Example sentences of "do well [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Orrell will do well to heed the challenge of Bates , Davies , Clough and Lozowski .
2 Apart from their capacity to excite and frustrate in equal measure , the pair shared a common bond as they meandered away from Highbury — and both would do well to heed the advice given freely to them .
3 Some dealers would do well to heed the advice offered by Mark McCormack in his book What They Do n't Teach You at Harvard Business School — Awareness of when you are imposing can be an important asset . "
4 Equally , many countries would do well to acknowledge the honesty of subSaharan nations in being largely open about the nature and scale of the epidemic within their borders .
5 Vendors would do well to remember the principle illustrated in Finney Lock Seeds Ltd v Mitchell ( George ) ( Chesterhall ) Ltd [ 1983 ] 1 All ER 108 in that the damages incurred and awarded ( in that case nearly £100,000 ) can be far in excess of the purchase price paid for the assets ( in that case approximately £100 ) if the loss is a consequence of a defective asset .
6 ‘ In many Free Churches I fear that awe is an unknown factor ’ and ‘ some who sneer at elaborately worked altar-cloths would do well to cultivate the spirit of those by whom they were presented . ’
7 Or when Tom says , ‘ My teacher made me stay in today ’ , parents would do well to resist the temptation to answer , ‘ Now what have you done ? ’ , or ‘ I suppose you deserved it ’ , replies which would have inflamed his feelings .
8 With that in mind , I am offering readers the thought that we should do well to upgrade the status of repossession from ungentlemanly pastime to true sport .
9 So , even with players of the class of Steve Hampson and Andy Goodway missing , Wigan look formidably strong , and Castleford will do well to repeat the victory they achieved in October at Central Park — the last time Wigan lost .
10 Piano duettists who have tired of presenting the Brahms Hungarian Dances or the Op. 39 Waltzes in recitals could do well to make the acquaintance of this work .
11 Visitors to Thailand would do well to avoid the donkey rides , where a notice reads : ‘ Would you like to ride on your own ass ? ’
12 Border 's side would do well to approximate the sensitivity and skill the Reverend showed .
13 If the prospect of British ‘ bobbies ’ behaving like their LAPD counterparts seems too remote to be taken seriously , we might do well to consider the events of 29 September 1989 when 400 police officers carried out a drug raid on the Broadwater Farm Estate .
14 The public relations professional would do well to consider the communications research which has demonstrated the effect of demographic factors such as age , class , gender and occupation on the development of meaning .
15 Nevertheless , I feel that people in Scotland would do well to consider the fact that many Scots have made their home south of the Border .
16 The Indo-Chinese ministers warned the ASEAN states that they would do well to accept the reality of Indo-China and offered to sign non-aggression treaties with them on a bilateral basis .
17 Before embarking on silage , a smallholder would do well to master the principles and work out clearly in his mind how he is going to cut , gather , and cart the crop , where he will locate his tower or clamp , and how the silage will be fed .
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