Example sentences of "[verb] well [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course it is considered better to have a boy , but the birth of a girl is celebrated with the same joy by the women in the family . |
| 2 | If the administration now seeks a coherent shopping-list of objectives , it has better find a way of accounting for these hidden benefits . |
| 3 | The procedure seems to work well providing a balance between finality of decision making and the interests of justice in allowing the re-opening of certain decisions . |
| 4 | and then say well look the reason why I 'm here is this |
| 5 | Knowledge of the neurotic afflictions of individuals has well served the understanding of the major social institutions , for the neuroses ultimately reveal themselves as attempts to solve , on an individual basis , the problems of wish compensation that ought to be solved socially by institutions . |
| 6 | Now that the new system of advanced courses is becoming well established the time has come for the work of the Central Support Unit to be absorbed into mainstream SCOTVEC Departments . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'd better 'ave a look in it ourselves , ’ said Dolly , ‘ in case he 's taken anything . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The swelling 's down , and the bruise almost gone , but I 'd better change the dressing on your wound after you come downstairs . ’ |
| 9 | You 'd better send the mafia round Geoff . |
| 10 | He did n't know what Gesner was up to but he thought he 'd better tell the Direktor . |
| 11 | I think we 'd better end the interview there do n't you ? |
| 12 | ‘ Then you 'd better throw a blanket over your head , ’ he said quietly . |
| 13 | You 'd better swear an oath of secrecy , or Nicola Schreider will not be amused to find out Guy 's been playing away even before they 're married ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You 'd better speak the truth , Mr. Carter , ’ said Burden , ‘ and never mind whether it 's ill or not . |
| 15 | ‘ Next time I ask we 'd better drop the wedding dress , I think , ’ he said . |
| 16 | As Mrs Burrows took him from the hall she said to Eva " You 'd better finish the service " . |
| 17 | ‘ My job as deputy chief whip is to get MPs to pull their weight , so I thought I 'd better set an example . ’ |
| 18 | And — and — you 'd better lock the bedroom door tonight ! ’ |
| 19 | I thought I 'd better make a cup of coffee . |
| 20 | Then , ‘ Come on we 'd better make a start . |
| 21 | ‘ I suppose we 'd better make a start . |
| 22 | Then she added hastily , ‘ I 'd better make a start on fixing the table . ’ |
| 23 | So we 'd better make a note of that . |
| 24 | Shirley 's sort of getting on to you a bit I think we 'd better make a move . |
| 25 | Giving him a foolish little wave , she decided she 'd better return the chisel before she forgot all about it . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Goldie , you 'd better leave the room . |
| 28 | I think that 's when we 'd better leave the bag . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And … ’ the voice continued with studied casualness , ‘ perhaps you 'd better double the money … . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You 'd better open the door , I think , ’ the Doctor said dryly , and Howard left with a nod . |