Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb infin] the [noun] " 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 | He did n't know what Gesner was up to but he thought he 'd better tell the Direktor . |
| 4 | She 'd better tell the police in Newmarket and also Nick Morley and his Jockey Club security people . |
| 5 | I think we 'd better end the interview there do n't you ? |
| 6 | ‘ You 'd better speak the truth , Mr. Carter , ’ said Burden , ‘ and never mind whether it 's ill or not . |
| 7 | ‘ Next time I ask we 'd better drop the wedding dress , I think , ’ he said . |
| 8 | As Mrs Burrows took him from the hall she said to Eva " You 'd better finish the service " . |
| 9 | And — and — you 'd better lock the bedroom door tonight ! ’ |
| 10 | Giving him a foolish little wave , she decided she 'd better return the chisel before she forgot all about it . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ! ’ |
| 13 | Goldie , you 'd better leave the room . |
| 14 | I think that 's when we 'd better leave the bag . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ And … ’ the voice continued with studied casualness , ‘ perhaps you 'd better double the money … . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You 'd better open the door , I think , ’ the Doctor said dryly , and Howard left with a nod . |
| 17 | Suppose I 'd better do the washing up . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd better lead the way , ’ he says grudgingly . |
| 19 | ‘ I think I 'd better lead the way . ’ |
| 20 | We 'd better bring the contraption with us . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , if there 's no one you can call you 'd better stay the night . |
| 22 | ‘ We 'd better give the lads an 'and , ’ he said , nudging Freddie . |
| 23 | Actually — ’ she frowned at her watch as she followed the other girl to the door ‘ — I definitely think I 'd better give the coffee a miss . |
| 24 | You 'd better give the prizes , I 'll have the . |
| 25 | I 'd better check the figures . |
| 26 | ‘ But first I 'd better check the bedrooms . ’ |
| 27 | I tell him if he harbours any ideas about staying with me , he 'd better kick the gear . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd better break the engagement now , ’ I said , thinking my mother very foolish for not realising that what appealed to Syl was my very paleness , my silence , my hostility , which he mostly construed as shyness , until I was unpleasant , and when I was unpleasant he took it as evidence of some depth in my feeling for him and found it sexually alluring . |
| 29 | ‘ We 'd better douse the torch here , ’ said Thomas . |
| 30 | Then softly , his eyes never leaving hers , he said , ‘ I think we 'd better join the others . ’ |