Example sentences of "well [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you do n't do better I 'll count three , you go to bed . |
| 2 | In lieu of anything better I shall make a suggestion . |
| 3 | There 's a advertisement er for example in a recent issue of the Guardian , if my er Dutch was erm a little better I 'd quote it into the record but erm I 'm afraid it 's , it does n't make very much sense to me at the moment . |
| 4 | If I did n't know better I 'd think there was a man on the horizon . ’ |
| 5 | If I did n't know better I 'd think he was trying to be as diplomatic possible in order to keep himself in line for the England job . |
| 6 | Well , better I should face the consequences before there 's harm done . ’ |
| 7 | To explain it better I should have done what adds up to thirty six then up to three hundred and sixty should n't I ? |
| 8 | Accordingly , the more facts I have , the better I can combat the lies on the Prince 's behalf . ’ |
| 9 | He gave a great sigh and if she had not known him better she might have thought , as he slumped forward , that he had expired on the spot . |
| 10 | Kate was curiously fascinating , but mixed in with the fascination was a sort of fear ; and over the last few months she had made it quite clear that the less she had to do with him , the better she would like it . |
| 11 | He had not budged , and if she had n't known better she would have said that he was jealous , but , of course , the idea was ridiculous . |
| 12 | The sooner the business fair was over and she could fly back to London , the better she 'd sleep at nights … |
| 13 | The sooner this masquerade was over , the better she 'd like it . |
| 14 | If she had n't known better she 'd have thought he 'd been drinking . |
| 15 | If she did n't know better she 'd have said he 'd sabotaged her jeep and made it rain this way , just so he could enjoy some amusement at her expense ! |
| 16 | When he gets to know us better we 'll get a hell of a welcome when we go in . |
| 17 | ‘ Better we should see you off than those bastards you expected , is n't it ? ’ |
| 18 | Despite Tory attempts , despite Tory attempts to darken the skies over , we have emerged into the sunlight , with building a better we will build a brighter future and I move the recommendation . |
| 19 | When we know each other better we will use more tactile communications , such as pushing , slapping , stroking and supportive gestures . |
| 20 | Because the more we hear from our Customers , the better we can make our service . |
| 21 | And then when things got a wee bitty better we used to have the Camerons up from Kilray from Kerry to dance to the Play at the dances . |
| 22 | Yes , better they should see the plans for a nuclear submarine than this ! |
| 23 | It was n't the McAuley of old , probably because of ring rust and a badly bruised right hand , and the sooner he gets another contest the better he 'll like it . |
| 24 | The less pressure on him , the better he 'll like it . |
| 25 | The less initiative the worker has , the better he can tolerate such a job . |
| 26 | Being a half brother to Rubstic and Kildimo , the further he goes the better he will get . ’ |
| 27 | He did n't want Gina using those arguments next time he told her how much better he could have done for himself . |
| 28 | When the Almighty makes an old man a great-grandfather , better he should learn of it quickly . ‘ |
| 29 | And better he should get the hard lesson now , than later . |
| 30 | Well everyone 'll do it , everyone did go home eventually and their wages , cos there was there was two of us , I told you did n't I , there was two of us that worked it out . |