Example sentences of "and i 'd rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'd rather they did something about the service instead of advertising that they 're getting there when they 're patently not . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't want to spend too long — there 's a lot else to do in London and I 'd rather have the autopsy before I ask too many questions . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not afraid of falling off , look you ; I love riding , ’ cried Deborah indignantly , ‘ and I 'd rather go home on horseback than by car . |
| 4 | politically suspect and I 'd rather something thermal . |
| 5 | ‘ I sometimes use an ambient mic on guitars , but I find that it can make things sound a bit too boxy and I 'd rather have the choice on the mix if I want to add a bit of ambience . |
| 6 | I would n't be seen dead in a navy suit and I 'd rather give a peck on the cheek than a mock-male handshake . |
| 7 | Clad in his trademark leather jacket and trousers , Lord Christopher , said yesterday : ‘ It 's all a bit dodgy at the moment and I 'd rather not say anything at this stage . |
| 8 | I have to admit I 'm not as eager to give money or pictures , say , to a Carnegie Museum as to a Museum of Modern Art , and I 'd rather give to the Museum of Modern Art than the Guggenheim Museum . |
| 9 | What we need is to find a safe place soon , and I 'd rather succeed in doing what we can than fail to do what we ca n't . " |
| 10 | If crazy Jake can leave it , so can I , and I 'd rather be mad like him than sane like that lot in Wickrithe ! ’ |
| 11 | So I said I did n't want to deal through somebody who was n't really gon na be fighting in our corner , and I 'd rather put a paper to their committee an and tell them where the problems were , and ask how they were gon na get round them . |
| 12 | and I 'd rather so I so I put a description in , asked for a description yesterday , |
| 13 | And I 'd rather have coffee than tea … ’ |
| 14 | And I 'd rather have the things I used to see than your phoney talk any day . |
| 15 | I presume serfs are still living there and I 'd rather break in than see innocent people die of hunger while — ’ |
| 16 | I 'd rather carry on in my own sweet way , and I 'd rather be in Stockholm . |
| 17 | I 'm I 'm sorry , and I 'd rather we did n't use that sort of language , 'cos you remember you are being recorded . |
| 18 | ‘ You 've already had one long journey today and I 'd rather you did n't fall asleep at the wheel . ’ |
| 19 | Oh and I 'd rather |
| 20 | You 've got exams coming up and I 'd rather you |
| 21 | I erm , and I 'd rather take Caroline because I think it would be good for her to have |
| 22 | And he travels with it and I 'd rather him not . |
| 23 | and I 'd rather make it , it went all the way up to there |
| 24 | And I 'd rather you eat it than make a mess of it eh ? |
| 25 | Yeah see I 've only got like erm two quid on me and I need to get home tomorrow and and I wo n't have anywhere to stay cos Dan and Honey are n't going and I 'd rather stick with them and Emma and Nick and just go back to erm Nick 's house |
| 26 | And I 'd rather use newspaper now rather than use use erm |