Example sentences of "i would [adv] [adv] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I did n't like working at Johnny Walkers so I think it was quite a good thing at the time , although I did n't really like it I 'm glad now that it happened cos I 'd probably still be working in there . |
| 2 | I 'd probably still be lying in a dazed heap in the corner if she had been — I 'm a definite sucker for green eyes . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ No — please — I 'd rather not be moved . |
| 4 | what all that crap erm no thank you I 'd rather not be degraded like that . |
| 5 | Yeah , erm it certainly would n't do any harm , erm I 'd rather not be rung at work if that 's alright |
| 6 | I 'd much rather be liked than loved . |
| 7 | But I 'd much rather be given useful relevant information like where I am . ’ |
| 8 | They I 'd much rather be doing a hundred and three times seventeen . |
| 9 | Cos I asked them about it , and they said I 'd much rather be doing that . |
| 10 | ‘ Look , I 'd much rather be talking to you than … ’ |
| 11 | And to think , darling Lily , my darling sister , if it had n't been for you , I 'd as likely be selling herrings on Orchard Street … |
| 12 | ‘ I dare say , but I 'd far rather be playing snooker with a few of the boys , accompanied by a few pints of beer — preferably Devil 's Dram . |
| 13 | ‘ I would probably still be running anyway , but the Veteran scene has kept me motivated when I might have been just drifting around with my running . |
| 14 | If I were to question its authority , and find a nurse to look after me , I would no longer be doing anything on my own responsibility , and problems of valuation would in any case no longer concern me . |