Example sentences of "i [vb mod] rather [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only complaint — and she was not really complaining against her uncle , perhaps I should rather say the cause for depression — was that from time to time she was very homesick and longed to see her mother and girls of her own age . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd rather face the Moor , starvation and anything else , than see Manfro Draper again . |
| 3 | That whole shopping trip was something I 'd rather draw a veil over , not because it was mildly larcenous ( okay , illegal ) but because my street cred would be severely dented if the saga got out . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I 'd rather dodge a man than a stoat or a fox . " |
| 6 | But I 'd rather pay the lot I tell you . |
| 7 | Actually I 'd rather have no house . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd rather have a turkey ! ’ |
| 9 | I 'd rather have a couple hours |
| 10 | A fucking cake , I 'd rather have a bottle of Gin I 'd prefer to that . |
| 11 | That looks a pretty good job , sweeping the floor , though I 'd rather have a go on the sweeping machine . |
| 12 | I 'd tell my husband I 'd rather have a change of holiday and not go with our friends . |
| 13 | I 'd rather have a meal would n't you ? |
| 14 | I 'd rather have a rat in the house than a dog |
| 15 | but I mean I 'd rather have a Calibre than that definitely |
| 16 | If the worst came to the worst and we did get another president , I would do it , but I 'd rather have a break for a little while . |
| 17 | I 'd rather have a racist straight up and on the rocks any day . |
| 18 | I do n't like my lessons , I 'd rather have the money , if that 's what she 's saying |
| 19 | I 'd rather have the money . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | I 'd rather have the hit off dikes any day , but smack was easier to get hold of , so I got into that instead . |
| 22 | I 'd rather have the doctor saying that I ca n't go home rather than me signing myself out . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Yeah , well I 've got floral , I 'd rather have the plain |
| 25 | I 'd rather have the power |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd rather play a 3-iron and keep it low . ’ |
| 27 | I 'd rather run the mile than face Elizabeth in one of her tempers . |
| 28 | Personally I 'd rather buy a pack of cards and play the game for real , or buy one of those magazines you find on the top shelf of the newsagents . |
| 29 | Now you have to go to Liverpool and rather than go over each day and gerr a quarter , I 'd rather buy a gram and keep hold of it . |
| 30 | To enter , just send your name and address , together with your caption and choice of video — Derby or Forest — to : I 'D RATHER WIN A VILLA VIDEO COMP , ZZAP ! . |