Example sentences of "well [vb infin] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I better look at the ones you found , then . ’ |
| 2 | Anybody who believes that Yugoslavia could be dealt with as Saddam Hussein 's Iraq was dealt with had better look at the terrain . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd better begin at the beginning . |
| 4 | You 'd better start at the beginning . ’ |
| 5 | I 'd better start at the beginning , and it 's a long story . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I better start at the beginning for lack of anywhere else , ’ Marek continued . |
| 7 | ‘ Had n't you better start at the beginning , sir ? |
| 8 | She forgot to call the apartment again , and decided by two in the morning that she might as well stay at the clinic for what was left of the night . |
| 9 | But at the moment small primary schools may well look at the opting out procedure , and I would have to say to you that in many cases those very small primary schools are receiving , by the wish of the Council , a very substantial subsidy from the Local Education Authority in the manner in which they are funded and |
| 10 | True it is that in a simple case the investigation of a suspect 's criminality may well terminate at the moment of charging , but often this will not be so . |
| 11 | ‘ Come on , ’ he said , ‘ we might as well call at the cab-rank , before we go to the mortuary . |
| 12 | ‘ We may as well start at the top , then . ’ |
| 13 | Some church leaders ( and lay people ) are already doing it regularly — guiding individuals in their praying , Bible reading , daily living — others , already over-busy , might well groan at the thought of the faithful queueing up for individual direction . |