Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [adv] well " in BNC.
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1 | and while I started off thinking I might finish up better than I started |
2 | ‘ I do n't need it but I 'll do much better than that . |
3 | She said , well I 'll look up well he never told her and he never told me ! |
4 | I could do no better than use the graphic terms in which my hon. Friend described Labour 's position . |
5 | . which I could do very well . ’ |
6 | " I am not sure I could do as well as you say in politics . |
7 | In a moment of optimism my wife told me not to worry and pronounced that I could live perfectly well on one lung . |
8 | Pam was a very down-to-earth person and they thought I 'd get on well . |
9 | I would do no better with my dream . |
10 | I was 22 when I had to suffer the pressure , perhaps now at 27 I would cope much better . |
11 | I feel I would fit in well as part of your company , and look forward to hearing from you . |
12 | I thought at one time Didi and I would get along well enough , but , after finding my sweet , simple , clumsy , courageous , honest , fiery … ’ his voice dropped to a husky whisper ‘ … beautiful , passionate Sagittarian , I know no other woman would have satisfied me . ’ |
13 | ‘ Give me a lamp in this hand and the basket in the other and I shall manage perfectly well . ’ |
14 | And I will willingly show the place tomorrow , and if he has any question to ask me now , I will answer as well as I may . |
15 | ‘ I will do very well . ’ |
16 | ‘ I find I can blend in better with the locals if I understand their language . |
17 | There are three strands of answer to this , each of which has much purchase ; I can do no better than to let the espousers of the three strands speak for themselves . |
18 | I can do no better than to quote Thos . |
19 | I can do no better than give it my full recommendation . |
20 | I can do no better than to draw the attention of the House to this statement in Labour 's charter for sport : ’ We will review the composition and powers of the Sports Council to free them from political bias ’ . |
21 | I can do no better than to quote from the trust application document . |
22 | There are plenty of things I can do really well . |
23 | ‘ That I can do very well , Señorita Shelley — I look after my abuelito all the time . |
24 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
25 | ‘ That 's something I thrive on and it 's something I can handle quite well mentally . ’ |
26 | ‘ That 's something I thrive on and it 's something I can handle quite well mentally . ’ |
27 | Most of the time I can cope really well . |
28 | I can cook perfectly well . |
29 | I 'm well educated and I 've got two children and I can manage pretty well , there 's a number of much more essential things that I know how to do , but I ca n't do those ones , and when they come up I feel like weeping myself sick . " |
30 | And I can manage perfectly well without your help . ’ |