Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] rather have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember feeling a bit disappointed as I went to school on the morning of my birthday — I 'd rather have stayed home and finished the aviary . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd rather have given the bastards the cab ranks than see Antney dead . ’ |
| 3 | All in all , I 'd rather have missed the pharmacist . |
| 4 | All in all , I 'd rather have missed the pharmacist . |
| 5 | I was n't too impressed with this — I 'd rather have seen a film — but Andy thought it was all right , so I did too . |
| 6 | I 'd rather have said it all to his face ! |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd rather have spoken to my family personally . |
| 8 | I 'd rather have had a knife . |
| 9 | He said I 'd rather have had two tins of vegetable soup , he said with a nice pot of potatoes . |
| 10 | ‘ I would rather have played for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park than Hamlet at the Old Vic , ’ he said later . |
| 11 | I would rather have seen it move to Merthyr Tydfil , Brecon , or anywhere else , because it is an authority for Wales . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I would rather have done it . |
| 14 | I would rather have known . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ I enjoyed the challenge , though I would rather have had my father back . ’ |
| 18 | I would rather have died than let the Parsons see where I lived . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 " . |
| 23 | I would rather have shown him my love . |
| 24 | Frankly she 'd rather have dragged on comfortable old jeans and a sweatshirt , but she knew the children would expect the Aurora Blake they 'd seen on television , and she could n't disappoint them . |
| 25 | She 'd rather have caught pneumonia and died . |
| 26 | ‘ I should think she 'd rather have had sixpence instead of the fond farewell . |
| 27 | She said she 'd rather have had some lilac bathsalts , the sort that crumpled to silk in the water . |
| 28 | Given the choice , she would rather have faced the squall again . |
| 29 | But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews . |
| 30 | It was a trip she would rather have forgotten — the cold was biting and the whispering patter of rodent feet made her heart jump every few minutes — but she knew she would have to face it again when she and Guy escaped from the keep . |