Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [adv] [vb infin] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would rather vote for Bruce myself . |
| 2 | As for having my animals fixed — I would rather go to Russia ’ . |
| 3 | My mother argued for a while that the dry heat was known to be bracing , but Lili went on to speak of rumours of a cholera epidemic in the rural districts and disaffection among the fellahin and I said I would rather go to Bournemouth , which was a black lie but efficacious since we had gone there for our holidays and my mother seemed gratified that I should wish to return . |
| 4 | ‘ But , because I am relatively young , I still have the option of aiming for line management , though I would have to decide whether I would rather stay in contact with the patients . ’ |
| 5 | I would rather stay in Leith I 'm afraid but |
| 6 | But I would rather talk about Captain ( bridegroom 's name ) . ’ |
| 7 | I would rather draw on ideas which seem to be meaningful in the present context and which offer opportunities for further exploration — not the babies already born and growing up , but ones in the making ! |
| 8 | I would rather die of pneumonia than cancer . ’ |
| 9 | Not surprisingly then , most of the Schubert/Liszt songs are persuasive in expression , and there are not many living pianists I would rather hear in Erlkönig . |
| 10 | He knew I would eventually return to London and my career . ’ |
| 11 | Erm and I would just comment on Mr 's er criteria assessment that I fail to see any difference really between any of the three re er regional routes in terms of the potential of opening a station on any of them . |
| 12 | As I said there are just three sizes but I 've got five five prices , I would just like to home in on those three . |
| 13 | I would just wait at home and hope for the best — you know , that a decent price would be bid . |
| 14 | Erm I was going to pick up on a number of points that have been raised by previous speakers , but erm Mr Grigson and Mr Curtis seem to have er dealt with a few of those , erm just with regard to the the table put in by C P R E , with their figures , I would just agree with Mr Cur er Mr Grigson that there is a very substantial degree of double counting in those figures , there is also a very substantial degree of over provision in the allowance for for conversions , er past conversion rates in Greater York have averaged something like twenty nine dwellings per year , over a fifteen year period your talking about four hundred and thirty five dwellings , which is the figure that both York City Council and ourselves have have made allowance for for conversions , that compares with a figure of a thousand dwellings referred to by the C P R E and I see no foundation for that figure , erm , as I say Mr Curtis already picked up on the point about windfalls rates by Mr Thomas , erm just turning to the difference between the tables er submitted by the County Council and York City Council on the the residue within the er Greater York area , I would accept the figure , the figures put in the tables by Mr er by Mr Curtis , I think that they have picked up the the more recent planning permissions and the completions information , and they also take on board there more recent work on erm development within the city , and I I accept that table . |
| 15 | Never in my wildest dreams had I ever thought I would even go to Hollywood , let alone work with people like him . |
| 16 | I would gladly die in defence of that statement . ’ |
| 17 | Yeah well Mr Chairman I would formally like to motions my when the study one and the problems of this having to despite that the District Council have six and it 's much further I again I think specification of erm what we do need despite what we should not need this time , this time later . |
| 18 | After an argument about politics and poetics on the verandah of the Norfolk Hotel , I would often go with Jenni to the movies . |
| 19 | Indeed , I recall that shortly after Miss Kenton 's departure to Cornwall in 1936 , myself never having been to that part of the country , I would often glance through Volume III of Mrs Symons 's work , the volume which describes to readers the delights of Devon and Cornwall , complete with photographs and — to my mind even more evocative — a variety of artists ' sketches of that region . |
| 20 | I would therefore agree with Selvini Palazzoli 's contention that the anorexic , despite her apparent rejection of womanhood , is also showing ‘ a keen desire , however distorted , to become an autonomous adult ’ , and , indeed , an autonomous woman . |
| 21 | Which does n't mean that I am convinced , I would never rely on Rosie-Posie 's gossip alone . ’ |
| 22 | I was devastated ; I swore I would never come to Scotland again . |
| 23 | ‘ I would always shoot on McQueen first to make him commit and then turn around and shoot on Hoffman . |
| 24 | Thank you for your attention I would now like to hand you back |
| 25 | I would then return to bed , setting the alarm for 7 a.m. for a repeat performance . |
| 26 | She thought she would also hint to Miss Potts that Alicia and Daryl were at the bottom of things , but she did n't get very far with this , she had to go and see Miss Potts about some returned homework . |
| 27 | Margot was slow at her schoolwork , and , with little chance of improving , it was hoped that she would eventually emigrate to Palestine with her sister . |
| 28 | She would probably fall into slumber tonight if the devil himself were to share the room with her . |
| 29 | She would rather talk to Pilade though she knew this was only a sophisticated way of talking to herself . |
| 30 | And a Manchester mother vowed she would rather go to prison for life than pay a £4,000 bill run up by her son . |