Example sentences of "'d [vb infin] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd do best to meet away from the office , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd do well to think better of it , and come home . |
| 3 | I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ? |
| 4 | Because I mind our Dad saying : ‘ She 'd do better to take on a class o' twelve-years-olds than take on Walter Machin ! ’ |
| 5 | I 'd do better to jog home than drive . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 'd do better to look where we 're going , ’ she snapped , ‘ rather than trying to work out my vital statistics ! ’ |
| 7 | But you 'd do better to come down with me and make the long trip round . ’ |
| 8 | You 'd do better to buy in from outside . |
| 9 | A man of ever-changing whims , and now I see you 're freed from your fearful collar , Midnight , you 'd do better to sign on . |
| 10 | I 'd like just to pop round to my sister 's — that sort of thing … |
| 11 | See you just start off by going through them one by one and consider what point is being made in each and those of you who 'd like just to move round and join these two ladies . |
| 12 | He meant he 'd find somewhere to doss down , and that included me . |