Example sentences of "better [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ We 'd better get back in the car . |
| 32 | A discussion in our house on ( let's say ) the necessity of buying a new fridge will move swiftly to the education system ( via the rival claim of school fees to the purchase of the fridge ) and whether a move to another area might obviate the need for paying them , taking in a quick discourse on the immorality of contributing to the divisive education system in this country anyway ; this will lead to the if-we-sold-our-suburban-villa-we-could-buy-a-Georgian-manor-house-in-the-country conversation ; which will in its turn move on quite quickly to the horrors of British Rail and the greatly increased subjection to them that such a move would entail ; then we get to leaving all our friends behind , and to debating whether having them to stay at the weekends would not be perfectly satisfactory ; which will remind us that two or more of them are coming to dinner that very night and we 'd better get down to the off-licence ; then it 's shall-we-get-Muscadet-or-the-Chardonnay- again and for-heaven's-sake-get-enough which will get us back to the fridge , on account of last time we got the Chardonnay , I did n't put it in it soon enough . |
| 33 | Better get out of the way . |
| 34 | If those trainers did n't want to end up in a splash they 'd better get out of the way before I … |
| 35 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd better get out of the City , ’ suggested Carradine . |
| 36 | ‘ I think you 'd better get out of the water . |
| 37 | Better come over to the window . ’ |
| 38 | You 'd both better come back to the farmhouse , and Mrs. Olinton will help you to clean yourselves and give you some tea . |
| 39 | You 'd better come back to the farmhouse too , Seb . |
| 40 | ‘ Perhaps we 'd better find out about the woman . |
| 41 | Joan I think I 'd better box on with the webbing here love , I have n't got enough |
| 42 | I 'll bo I 'd better box on with the webbing on the back . |