Example sentences of "well [conj] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well so he ca n't have that one then ? |
| 2 | As Brumfit observes , ‘ Being a good teacher is never exactly the same thing as understanding teaching ; there are many things we can do well that we can not fully understand . ’ |
| 3 | They know perfectly well that we can not afford to be left out . |
| 4 | The state of mind of day-dream escapers was not simple and they both believed in their plans and knew quite well that they would never carry them out at the same time . |
| 5 | They know that , unless I am very fortunate , the only chance I 'll have to catch them is the moment in which they take the ransom , and they know equally well that you wo n't risk your daughter 's life by telling me where that 's going to happen . |
| 6 | ‘ You know perfectly well that you ca n't order me about , ’ Jenna informed him . |
| 7 | Think what I shall say is , I shall myself quite simply , if it ever gets out I 'll say well look I know full well that you would n't have let me stop at Helena 's you would have objected to it I said , but Andy 's mum and dad , Andy was like pretty bad so we left him there and I said I stopped up to help look after him . |
| 8 | This had now been soldered to the main building so well that you could n't see the join . |
| 9 | ‘ You know perfectly well that I ca n't stay in here with you , ’ she mumbled . |
| 10 | ‘ You know very well that I ca n't give you that sort of information , ’ said Harris , his gravelly voice unusually gentle . |
| 11 | Returning to the front of the croft I batter once more on the door , knowing full well that I shall never see her again . |
| 12 | The visitor left , forgetting to take her sewing machine , and I left with her , knowing full well that I would never see Aisha again and that news of my forcing the lock on her cupboard would reach my family and the whole village well amplified , so that I 'd end up accused of stealing all of Aisha 's possessions . |
| 13 | The right hon. Gentleman knows very well that I can not prejudge my right hon. Friend 's Budget , and I have no intention of doing so . |
| 14 | It was just as well that he would soon be yoked to Virginia , so that his desire for his headstrong gypsy would never be allowed free rein . |
| 15 | To my mind , it begins so well that it could easily be mistaken for a translation of an eighth-century hermit 's verse , composed in a beehive hut by a contented holy man of Old Ireland . |
| 16 | Well that it will not be effective until er you produce that licence to this court . |
| 17 | Every year that I have been Minister with responsibility for housing — it is now six years — the Housing Executive has suggested an amount which it hopes that the Government will give it , while knowing perfectly well that it will not get all that it asks for . |
| 18 | Well Nor you ca n't help me on this me old son |
| 19 | Fabulous — and their feet alone were a poem ( English women dress well except they wo n't spend on their feet , says Murray ) . |
| 20 | I can now move them quite well although they 'll never be perfect . |
| 21 | At that time they were faced with legal fees of £3,000 if they sued the surveyor , and the risk of losing this as well if they could not prove the surveyor 's negligence in law . |
| 22 | . Well if we ca n't see it , it does n't matter even if it is there . |
| 23 | Mum said how about renting one in Wisbech but I said well if she ca n't afford a mortgage you ca n't afford to rent one . |
| 24 | No , she 'll thrive on it , well if she ca n't do it then we ca n't do it |
| 25 | Ha well if he ca n't do , if he ca n't bring nothing that man , which I 'm sure he will I shall go and buy something , I mean that thing of Scott 's wo n't be any good without the appropriate thing will it ? |
| 26 | Well if you ca n't control your children you should n't flipping well have them . |
| 27 | Right I well if you ca n't get the lexicon going it 's got a problem of course . |
| 28 | Well if you ca n't do anything with fours in a hundred , do it in two steps , how many twos in four ? |
| 29 | Well if you ca n't them to lose their money . |
| 30 | Well if you would n't mind , I 'll do the rabbit , guinea pig while you |