Example sentences of "[pron] would rather have " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would rather have no bolts and the romantic ethic — leave it for the next generation if it requires a bolt . |
| 2 | I would rather have been down at the villa making figgy hedgehogs for Tony but a promise is a promise . |
| 3 | I would rather have a little shop , a holiday home and be getting married and having kids . |
| 4 | Herr Hans-Eberhard Klein , the Frankfurt prosecutor who led the search , said : ‘ I am glad it is over , but I would rather have had a live Mengele than a dead one so that some of the thousands who suffered under him could have gained some little satisfaction from a trial . ’ |
| 5 | Although of course I would rather have a Pissarro . |
| 6 | I would rather have died than let the Parsons see where I lived . |
| 7 | ‘ I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should , in a cowardly manner , become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour . ’ |
| 8 | This was not only because I would rather have won than lost anything , but also because , winning being unlikely , I would rather have opted out altogether than lost . |
| 9 | This was not only because I would rather have won than lost anything , but also because , winning being unlikely , I would rather have opted out altogether than lost . |
| 10 | ‘ I would rather have played for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park than Hamlet at the Old Vic , ’ he said later . |
| 11 | One comment passed was ‘ I would rather have 100,000 members paying £1 than 1,000 members paying £100 . ’ |
| 12 | I would rather have shown him my love . |
| 13 | I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him . |
| 14 | I would rather have done it . |
| 15 | I would rather have known . |
| 16 | I would rather have an RSPCA worker who retained the capacity to weep than one hardened to the darker necessities of the job . |
| 17 | And then there are those than whom I would rather have mice , and into this latter category fall the Molesworths . ’ |
| 18 | I would rather have seen it move to Merthyr Tydfil , Brecon , or anywhere else , because it is an authority for Wales . |
| 19 | I hooked up a wriggling worm and ate it : it tasted alright , earthy and slightly gritty , but I would rather have had a proper meal . |
| 20 | Indeed , in most cases for most injuries , anybody would say " I would rather have avoided this injury than have any amount of money whatever in compensation " . |
| 21 | There are some folk who will talk about the the baptism of the spirit , and the gifts of the spirit , and say , oh well , well they 're all very well and good but I would rather have the fruit of the spirit . |
| 22 | Well what I would what I would do erm I would rather have a commitment for a date to start when you go out of here and if you say if you 've got if you 've got something that comes up then fine . |
| 23 | So to get back to what we say er yeah I like to fix a date and if people phone up and say well look I 've I 've got something else or I 've changed my mind I would rather have that than to have lots of paper work on my desk that just says may be or may be not . |
| 24 | Er so I suspect it 's not worked out quite as we intended er and it I mean the main problem is that it 's it 's it 's cost us time , cost me time which I would rather have spent on something else but there we are . |
| 25 | ‘ I enjoyed the challenge , though I would rather have had my father back . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I would rather have the problems we 've got and still be in the European Cup than be without them and a place in the Champions League as well , ’ said the manager . |
| 27 | Yet , after all , my task was not an easy one often I would rather have pleased than teased him . |
| 28 | When it comes to safety when it comes to safety I would rather have an electric cooker . |
| 29 | But I think in the long run , although I do n't agree with forty , I would rather have gone a forty two , erm it will probably help the sport immensely in the end . |
| 30 | But that means nothing to the army of unemployed and to threatened companies which would rather have any work than none , or to politicians caught up in righteous anger at ‘ unfair ’ competition . |