Example sentences of "'d rather have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember feeling a bit disappointed as I went to school on the morning of my birthday — I 'd rather have stayed home and finished the aviary . |
| 2 | Not that there have n't been mornings when he 'd rather have stayed in bed . |
| 3 | I 'd rather have said it all to his face ! |
| 4 | Frankly she 'd rather have dragged on comfortable old jeans and a sweatshirt , but she knew the children would expect the Aurora Blake they 'd seen on television , and she could n't disappoint them . |
| 5 | All in all , I 'd rather have missed the pharmacist . |
| 6 | All in all , I 'd rather have missed the pharmacist . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd rather have given the bastards the cab ranks than see Antney dead . ’ |
| 8 | I was n't too impressed with this — I 'd rather have seen a film — but Andy thought it was all right , so I did too . |
| 9 | I 'd rather have have a cup of tea |
| 10 | He 'd rather have had warm feet at that moment . |
| 11 | ‘ I should think she 'd rather have had sixpence instead of the fond farewell . |
| 12 | I expect when he was a little boy he 'd rather have had a Bible for his birthday than anything else in the world , even a bicycle . |
| 13 | I 'd rather have had a knife . |
| 14 | She said she 'd rather have had some lilac bathsalts , the sort that crumpled to silk in the water . |
| 15 | He said I 'd rather have had two tins of vegetable soup , he said with a nice pot of potatoes . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd rather have spoken to my family personally . |
| 17 | She 'd rather have caught pneumonia and died . |