Example sentences of "[conj] i 'd [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I actually won quite easily when I expected that I 'd still have a lot to learn , ’ he explains . |
| 2 | I would n't be seen dead in a navy suit and I 'd rather give a peck on the cheek than a mock-male handshake . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | And I 'd rather have the things I used to see than your phoney talk any day . |
| 6 | So I said I did n't want to deal through somebody who was n't really gon na be fighting in our corner , and I 'd rather put a paper to their committee an and tell them where the problems were , and ask how they were gon na get round them . |
| 7 | But like , I could say to you , you know ah , you know , how are yo , you know , and I 'd probably make a joke out of it ! |
| 8 | I think erm what , what we , what I 'd really like to do is if I could get in touch with him and give him the chance to make up his own mind er then he could decide whether or not he would like to have a chat with me and I 'd just run a few ideas by him , just as you 've done , without any pressure er and he can make his own decisions . |
| 9 | He 'd come to us with numbers he wanted to get off and I 'd just play a chord on the guitar and he 'd write a number round it . |
| 10 | The receptionist would say : ‘ What 's wrong with you ? ’ and I 'd say : ‘ Well , actually it 's a bit personal and I 'd sooner see the doctor about it , ’ and they 'd say : ‘ Oh , we ca n't let you see the doctor until you tell us what 's wrong with you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And I 'd always ask a cabbie , ’ he said , climbing into the back seat . |
| 12 | ‘ The time has come for me to get it sorted out — and I 'd happily take a year out if it meant I 'd have a few more years later on . |
| 13 | But I 'd rather pay the lot I tell you . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But I 'd rather have the Sunday off , cos of Cheeky . |
| 16 | But I 'd rather gain a little more experience first . |
| 17 | But I 'd never use the word ‘ sex ’ . |
| 18 | But I 'd happily put a quid on his being a social worker . |
| 19 | So do n't come to me offering shares , because I 'd rather die a pauper than soil my hands with the blood that 's on your money , and there 's the truth o n't . |
| 20 | I mean I 'd whilst I 'd again accept the validity of Marianne 's point that sexual harassment can cut both ways , as it were , I think though there is a sense among women that there is something qualitatively different . |
| 21 | And this was before I 'd even hit a ball ! |
| 22 | That looks a pretty good job , sweeping the floor , though I 'd rather have a go on the sweeping machine . |