Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look , I 've no money for a hotel so I 'd better make my own arrangements for tonight . |
| 2 | We 'd better make sure no more of this sort of thing is going on . ’ |
| 3 | Then , ‘ Come on we 'd better make a start . |
| 4 | ‘ You 'd better make sure it does n't . ’ |
| 5 | I have met nobody that is wholly satisfied with the body God gave them — but this is the body you 've got so you 'd better make the best of it . |
| 6 | I 'm sorry , Nicky Scott Wilson , but if you want to see me you 'd better make proper arrangements . ’ |
| 7 | They 'd better make their minds up quickly whether he was in charge or not . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose we 'd better make a start . |
| 9 | She 'd better make the most of the occasion and put her views on marriage more forcibly once she returned home . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , you 'd better make your will out before you come in again , ’ said Dolly , ‘ because I 'm goin' to do you in as soon as you put your face round the door . ’ |
| 11 | Maybe we ca n't stop that , ’ he hissed , ‘ but we 'd better make maternity a better deal for the others , or we 're going to be overrun . ’ |
| 12 | Then when he followed you down the corridor I thought I 'd better make sure you were alright . ’ |
| 13 | " Still , we 'd better make one or two scrapes , do n't you think ? " said Hazel . |
| 14 | B : You 'd better make straight for the bank , otherwise you 'll be too late . |
| 15 | Anyway I 'd better make sure I remember that . |
| 16 | You 'd better make what preparations you need , Dubois . |
| 17 | ‘ And we 'd better make sure that it does n't , ’ said Caspar , moving back to prop the door open with a stone . |
| 18 | So we 'd better make a note of that . |
| 19 | ‘ She was so hell-bent on them that when I told her I could n't get them anywhere she said ‘ Well , we 'd better make them . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You 'd better make sure that she does , Jack . |
| 21 | We 've got ta be careful that in er using that sheet , we do n't do it in such a way as to bully and turn off the customer by saying , by the way , you 'd better make sure you 've done this , this , this , this and this , cos I 'm not doing it . |
| 22 | ‘ You 'd better make up your mind . ’ |
| 23 | But , just to make sure you do n't jump to any more ludicrous conclusions , I 'd better make it clear that I do n't ever intend you to get away from me . |
| 24 | I 'd better make sure I 've got enough energy to keep up with her . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd better make myself scarce too , ’ I said . |
| 26 | It is the fact that if you change the goalposts you 'd better make sure the ball still goes between 'em . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , we 'd better make the most of it , then , had n't we ? ’ he said softly . |
| 28 | He paused in the doorway , ‘ And I wish you joy of your solitude , since that 's what you seem to prefer , but I warn you it 's going to be a wild night , so you 'd better make sure everything is secured before you turn in tonight . |
| 29 | Then she added hastily , ‘ I 'd better make a start on fixing the table . ’ |
| 30 | Then , turning towards the kitchen , she said , ‘ We 'd better make sure the urns are full of water . ’ |