Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] do well [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd do better to jog home than drive . ’ |
| 2 | That was plainly my bent and that I would do well to follow up this line of art rather than branch out into some other road of work . |
| 3 | I put forward the idea to Mme Bluot that , rather than sit either side of a table , reminding Didier of school and his failure to keep up , he and I would do better to talk down by the river , in the park , even in the Café du Coin . |
| 4 | Before considering making an application to the local council for a rent or rate rebate , an elderly person who is hard pressed financially should consider first whether her income is so low that she might do better to make an application for a supplementary pension , which brings with it other benefits ( previously described ) . |
| 5 | It is , therefore , worth bearing in mind that if you want a new tank , and have a friend who has just set up a new fish-house , you might do well to order through him/her … |
| 6 | I think you might do better to live with him for a while , before you actually tie the nuptial knot with someone who may be borrowing your knickers for the next 60 years . |
| 7 | ‘ Doctor , while I can appreciate your academic enjoyment at finding an intellectual equal , I really think you might do better to devote at least some of your attention to the lesser mortals who have been caught up in — ‘ |
| 8 | ‘ You 'll do well to keep your numbers within bounds . |
| 9 | For all her university degrees Kate was in the kindergarten class when it came to managing and understanding men , and she 'd do well to remember it . |
| 10 | Because I mind our Dad saying : ‘ She 'd do better to take on a class o' twelve-years-olds than take on Walter Machin ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I think she 'd do better to understand herself , ’ Ellen said tartly . |
| 12 | She 'd do better to throw the letter away unread , would n't she ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You 're a mere salesman , Maurin , nothing better than that and you 'd do well to remember it . |
| 14 | ‘ You 'd do well to think better of it , and come home . |
| 15 | I 'll make you a generous proposition , which I think you 'd do well to consider . |
| 16 | ‘ You 'd do well to rid yourself of those kind of notions , Deveraugh , or you could find yourself greatly disappointed . ’ |
| 17 | You 'd you 'd do better to use your own colours if you 've got . |
| 18 | You 'd do better to go and find someone beautiful and lively to marry who can cook and keep house and look after this little paradise of yours . ’ |
| 19 | I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ? |
| 20 | You 'd do better to wait . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You 'd do better to ask your gamekeeper , ’ he said . |
| 22 | I still think you 'd do better to come and join us . |
| 23 | But you 'd do better to come down with me and make the long trip round . ’ |
| 24 | A man of ever-changing whims , and now I see you 're freed from your fearful collar , Midnight , you 'd do better to sign on . |
| 25 | You 'd do better to buy in from outside . |
| 26 | You 'd do better to buy more shares in the market — if you really want more . |
| 27 | ‘ You 'd do better to stay put , ’ argued Dame Sybil , pouring a thick savoury broth into two large bowls as Thomas returned from his foray into the cellaret with a tankard of ale in each hand . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'd do better to look where we 're going , ’ she snapped , ‘ rather than trying to work out my vital statistics ! ’ |
| 29 | She would do well to remember that . |
| 30 | But it was good advice , advice she would do well to take . |