Example sentences of "they have better " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd better get their act together first . |
| 2 | They 'd better get their act together first . |
| 3 | They 'd broken in and they 'd better get out . |
| 4 | That they 'd better stop buying Israeli . |
| 5 | If those trainers did n't want to end up in a splash they 'd better get out of the way before I … |
| 6 | ‘ On the other hand , you also need to make them feel that this may be their one chance to make a record — and they 'd better work pretty hard to make sure it sounds good . ’ |
| 7 | But they 'd better start thinking about how they are going to pay for it . |
| 8 | ‘ So if anyone wants to be on television in America , they 'd better be at my party . ’ |
| 9 | They 'd better make their minds up quickly whether he was in charge or not . |
| 10 | So if they 're going to christen you Walter they 'd better put a couple of names in front of it , one for your spell in the pram plus another for the long haul up to becoming Walter . |
| 11 | But if anyone should try to get the better of Jimmy Dick , they 'd better take a lengthy piece of cutlery with them . |
| 12 | Yes , Lord Stradbroke went up there ; and they thought the pub had become unruly , so they thought they 'd better close it . |
| 13 | ‘ My God , ’ said Emma , ‘ they 'd better be quick . |
| 14 | ‘ Then they 'd better find his body . ’ |
| 15 | Partridge had got all angry and upset soon too because as he was struggling with Steven a magazine fell out of his trousers on to the towpath of the canal and the other men had picked it up and it had been a spanking magazine so all the other men who were n't laughing and shouting already started teasing partridge ; Partridge started trying to wrestle Steven to the ground but Steven had got free and clouted the other man with the shovel , which was still bloody from hacking the cat to bits , and after that , with the magazine coming apart as the other men grabbed at it and Partridge rolling about dazed on the towpath in the cat 's blood and almost falling into the canal , Dan Ashton had said soberly that enough was enough and they 'd better go and see Mr Smith the supervisor because they just could n't go on like this . |
| 16 | But they 'd better be good . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ They 'd better be back , ’ muttered Rose balefully . |
| 18 | Just letting people know that , if he chooses , he could make life very uncomfortable for them , so they 'd better lick his boots had n't they ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ They 'd better not try it ! |
| 20 | ‘ She thought they 'd better have something to drink so she got some sherry , then she was worried because she 's only got those little glasses you know , little tumblers , and she says they 're only for whisky . ’ |
| 21 | They 'd better eat before us , had n't they ? |
| 22 | This union made Jack Straw in no doubt , and the Labour Party , that on their election the compulsory element of C C T will be removed , and if they had any ideas they 'd better forget 'em . |
| 23 | They 'd better learn : it 's us or them . |
| 24 | And they 'd better learn right now that it 's going to be them . |
| 25 | If the scouse rumours I 've heard are true , they 'd better lock up Leeds primary schools if he came to Elland Road . |
| 26 | ‘ No , well , they 'd better not . |
| 27 | They 'd better . |
| 28 | They 'd better not go on that thing . |
| 29 | they 'd better share the police and if it comes to the crunch I can get a farm yard for the birthday |
| 30 | No , we 'll have to have a look tomorrow they 'd better hurry up and eat though had n't they ? |