Example sentences of "would 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | I think you 'd rather be playing with everything would n't you ? |
| 7 | You 'd rather be doing your job than anything else in the world . |
| 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 | Delgado poured them a whisky like he 'd rather be doing something else . |
| 10 | Getting in the way of things you 'd rather be doing ? ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ Naah , I say rush it ! ’ laughs Bryan ; ‘ I 'd rather be sitting on a beach any day … ’ |
| 13 | I 'd rather be sitting in there and listening to music . |
| 14 | I 'm sure most people in those places would rather be eating fish and chips . |
| 15 | Imagine yourself as an examiner working on a huge pile of scripts in pleasant summer weather when you would rather be playing tennis . |
| 16 | In theory it 's a lovely idea , a whole day just relaxing and listening to God etc , but actually Dad was rather ‘ down ’ this morning before they left — I think he was worried he 'd have more of the Virgin Mary rammed down his throat , and , quite frankly , would rather be playing golf with Mark , or going for a gentle walk with all of us . |
| 17 | These include pounding head , dry mouth , stiff face muscles , sweaty palms , tension in the neck and shoulders , a desire to go to the lavatory and the feeling that sitting calmly is a great strain and you would rather be pacing up and down the room . |
| 18 | you know , bi would rather be flowing about and you know ? |
| 19 | ( Is there anything else you would rather be doing at the moment , apart from being a housewife and a mother ? ) |
| 20 | ( Do you ever feel there is anything else you would rather be doing now … ? ) |
| 21 | This way he will not be stuck with a loan around his neck when he would rather be doing his own thing . |
| 22 | She was doing it with her usual spare , economical elegance , but also with the air of one who would rather be doing something else . |
| 23 | These people have met new friends , gained in confidence and , most of all , self respect and would rather be doing some form of work rather than wasting away at home . |
| 24 | Jon , in particular , would rather be working or studying cricket almanacs than sleeping . |
| 25 | ‘ They knew that I liked girls and if I had a choice , I would rather be talking to the girls than doing my homework . ’ |