Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb mod] rather have " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | And I 'd rather have coffee than tea … ’ |
| 4 | And I 'd rather have the things I used to see than your phoney talk any day . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But I 'd rather have the Sunday off , cos of Cheeky . |
| 9 | But I 'd rather have it on the Saturday than the Sunday anyway . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | looks nice , no burnt or anything , and I says ee it 's lovely is it , I said alright , would been down for this morning like and I says ooh come on then do n't bother when you get home starting making anything I says just say , let's ask for steak pies , so I says er can we have er two steak and kidney pies please ? , she said I 'm sorry we do n't , there is n't any kidney an all , I 'm glad there is n't I did n't want , well I 'd of eaten 'em like but I 'd rather have them without |