Example sentences of "well [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had , in fact , treated her as a man might well treat a wife to whom he 'd been married for some years — a relaxed , comfortable relationship in which there was no need for any outward signs of affection . |
| 2 | There were witnesses to that , so he might as well earn a bonus point by mentioning it first . |
| 3 | Such a person may well earn a penalty if they continue to back-pedal . |
| 4 | So this meant , these sort of er , theoretical reasons may well explain a change in composition of , of world trade rela agriculture 's relative decline , manufacturing 's relative rise . |
| 5 | We may as well make a day of it , then start out early tomorrow . ’ |
| 6 | Having a nosy reporter around might well make a difference . |
| 7 | With great hyperbole , the newspaper predicted justifications turning to sour criticism : ‘ The government should recognise that the report may well make a lot of Loyalists into Republicans . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If I build up my business the way I hope I can , I may well need a partner . |
| 9 | Thus you might well commence a let-down miles away from the NDB , thinking that you had passed overhead . |
| 10 | In 1915 Dicey wrote that although federalism possessed a ‘ vague , and therefore the strong and imaginative , charm ’ there is ‘ good reason to fear that the federalisation of the United Kingdom , stimulating as it would the disruptive force of local nationalism , might well arouse a feeling of divided allegiance ’ . |
| 11 | She might as well buy a year 's supply . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll damned well buy a book and learn the art . |
| 13 | And our headquarters have have indicated to us that that might well include a refinement of the criteria which are presently in P P G three . |
| 14 | However , we do want to get rid of they ( otherwise the house soon gets full of unsold turnery ! ) , so we price them by our own standards — which may well include a look at what the competition is charging and the ‘ finger in the wind ’ which Hugh decries . |
| 15 | In practice the brief for the study may well include a mandate for advising on the implementation of the changes , and , in certain circumstances , actually installing revised procedures . |
| 16 | Yet the warrant will be granted for two months — which may well include a period of time running after the demonstration in question has taken place . |
| 17 | Articles which are available in commerce or industry may well include a period in private practice . |
| 18 | On the other hand , it is my opinion that when a decision-making body is called upon to reach a decision which arises out of the relationship between two persons or firms , only one of whom is directly under the control of the decision-making body , and it is apparent that the decision will be likely to affect the second person adversely , then as a general proposition the decision-making body does owe some duty of fairness to that second person , which , in appropriate circumstances , may well include a duty to allow him to make representations before reaching the decision . |
| 19 | Moreoever , even if one were to do this the fact of setting up the control and the experimental groups could well introduce a note of artificiality into the experiment . |
| 20 | for example , an experienced chartered accountant may well seek a place on the finance committee or a solicitor on the law and parliamentary committee . |
| 21 | Others , like The Quantock Riding Centre , Klive , Somerset ( Tel : 0278 74 374 ) offer farmhouse accommodation which could well suit a family holiday . |
| 22 | Suffolk section winners St Edmunds Pacers could well present a challenge . |
| 23 | ‘ They might well send a priest to you , ’ he said to his own image , and reached for the clean shirt Langholme had laid ready for him . |
| 24 | You might as well watch a documentary about depressed women on Channel 4 . |
| 25 | The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah was right when he said of an unlikely event that you might as well expect a leopard to change its spots . |
| 26 | In a declining market one might well expect a business that had earlier established a dominant share position to be able to trade on this position in the short run and increase prices and profits , because rivals are unlikely to come into the market or compete strongly for market share . |
| 27 | The client may well give a list of physical symptoms , such as palpitations , hot flushes , nausea , headaches , dizziness , other pains , breathlessness . |
| 28 | I do not believe , though many readers are convinced of it , that this is what finally attracts them , otherwise they might just as well do a crossword puzzle . |
| 29 | erm you might as well do a bit of a erm you know kind of give it a go and see what happens |
| 30 | But the others could well do a lot of blaming when they realise what you 've been doing . ’ |