Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] would rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many parents , increasingly pressed to meet school fees , say they would rather the trips were not on offer than have to explain yet again to their children that they ca n't join their friends on this once-in-a-lifetime trip . |
| 2 | But police say they would rather that drivers just slowed down . |
| 3 | ESC founders Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington director and star of the Shakespeare tragedy say they would rather stay away from the Civic , one of the strongest dates on their world tours , than face the same problem again . |
| 4 | Labour councillors say they would rather have flats backing on to the gardens than rats and rubbish . |
| 5 | She says she would rather die than do that again . |
| 6 | Mr Wiggins added he would rather have seen road fund duty — raised from £110 to £125 — scrapped and replaced with even more substantial hikes in petrol prices than the 12p a gallon ( unleaded ) and 15p ( leaded ) set yesterday . |
| 7 | He says he would rather stay with mum . |
| 8 | It already makes black and white displays in the US , but demand for notebook personal computers with colour displays is growing , and Sharp says it would rather make these locally than export them from Japan , where they are still subject to perverse US anti-dumping duties . |
| 9 | But Franco was tougher than expected and the interview failed ; after it Hitler is supposed to have said he would rather go to the dentist than meet Franco again . |
| 10 | And a Manchester mother vowed she would rather go to prison for life than pay a £4,000 bill run up by her son . |
| 11 | The client who claimed he would rather know the truth was usually the type who would not . |
| 12 | We feel that this is another aspect of the spiritual warfare being waged against the church , and Pat feels she should stay there although humanly speaking she would rather come home . |
| 13 | You know they would rather see the old concerts . |
| 14 | In fact women are clearly already making this kind of calculation for themselves and many do decide they would rather run the gauntlet of contraceptive side effects than risk a pregnancy and cope with the consequences . |
| 15 | His mother Angela had risked legal action by blocking radiation treatment — saying she would rather her son died in peace at home than suffer in hospital . |
| 16 | He decided he would rather die near human beings than in a cold field , so he turned his steps towards the house . |
| 17 | As she tentatively slid one ski forwards half an inch , the other decided it would rather proceed in a sideways direction , and , with a strangled squawk , she hit the deck , an ungainly tangle of arms , legs and ski-sticks . |
| 18 | ‘ Which girl is bad ? ’ asked Nour , his hair dark gold from the wetting of the shower , and I felt I would rather swim in the pool with the crocodiles than tell him about the girl like a cat . |
| 19 | Now I know that I 'm going and Alma 's going , but we 've yet to decide I would rather just go to the crematorium |
| 20 | I am a self-contained person : neat and elegant : or was until I met Eleanor , who , disgraced , childless , alone , sprawled and wriggled against the shiny black sofa with the big red flowers , and I knew I would rather be her , her life out of control , than me as I was with Lou ; a woman whom an editor could describe as ‘ the mistress of controlled reportage ’ . |
| 21 | Carrie thought she would rather have been beaten , herself , but Nick was triumphant . |
| 22 | In a flash of unusual sentimentality , Wexford thought he would rather be dead than be the man about whom a daughter could say such things . |
| 23 | Quite surprisingly , Matilda said , ‘ If you do n't mind , Miss Honey , I think I would rather not . |
| 24 | There are so many versions of it already , and now does n't seem the right time to do it — I think I would rather wait until I was more established , and have something different to say about it . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I think it would rather be a matter of relinquishment of the claim . |
| 26 | My mother argued for a while that the dry heat was known to be bracing , but Lili went on to speak of rumours of a cholera epidemic in the rural districts and disaffection among the fellahin and I said I would rather go to Bournemouth , which was a black lie but efficacious since we had gone there for our holidays and my mother seemed gratified that I should wish to return . |
| 27 | They said they would rather have the cash . |
| 28 | " So many people in Nubia said they would rather die than move . |
| 29 | Inchbad found himself thinking he would rather like to stroke Fenella . |
| 30 | ‘ At a time when Scotland 's supply of quality players is limited , McCoist can make this tie less of a banana skin than it looks , ’ said Roxburgh , who freely admits he would rather his team were playing Germany , Italy or the Netherlands . |