Example sentences of "i [vb mod] rather [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only complaint — and she was not really complaining against her uncle , perhaps I should rather say the cause for depression — was that from time to time she was very homesick and longed to see her mother and girls of her own age . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd rather face the Moor , starvation and anything else , than see Manfro Draper again . |
| 3 | That whole shopping trip was something I 'd rather draw a veil over , not because it was mildly larcenous ( okay , illegal ) but because my street cred would be severely dented if the saga got out . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd rather handle the negotiations myself . ’ |
| 5 | erm I do n't personally like motorways , I would I 'm terrified of the M twenty five , I 'd rather go the long way round I 'm afraid , but |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I 'd rather dodge a man than a stoat or a fox . " |
| 8 | After that I might do some washing — I 'd rather do a little each day than a large amount at once . |
| 9 | In a way I 'd rather pay the same and finish the mortgage earlier . |
| 10 | But I 'd rather pay the lot I tell you . |
| 11 | Actually I 'd rather have no house . |
| 12 | That looks a pretty good job , sweeping the floor , though I 'd rather have a go on the sweeping machine . |
| 13 | Well , frankly , I 'd rather have a little mud than a hatchet thrown at my back . |
| 14 | I 'd tell my husband I 'd rather have a change of holiday and not go with our friends . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd rather have a turkey ! ’ |
| 16 | I 'd rather have a racist straight up and on the rocks any day . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd rather have a corned beef sandwich . ’ |
| 18 | I think that 's the best bet , but I 'd rather , no I think I 'd rather have a or |
| 19 | I 'd rather have a couple hours |
| 20 | No I like , I like I 'd , I 'd rather have a |
| 21 | I 'd rather have a meal would n't you ? |
| 22 | but I mean I 'd rather have a Calibre than that definitely |
| 23 | I 'd rather have a rat in the house than a dog |
| 24 | A fucking cake , I 'd rather have a bottle of Gin I 'd prefer to that . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | I 'd rather have the good luck tonight , I thought , as I resumed my walk to the clubhouse . |
| 29 | I 'd rather have the hit off dikes any day , but smack was easier to get hold of , so I got into that instead . |
| 30 | I 'd rather have the twenty five bob . |