Example sentences of "i 'd [adv] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first we just made conversation , but after a couple of drinks Reid looked at me thoughtfully , twiddling his half-empty glass , and said , ‘ There 's no reason not to tell you this , Kit , but since we 've got to work together , I 'd rather explain my mode of living before the old cats on the island — the European gossips — start telling you stories . |
| 2 | I 'd rather exercise my brain a bit with something creative . ’ |
| 3 | I 'd rather exercise my brain a bit with something creative . ’ |
| 4 | I think I 'd rather have my Tagamet because of that |
| 5 | Oh yeah , erm , oh I 'd rather have our climate I think . |
| 6 | I 'd rather see our dog kill our Brian ! |
| 7 | I 'd rather keep my dignity . " |
| 8 | I 'd rather cut my throat than go into an institution ’ . |
| 9 | After all , a guitar tech 's job has to depend on such accuracy , and if it were my job then I 'd rather put my faith in the R450 than a box-load of pocket tuners . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know about you , ’ the reporter was saying as they walked across the cool marble-floored lobby of the large office building and out into the hot , brilliant midday sunshine of Fenchurch Street , ‘ but I 'd practically sell my soul for a really icy cold vodka and tonic . |
| 11 | If somebody does that to me they 're right up my arse and something came like that , or even just on a single carriage road , or anything I 'd just touch my brake slightly |
| 12 | I 'd already put my life on the line by marrying you when I thought you were in love with Radcliffe . |
| 13 | My duvet : I 'd really miss my duvet , it 's my friend . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd really appreciate your help in locating just who had what keys , ’ he heard himself say . |
| 15 | And then I thought I 'd really put my foot in it and embarrassed both of us |
| 16 | I 'd never tell my mum that ! |
| 17 | I had got my back almost round to the steps by this time but I knew I 'd never get my parka open and the front door key out unless I had an edge . |
| 18 | Later he confessed to me that he had been feeling a certain unease in the region of the colon ; when I asked him why on earth he had n't told me , he answered , ‘ I 'd never discuss my plumbing with ladies ! ’ |
| 19 | I 'd now like your help more directly . |
| 20 | ‘ But if you could give me some minutes of your time , I 'd happily delay my visit , ’ she suggested — and silently added , or not go to Prague at all . |