Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Better be polite to them , ’ advised Reid . |
| 2 | You are virtually on your own in defending them , so you had better be convinced of the case before you agree to them . |
| 3 | Oh , there had better be two of you . |
| 4 | But you 'd better be quick about it ’ , and open . |
| 5 | Personal computer makers are likely to face continued pressure to keep prices low for the foreseeable future , former Compaq Computer Corp chief Rod Canion told Reuter in an interview : ‘ Anybody that wants to be successful in the computer business better be prepared to be very aggressive and have a lot of aggressive competition — in that environment , you can predict pricing pressure is not going to ease up ; ’ Canion , now chairman of the Houston-based consulting firm Insource Management Group , says that in his time at Compaq , customers were willing to pay a little more to ensure they got quality and performance but that as the market changed , they believed they could get quality , performance and low price , and now , ‘ that will never change . ’ |
| 6 | She had better be careful of the road . |
| 7 | If they come looking for us with tusk and fang you 'd better be ready with that Winchester peashooter of yours . " |
| 8 | And when oversteer does come you 'd better be ready for it because it happens suddenly and rather messily . |
| 9 | So you better be ready for him , ’ said the dancing man . |
| 10 | I mean you , how am I going to suddenly be better at it . |
| 11 | Surely she could n't suddenly be afraid of being alone ? |
| 12 | The convention , which has been proposed by Greenpeace , would not so much be concerned with enforcement and punishment but " would be more a guidance framework to be introduced into the thinking of governments " , declared Richard Falk , professor of international law at Harvard University and one of the keynote speakers at the conference . |
| 13 | ( 1981 ) ; but it remains to explain why latent inhibition procedures should apparently be capable of producing overshadowing but not blocking . |
| 14 | Besides , many of the government 's constitutional ideas are remarkably similar to those of Mr Mandela 's African National Congress ( ANC ) : both would apparently be happy with universal suffrage , proportional representation , and an independent judiciary to enforce a bill of rights . |
| 15 | A conscientious manager who cares for his or her staff will rightly be concerned about not overloading subordinates . |
| 16 | Those who remember that membership of the Common Market was to be a bonanza , and who have seen Britain 's trade deficit with the Community rise inexorably , will rightly be sceptical of this idea . |
| 17 | In the UK we traditionally give grain based feeds but remember that these would not naturally be present in the feral horses ' diet . |
| 18 | Patients newly admitted to the hospital environment will naturally be anxious about keeping in touch with family , friends and work associates . |
| 19 | As and when this happens the proportion of pupils obtaining graded results will naturally be greater in the GCSE than in the existing examinations . |
| 20 | Firstly , during the negotiations the purchaser will naturally be concerned to be reassured as to what it saw at the outset as being the merits of the proposed acquisition . |
| 21 | ‘ She would naturally be concerned for the safe-keeping of her sons . ’ |
| 22 | This would quite naturally be true of adjectives of colour , size , and weight , and of other adjectives expressing basic perceptual notions . |
| 23 | Newspaper profiles are quite likely to be based on interviews , which have an immediate attraction , though a reader will naturally be wary about how accurately the interview may have been recorded . |
| 24 | The new fact in the world 's history is that for the first time a great power with a formidable Navy , a population from which vast armies might be raised , and an economic and financial strength which might alone be decisive in any future conflict , is prepared to stake its own peace , not merely to guarantee its own interests , nor to further the partisan aims of its allies , but to make an end in the world of the possibility of prosperous aggression … . beyond the American continent her only interests are the open door to trade , freedom of the seas , and the maintenance of peace . |
| 25 | Many , many , of course , recognise this and do not show their gratitude with gifts , much and all as the staff might greatly be surprised by it . |
| 26 | You would obviously be involved in constructing their care plan ( see page 56 ) . |
| 27 | Opposition Members will obviously be disappointed at the Minister 's reply which is characterised by his usual laid-back approach to the matter . |
| 28 | Earlier induction of labour would obviously be preferable for a 40 year old primigravid woman with a long history of infertility , even after an uncomplicated pregnancy , whereas it may be inappropriate for a 25 year old multiparous woman . |
| 29 | He points to savings on rates — which can obviously be substantial in London — if one of the premises is kept empty , and other immediate gains from the cutting of staff in areas of duplication such as administration , accounts , quality control and training . |
| 30 | The generality of the ANLT system will obviously be ill-suited to certain aspects of any specific problem . |