Example sentences of "i would rather [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they do come at us , I 'd rather face 'em out in the open . |
| 2 | I 'd rather throw her off the Empire State Building ! |
| 3 | At first we just made conversation , but after a couple of drinks Reid looked at me thoughtfully , twiddling his half-empty glass , and said , ‘ There 's no reason not to tell you this , Kit , but since we 've got to work together , I 'd rather explain my mode of living before the old cats on the island — the European gossips — start telling you stories . |
| 4 | But I 'd rather admire you and your friends than stones on a wall . " |
| 5 | and he says no I , I reckon I had a word with our Margaret she said no it do n't matter , but if that 's gon na be the case I 'd rather give it to him back , I mean I 've got it |
| 6 | I mean I 'd rather leave it if I can until it does |
| 7 | I hate having my tea stirred for me , I 'd rather stir my own tea . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not the kind of person that talks about my problems — I 'd rather sort them out myself . |
| 9 | and I 'd rather make it , it went all the way up to there |
| 10 | I 'd rather eat my shorts ! |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd rather watch you … ‘ |
| 12 | I 'd rather do them again dislike them . |
| 13 | Cos in one respect I 'd rather do what I think is enough but er than too much and then feel like a bloated little |
| 14 | I 'd rather do something else . ’ |
| 15 | Erm Well not that I 've come across yet I 'd rather do something that 's getting the facts and then giving examples . |
| 16 | No I 'd rather do my english . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd rather do it with sheep . ’ |
| 18 | If you were the last woman left alive on this bloody earth , I think I 'd rather do it for myself . |
| 19 | He did offer to come to Oxford , but I said I 'd rather do it in London . |
| 20 | ‘ But I wanted it all to be as it used to be so I said I 'd rather do it myself . ’ |
| 21 | I 'd rather do it myself . |
| 22 | Yeah I 'd rather do it Monday . |
| 23 | But … but I 'd rather pay you . |
| 24 | I 'd rather exercise my brain a bit with something creative . ’ |
| 25 | I 'd rather exercise my brain a bit with something creative . ’ |
| 26 | Still , I 'd rather have them with us than against us , ’ added Feradach . |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | I 'd rather have something there that I can look at and take hold of ideas , and actually get to grips with something that 's actually there . |
| 29 | I 'd rather have him like this . ’ |
| 30 | there 's no doubt I 'd rather have him sort of |