Example sentences of "[vb past] better [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'd better not be using any metal in what you 're making , ’ said Mr Walpit . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd better not be using any wood in what you 're making , , said Mr Welt . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's probably just me — you 'll be alright ( you 'd better not be after I 've put up such a struggle ) . |
| 4 | anyway , so we could get erm he 'd better not be there . |
| 5 | Sandy said , ‘ We 'd better not be heading for your place , even if you 've been doing it up . |
| 6 | No , I 'd better not be told , because I should only begin counting up all the things I 'd missed , and you 're better off not knowing what you 've missed . ’ |
| 7 | On second thoughts , though , I think you 'd better not be a chartered accountant . |
| 8 | Sometimes I stick to ‘ driver — ’ well , I have a cab ( though you 'd better not be talking to a real musher ) and a Heavy Goods Vehicle licence . |
| 9 | ‘ You 'd better not be lying . ’ |
| 10 | All I can say is , I 'd better not be wrong . |
| 11 | ‘ It had better not be , ’ Dana said curtly . |
| 12 | This country had better not be under a Labour Government . |
| 13 | Perhaps I thought that if it was Billy 's kid , then somebody had to tell Lucy the bad news and if she was skipping probation , it had better not be the cops . |
| 14 | The bastard had better not be laughing ! ] |
| 15 | It had better not be it had better not yeah well you see see how important that I it it on the basis of your voice now you might as well walk out the door . |
| 16 | ‘ It had better not be , ’ he said cuttingly , then shrugged . |