Example sentences of "i would [adv] [vb infin] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm basically a very private person , but I 'd probably tell Pete things that I would n't tell anyone else . |
| 2 | My best attempt at a sweeper system : ( I 'd probably replace Walker with the guy who sweeps for Norwich … but I do n't know his name ! ! ) |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd honestly prefer Kathleen to come , ’ I said , hesitatingly . |
| 4 | poo I would n't want that , I 'd rather go America |
| 5 | I 'd rather tell Alan myself . |
| 6 | I 'd rather watch Coronation St |
| 7 | I 'd rather watch Inspector Morse |
| 8 | I think I 'd rather watch Chelsea ! |
| 9 | oh Rebecca , I can think of five million things I 'd rather do Rebecca says she likes ironing I certainly do n't |
| 10 | I 'd rather have Captain Smollett sail us half-way home before I moved , but I know the rest of the men wo n't wait that long . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd rather keep Horan and Little together but if Lloyd is a raging success against Neath , it might change our thinking . ’ |
| 12 | I erm , and I 'd rather take Caroline because I think it would be good for her to have |
| 13 | I 'd rather get Leeds tickets for it of course , but I 've a mate over from Norn Irn for a few days ( ex Larne and Crusaders player ) and he 's not a LUFC member . |
| 14 | I had almost total recall when it came to gags , and innocently told the Con-Sec that as it was too late to engage a replacement comic , I 'd gladly do Dave Swan 's act for him , and went on to storm the audience . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd also recommend Eva Fraser 's Facial Workout ( Penguin £3.99 ) and a book by Joseph Corvo , The Natural Facelift ( Century £2.99 ) . ’ |
| 16 | I think I 'd sooner see Angela Rippon , Those Were The Days , do n't you ? , on Sky |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd sooner kiss Cowley ! ’ |
| 18 | I 'd really try Crumwallis on this boarding lark . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd never tell Cassie |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd hardly call Erith Marsh the beau monde , Mother . ’ |
| 21 | I 'd only read Hamlet — no comedies — |
| 22 | Said I 'd perhaps leave Peter there with them while I go shopping . |
| 23 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor last night blasted television 's ‘ saturation coverage ’ of football and claimed : ‘ I would rather watch Coronation Street . ’ |
| 24 | I 'd , I would rather watch Davie Cooper play football any day ! |
| 25 | I would rather abandon Eton , Winchester , Harrow and all the rest of them than sacrifice the advantage of the grammar school . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I would rather see Philip play the piano than workingmen 's clubs but he has set his heart on being a magician and we are supporting him , ’ said his mother Stella . |
| 27 | Though we have several times discussed the subject of retirement , in connection with other drivers , on his own withdrawal from the sport I would rather let Jackie have the word . |
| 28 | Staggering And , after earning at the staggering rate of nearly $60 a second throughout this tournament , he said : ‘ I would rather win Wimbledon again and a few thousand pounds than this tournament and all this money . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should , in a cowardly manner , become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour . ’ |
| 30 | I would rather lose Bobby 's backing than compromise my artistic integrity over this production . ’ |