Example sentences of "[adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going home to Europe , Mr Eliot has had to understand Europe ; he could not quite sufficiently be the European simply to feel that he was there ; he has been forced to envisage it with a reminiscent philosophy . |
| 2 | He was pressed into the ranks of the northern army , ‘ whereby he might somewhat be instructed of the difference between the sitting quietly in his house , and the travail and danger which others daily do sustain' . |
| 3 | I would need to revise my knowledge of patient/client confidentiality so that I may not inadvertently be in breach of proper professional conduct . |
| 4 | — Yes … well , I 'd better be off , had n't I ? — Yes . |
| 5 | ‘ Together we want to shape our fatherland in such a way that the growing material and cultural needs of each person can better be met , according to his contribution , ’ it said , and called for suggestions from the public . |
| 6 | Duncan looked at his wrist watch , and rising to his feet said , ‘ I had better be going now , Piper . |
| 7 | ‘ We better be going . |
| 8 | ‘ I better be making a start . |
| 9 | And when oversteer does come you 'd better be ready for it because it happens suddenly and rather messily . |
| 10 | You are virtually on your own in defending them , so you had better be convinced of the case before you agree to them . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd better be going , ’ she said . |
| 12 | It had better be that and not him having another of his scenes . |
| 13 | ‘ We had better be on our way to pick up Mrs Squirrel now . ’ |
| 14 | So you better be ready for him , ’ said the dancing man . |
| 15 | So you had better be careful . ’ |
| 16 | Better be aloof and sound cold . |
| 17 | Tony 's waiting for his Pot Noodles so I 'd better be off . |
| 18 | But when it does , alternatives had better be in place . |
| 19 | ‘ You 'd better be a damn good liar ! ’ |
| 20 | Better be dead than do that . |
| 21 | It is more a standard , a form of self-reliance , a determination that if one has to go in the end , better be correctly dressed . |
| 22 | But , he warned , ‘ when we recover from the present recession , we had better be aware than another one lurks on the horizon ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ We 'd better be getting a move on . |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better be on your way . |
| 25 | The galleries of Cumbria , so frequently referred to as ‘ Spinning Galleries ’ , could better be called ‘ Wool Galleries ’ , for they were mainly used for fleece , wool , yarn and cloth in many stages of storing , preparation and drying . |
| 26 | ‘ Id better be going , ’ he said . |
| 27 | It had better be important . ’ |
| 28 | Players can forget , but you 'd better be 100 percent right . |
| 29 | And if you 're putting him right over clubs , you 'd better be 101 percent right if you 're telling him that what he 's got in mind is the wrong thing . |
| 30 | He says , ‘ You 'd better be **** right . ’ |