Example sentences of "well [verb] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there were no tuba in the score , the double basses would be used col arco to help sustain the pedal B ♭ , but with the tuba ( and also , possibly the double bassoon ) present , they are better employed pizzicati to support the rest of the strings . |
| 2 | She supposed she had better invite Alison to cook , perhaps arrange a ‘ rota ’ . |
| 3 | We need a much larger and better resourced inspectorate to enforce it so it is fair and seen to be . ’ |
| 4 | The Americans do it much better having Thanksgiving to space it out so they only have a month of Christmas though they do seem to let their elections creep back just as we do with football … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Frank , you 'd better tell Barclay to have one of his slabs ready . ’ |
| 6 | Better tell Muldoon to make the necessary changes . ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps you 'd better get Fiddy to say some prayers for me . |
| 8 | He had better get Maisie to sleep , though . |
| 9 | He 'd better warn Matron to keep a special watch on the Maternity people . |
| 10 | This was a well arranged study to generate information which would enable predictive models of analysis of exposure levels of ( U.S. ) embalmers to formaldehyde and other substances encountered in embalming procedures . |
| 11 | In fast , we found well differentiated carcinomas to contain significantly less urokinase type plasminogen activator antigen compared with poorly differentiated carcinomas ( Table II ) . |
| 12 | TECHNO CLASSICS Vol 1 ’ is the well sorted compilation to come out of the mighty Rising High stable , and Casper and his mates have given us FIVE CD copies to give away ! |
| 13 | It was not unusual for a well made wheel to last fifty years or more ; centuries of know-how were built into each one . |
| 14 | While both SideKick and Spotlight have well produced manuals to back up their on-screen help functions One Key has an instruction sheet the size of a folded postcard . |
| 15 | Gate , now the game 's official historian , has written a typically well researched text to go with an excellent collection of illustrations and cartoons . |
| 16 | While the duty to support just institutions fails to establish an obligation to obey the law , it may well provide reasons to obey the law in circumstances where the law transcends the legitimate authority of the government . |
| 17 | He advises organisations to go for proven and well understood technologies to meet their basic requirements , wherever possible using architectures which are already known within the company — even if different technologies have been implemented on top . |
| 18 | Oh god help well get Brian to do that , he loves it . |
| 19 | well , well thank Mr very much , if you , if you could , I can accommodate Mr at any reasonable time tomorrow , erm , but although he may say he 's only got , he only wants to rest for a quarter of an hour d'your , as you gather from the interchange from the bench , that 's er , that will be the very minimum and I may well have questions to ask him , although I hope I 'd asked most of them to Mr , so , erm , but I 'm , I 'm I think for everybody 's convenience it , erm , unless he 's got a specific time he could deal with , we either start say at eleven thirty , when Mr can be here or at two , erm , but if he 's got some other clever idea I 'm perfectly prepared to entertain him , but er we ca n't leave this hanging around , I 've got ta write this and whichever way it goes we 've got ta look at it again , er and although I suppose I 'm not entirely unheard of and I disappear to the court of appeal next term it 's gon na make things extremely awkward to try and arrange anything else next term , cos I 've got two other judges to bear in mind as well as myself |
| 20 | Described as a " magazine for the fair daughters of Great Britain and Ireland " it contained a variety of essays , articles , poems and serials when it first appeared , and announced that its aim was to " convince the sceptical that it is wise and well to qualify women to maintain themselves honourably and decently when through illness , death and desertion or bankrupt circumstances [ they are ] thrown on their own resources " . |
| 21 | My concern is to show that , on , the contrary , culture and social rules may well constrain males to fit a given society 's ideas about virtuous male behaviour . |
| 22 | If you can not see a suitable field , do n't be afraid to make a well banked circle to look right round the whole area . |
| 23 | Anglicising surnames is a well known practice to gain acceptance : Stanislav Cadinsky became Stanford Cade , Krishna Bhanji became Ben Kingsley . |
| 24 | In the last 18 months Brighton Poets have invigorated the poetry scene by bringing well known guests to read with locally-based poets . |
| 25 | Well ask Carole to ask her , if she , she wants to get rid of it how much she wants for it . |
| 26 | From underneath them was heard a faint sobbing which allowed their well trained ears to pinpoint the position . |
| 27 | Well maintained and well stocked gardens to front and rear — and there 's a flagged patio area . |
| 28 | Dai told the story of how one of the visitors , a wealthy industrialist , came into his well stocked shop to use the phone and find out how things had been going at work during his absence . |
| 29 | One might equally well undertake trials to see if we are really alive ! |
| 30 | ‘ Mum , ’ Karen said , ‘ can perfectly well leave Maureen to get on with it and come up here . ’ |