Example sentences of "she 'd better " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
| 2 | Peggy very nearly cried out to tell him the letter was hers , but thought she 'd better not . |
| 3 | There was no one about in the woods , so she 'd better hurry back to the town as fast as she could . |
| 4 | Now , however , it struck her that she 'd better not give Patrice an opening , though she was n't quite sure why . |
| 5 | I knew she 'd better be told , otherwise she 'd get a bonnie fright when she was stopped at the paydesk and accused of shoplifting . |
| 6 | Julie 's kids must be home , she 'd better rush … |
| 7 | She 'd better tell the police in Newmarket and also Nick Morley and his Jockey Club security people . |
| 8 | It 'ud be worse than useless telling them she thought the Cap'n 's slave had rights , needed care and attention and … and … she 'd better speak out before they 'd a chance to ask awkward questions ! |
| 9 | ‘ It wo n't take long , but she 'd better not stay here . |
| 10 | I expect Sinbad feels that as I 'm in the last few months of my final year , she 'd better pack me with as much experience as possible before I get whisked away to act staff nurse in some ward . |
| 11 | She 'd better make the most of the occasion and put her views on marriage more forcibly once she returned home . |
| 12 | And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry . |
| 13 | She was not very good at smiling these days , and the unease disseminated by her unconvincing efforts led Eddie Duckworth to mutter to her in a corner , with a mixture of sharpness and sorrow , that perhaps she 'd better go to bed . |
| 14 | ‘ She 'd better be . |
| 15 | When the flight to Nice was called , she informed a brisk blue-uniformed redhead that she was feeling ill and thought she 'd better cancel her ticket . |
| 16 | She tried undressing me again and I said no , she 'd better go , that I 'd changed my mind . |
| 17 | She looked at his imploring face , and felt a stab of guilt , that he was right , that she 'd better take care … . |
| 18 | She 'd better turn up soon , while there 's still time . |
| 19 | And that people who told porkies went into the oven , and serve them right so she 'd better watch out . |
| 20 | It was probably too late to say sorry , but she 'd better bluggy try ! |
| 21 | You know , in the past … ’ she trailed off , she could sense that she 'd better not squat on the bidet to wash between her legs in front of Miss Goldilocks . |
| 22 | Oh yes , she 'd better have eyes , he reflects , with a weary courtesy . |
| 23 | She thought she 'd better watch it , for if it took control , then no one would ever love her and she would be lonely all through her life . |
| 24 | If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she 'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions . |
| 25 | So I rang the midwife again , who decided she 'd better come over after all . |
| 26 | ‘ I am sorry , I really am , ’ she said sincerely , deciding she 'd better not press him further . |
| 27 | As soon as she could , without appearing rude , she said she 'd better take Lisa home . |
| 28 | Giving him a foolish little wave , she decided she 'd better return the chisel before she forgot all about it . |
| 29 | She 'd better go down quickly before he started to get suspicious . |
| 30 | Enormously impressed by this friendly , helpful girl , who did n't seem in the least like most receptionists she encountered , Ellie slid back the registration card , accepted her plastic key , gave one of her funny little smiles , and decided that before going up to her room she 'd better try and find Donal . |