Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do n't think I 'd better think about that . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , there was a little problem , but I do n't think I 'd better talk about it on the phone . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ No problem , but if you want me in the village do n't you think I 'd better get some transport of my own ? |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't think I 'd better join you , ’ he said in a heavy German accent . |
| 5 | I yes , I mean it did make I did actually see a press release erm |
| 6 | ‘ Of course , if you 've now decided that you are n't prepared to look after Emma and Sophie , if you do n't care about their future welfare or happiness , then I suggest you 'd better catch the next plane back to England . ’ |
| 7 | If that 's what yer want yer 'd better ask Annie if she 'd consider workin' all day instead o' jus ' the mornin 's . ’ |
| 8 | They say we need more rain because most of the downpour will run down the rivers to the sea . |
| 9 | The owners say they need more cash for essential repairs . |
| 10 | Blue Cross staff say they do still want to see sick or injured animals brought in for treatment . |
| 11 | For their part , Oxfordshire say they do still vaccinate at-risk babies , which they believe is far more effective . |
| 12 | A few folk went to his place before sunrise yesterday , just to let him know he had better have no hand in the lists . |
| 13 | He says I 'd better go and check the money so he said erm but what he could n't understand was they wrote to him and said that they have n't paid the cheques but they did n't say anything about freezing his account ! |
| 14 | oh that 's what I mean , erm , well listen we 'd better try and just , practice somehow and see erm |
| 15 | A spokesman for Presidentelect Clinton said he had ‘ always said we need open trade , but it must be fair trade , and if foreign countries wo n't open up their markets , we have to get tough . ’ |
| 16 | He says he did well last this , now he wants to win . |
| 17 | Let it cool then slice it . |
| 18 | She paused , looking at him reflectively , and then asked : ‘ Do n't you think you had better speak to your father about all this ? ’ |
| 19 | Do you think you 'd better aim for the winter now ? |
| 20 | Do n't you think you 'd better see the body buried before you do anything else ? |
| 21 | Do n't you think you 'd better take a look at this fellow you knocked out ? |
| 22 | Do n't think you need actually stand in the mud , though — if we get back to the hard it will be all right . " |
| 23 | Leith realised she 'd better concentrate hard when she heard Rosemary 's father on the other end . |
| 24 | It clearly had n't been carefully read afterwards , because there are two words run together there , I mean you do really need to , to read things for grammatical errors , errors in people 's names . |
| 25 | And even though visits to friends or family may be months apart , especially if they live some distance from you , regular phone conversations mean you need never lose touch . |
| 26 | She goes you 'd better go . |
| 27 | So he goes you 'd better read the note then ! |
| 28 | and er , Miss I told Mrs that I ca n't write and she goes you 'd better write dear she said you got a test , I said it 's not my fault I 've got a , a sore hand she , I goes |
| 29 | and er , Miss I told Mrs that I ca n't write and she goes you 'd better write dear she said you got a test , I said it 's not my fault I 've got a , a sore hand she , I goes |
| 30 | Anyway look I 'd better go . |