Example sentences of "do well [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They therefore adopt a deeply hostile stance towards intellectual developments of the last two hundred years such as Darwinism and Biblical Criticism , when they would have done better to engage with them and even turn them to their advantage . |
| 2 | In the last twenty years there have been times when he would have done better to return to investment in land . |
| 3 | The Faulks Committee would have done better to concentrate on methods for speeding up libel hearings . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Those in Darlington would do better to collaborate with the council to ensure the scheme 's success rather than lining the pockets of the legal profession . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 — ‘ |
| 7 | God might have oversight over the destinies of nations , for example , in times of war ; but individuals would do better to rely on their own foresight , and on such pressure on the state as could be exerted by groups organised to sustain collective interests . |
| 8 | Cureton would surely do better to rely on syntax to determine rhythmic grouping at this level . |
| 9 | ‘ In that case , would n't you do better to apply to another wharf ? ’ |
| 10 | Managers would do better to think of just two kinds of business strategy — competitive and corporate . |
| 11 | The reformers would do better to look at the health-care regimes they oversee . |
| 12 | People , they said , would do better to stay at home and contemplate the teachings of the Koran . |
| 13 | Lord Wakeham , who had come with the necessary cheque , had muttered something about boys being boys , and that Robertson would do well to go to his hotel and sleep it off . |
| 14 | And I think governments would do well to talk to the people at the sharp end , like magistrates , who use this system , work the system , liaise with all the various components in the system and do know what they 're talking about . |
| 15 | The thorough and accomplished virtuoso , the reasonable and methodical teacher , the learned musician — these characteristics … are all here revealed in one … for many of those , too , who profess the violin will here find instruction , and will do well to profit by this great master 's teaching , so as no longer to spoil their pupils with bad precepts . |
| 16 | O'Connor beat Fred Couples in the Dunhill Cup and was third in the Volvo Masters on Sunday , but they will do well to finish among the top three . |
| 17 | The New Zealand and South African eights will do well to live with his mighty Wallaby pack in the weeks to come … |
| 18 | Any potential descent party would do well to dwell on this statistic and their own evaluation of the falls rather than Paul and myself . |
| 19 | So if you are a composer hoping to get into supplying music for the AV industry , this is an off-the-shelf service that you will do well to reckon with . |
| 20 | That society became a more egalitarian , caring and humane society , and the present generation would do well to reflect on this . |
| 21 | Mr McRoberts , instead of criticising Mr Ridley , would do well to reflect on the House of Commons Energy Committee 's judgment on nuclear power : ‘ It will never again be possible to take assurances as to the viability of any type of nuclear power on trust . ’ |
| 22 | However , one will do well to reflect on the following remark of Bentham ( of which some of the second part of this work might be seen as an endorsement ) . |
| 23 | Service providers would do well to reflect on the evidence presented that common patterns of targeting resources actually discriminate against some of the most heavily involved carers in respect of certain services , and certainly do not lead to higher levels of support for them overall . |
| 24 | We would do well to reflect on the interests of those whom we seek to represent . |
| 25 | Perhaps he believes in third-time lucky , but other hopefuls in the British auction would do well to rely on something more concrete than fortune . |
| 26 | In the early days , the team would do well to schedule in whole days or weekends to have fun together , to eat together , to get to know one another , to become family . |
| 27 | But , against the experienced Uhlenhorst and Terrassa , both packed with international players , the Havant side , led by David Faulkner in his last season as captain , will do well to improve on Hounslow 's fourth place last season . |
| 28 | 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 … |
| 29 | We would do well to look at the life of the one who is arguably the first church planter ; the apostle Peter . |
| 30 | Dave 's verdict : lightweight travellers , cyclists and mountain marathoners would do well to look at the advantages this flexible combination system offers . |