Example sentences of "'d [adv] rather [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I 'd much rather they do it if we can influence him enough . |
| 2 | We 'd much rather you came to the banquet . |
| 3 | Erm , I 'd much rather you put this in your daytimer of course , and then you ca n't send it back to me . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't mind lobbyists , I 'd just rather they called themselves by their proper name as they do in Washington , rather than wittering on for hours about relationships with opinion-formers . |
| 5 | I expect you 'd just rather it was Mediterranean because it would feel less racist . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd really rather you stayed and helped Candy lock up for me . |
| 7 | I 'd really rather you wo- got a bit better . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd far rather you waited until it 's light , or went down for Bob . ’ |
| 9 | This chapter is a brief distillation of a few of the themes in that book , but really I 'd almost rather you stopped reading now and switched to The Extended Phenotype ! |