Example sentences of "[conj] i 'd rather [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and I 'd rather make it , it went all the way up to there |
| 2 | But … but I 'd rather pay you . |
| 3 | But I 'd rather admire you and your friends than stones on a wall . " |
| 4 | I may be old-fashioned , but I 'd rather see them married than indulging in a sordid little affair . ’ |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | But I 'd rather have it on the Saturday than the Sunday anyway . |
| 7 | ‘ As a matter of fact , I have , but I 'd rather keep them for more important things . |