Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I 'd rather hang out with U2 ! ’ |
| 2 | Would n't you far rather hang out with Kylie than Bono ? |
| 3 | He had better catch up on Elinor 's latest batch of instructions . |
| 4 | She had better do so by April 10 or it will be too late . ’ |
| 5 | Although he had no doubts about the Girls ' standard of work he would only take up on Smith 's offer if his organization was efficient . |
| 6 | And as for now , you 'd better go back with Fiona . |
| 7 | I 'd better go down to Episkopi . |
| 8 | But the survey will only go ahead in Britain if JD Power can get access to car owners through the DVLA in Swansea . |
| 9 | Sir Robin Day searched a long memory for some event remotely comparable , and could only come up with Edwina 's famous threat to handcuff herself to the rostrum until hanging was brought back . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'd better get on to Chiguana , ’ Mother said , coming up to me , panting . |
| 11 | Or should I perhaps sit down in Salzburg with the empty hope of some better fortune , let Wolfgang grow up , and allow myself and my children to be made fools of until I reach the age which prevents me from travelling and until he attains the age and physical appearance which no longer attract admiration for his merits ? |
| 12 | Erm we 're coming in on Sunday to see Norma so I might pop in pop in on Sunday afternoon . |
| 13 | You better fly back via Canada and go in on your Leavy ID . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is simply that for tax reasons we can not stay overnight at Manton , ’ Mrs Sangster explained . |
| 15 | Although the extra representation for zemstva did not arise out of St Petersburg 's enthusiasm for local government ( but out of the determination of central agencies to prevent any one of their number dominating the rest ) , it nevertheless ensured " a large dose of decentralization " in primary education and gave primary schools a better chance than they would have had otherwise . |
| 16 | You would not think so from January 's media furore on British Telecom 's new identity . |
| 17 | The theme of ‘ Love and Marriage ’ does not just evolve just around Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy but many other characters in the novel as demonstrated below : |
| 18 | In other words , technology does not make up for Europe 's high labour costs . |
| 19 | This passage does not relate directly to Leapor 's employment , but it indicates what skills were desired in a young woman of the labouring class . |
| 20 | If Gibbs does not finally catch up with Horan and Little , any talk of a resurgence in Welsh fortunes will have to be put on ice . |
| 21 | It did not fall wholly into Edward I 's hands until the peace of 1303 . |
| 22 | Walesa described Tyminski 's success as " an accident of Polish democracy " and claimed that he did not know enough about Poland to govern the country . |
| 23 | He also admitted that resellers did not know enough about Uniplex products . |
| 24 | We shall shortly tie up at Le Havre and you may go ashore independently . |
| 25 | Though Slovenia , and then Croatia , broke away two years ago , the world — ie , chiefly Western Europe and America , working through the UN with Russian assent and Chinese compliance — did not focus seriously on Yugoslavia until last year . |
| 26 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 27 | Although Moi claimed that his decision to end single party rule was not due to external pressure , on Dec. 1 a statement from the United States embassy in Nairobi had made it clear that Kenya would not benefit fully from US aid unless the government curbed corruption and liberalized the political system . |
| 28 | Which need not refer only to Pericles , though the historian can not have forgotten him . |
| 29 | You should have them taken out ; it did not matter here in Hampstead , where we see nobody . ’ |
| 30 | She duly won , but was then sidelined by a leg injury and did not appear again until December 1985 , when she won chases at Punchestown and Leopardstown . |