Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'd rather be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thérèse said : I 'd rather be reading a book . |
| 2 | Sue Lawley ‘ Sometimes I 'd rather be ironing … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Sometimes I 'd rather be ironing ’ |
| 4 | I 'd rather be working . |
| 5 | Now , I 'd rather be sitting in a car than standing on a crowded platform , but there was n't much in the way of light relief on the radio . |
| 6 | ‘ Naah , I say rush it ! ’ laughs Bryan ; ‘ I 'd rather be sitting on a beach any day … ’ |
| 7 | I 'd rather be sitting in there and listening to music . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd rather be doing it on my own , ’ Maria responded waspishly , taking advantage of the fact that no one was near enough to overhear them for the moment . |
| 9 | I think you 'd rather be playing with everything would n't you ? |
| 10 | You 'd rather be doing your job than anything else in the world . |
| 11 | Getting in the way of things you 'd rather be doing ? ’ |
| 12 | Well we 'd rather be talking to the West Midlands , Chair rather than fighting about where it 's going throughout the whole of England , which is a slight difference , in geographical terms . |
| 13 | Delgado poured them a whisky like he 'd rather be doing something else . |