Example sentences of "i [vb mod] rather [verb] the [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 | But I 'd rather pay the lot I tell you . |
| 4 | I do n't like my lessons , I 'd rather have the money , if that 's what she 's saying |
| 5 | I 'd rather have the money . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | I 'd rather have the hit off dikes any day , but smack was easier to get hold of , so I got into that instead . |
| 8 | I 'd rather have the doctor saying that I ca n't go home rather than me signing myself out . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Yeah , well I 've got floral , I 'd rather have the plain |
| 11 | I 'd rather have the power |
| 12 | I 'd rather run the mile than face Elizabeth in one of her tempers . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd rather take the law into my own hands . ’ |
| 14 | I 'd rather take the loss myself than for people to get you know rotten stuff . |
| 15 | I 'd I 'd rather put the definition first , and have it develop |
| 16 | Then , raising his hands and giving a piercing shriek , he added : ‘ Actually , I think I 'd rather like the lead role in Home Alone 3 . ’ |
| 17 | I 'd rather know the truth . |
| 18 | ‘ I would rather carry the model I am working on , in case it gets injured , ’ he said reasonably . |
| 19 | Better stop and walk to the Post Office Sorting Office — the light is closing in and I would rather do the mile there and mile back in daylight . |
| 20 | In an ideal world , there would be no need for either , but for now I would rather see the frustration expressed in these light-hearted terms than in the sort of man-hating bitterness that has given feminism such a bad name . |
| 21 | As a person who has supported devolution for 20 years , I would rather see the House have the courage of its convictions and reject the Bill . |
| 22 | One is a problem of content : it is appropriate for feminists to celebrate their diverse sexual choices ( lesbianism or spinsterhood , for instance ) but not , perhaps , to reduce ourselves to body parts ( I would have problems referring to myself approvingly as a cunt , or even as a slut , since I would rather challenge the necessity for a linguistic category of ‘ unchaste ’ women than embrace it with joy ) . |