedroom door tonight ! ’ |
| 12 | TIME FOR A BIT OF FUN , and we 'd better involve the whole band in this one . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She 'd better make the most of the occasion and put her views on marriage more forcibly once she returned home . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , we 'd better make the most of it , then , had n't we ? ’ he said softly . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Giving him a foolish little wave , she decided she 'd better return the chisel before she forgot all about it . |
| 18 | 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 ! ’ |
| 19 | I think that 's when we 'd better leave the bag . ’ |
| 20 | Goldie , you 'd better leave the room . |
| 21 | ‘ And … ’ the voice continued with studied casualness , ‘ perhaps you 'd better double the money … . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You 'd better open the door , I think , ’ the Doctor said dryly , and Howard left with a nod . |
| 23 | Oh you 'd better do the last one Doctor |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Suppose I 'd better do the washing up . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd better lead the way , ’ he says grudgingly . |
| 27 | ‘ I think I 'd better lead the way . ’ |
| 28 | We 'd better bring the contraption with us . |
| 29 | We 'd better empty the whole kitchen then had n't we ? |
| 30 | I think we 'd better forget the whole idea . ’ |