Example sentences of "would [adv] [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 mean , if this six weeks had been with U2 or Faith No More , we 'd obviously be doing better than we are . |
| 15 | Now , what I 'd like to do , I mean it 's only sun shining out there so you 'd only be wasting your time anyway , I 'd like to consult you about moving on and getting in the next four motions on union organization . |
| 16 | would be slightly different because they , we 'd only be collecting a part of the premium we would n't be collecting their investment part if that 's in arrears . |
| 17 | ‘ We 'd only be storing up grief for ourselves . ’ |
| 18 | and the deck , so you make what say , a hundred quid there , cos brand new speakers and a brand new record deck so you 'd only be paying four hundred quid for it |
| 19 | I 'd sooner be working . |
| 20 | Sometimes I 'd sooner be doing some other job . |
| 21 | They 'd just be living off the land . |
| 22 | Well she 'd just be calling back about now . |
| 23 | that we do and the courses that everybody goes on , I mean you 'd you you 'd just be spending all your time sort of |
| 24 | And it 's just not like me , I 'd just be feeling tired all the time . |
| 25 | For in a day or two days you 'd just be returning the weary road for the funeral mass . ’ |
| 26 | We 'd just be talking about maths and that 's it . |
| 27 | ‘ I liked the way that , we 'd be on the bandstand playing and he 'd just be walking around and playing and just look at you and kind of tip his head , you 'd play and then he 'd start playing when he wanted you to stop ! |
| 28 | You 'd just be coming in shouting at people , like Mrs Healy does over in the hotel . ’ |
| 29 | He 'd soon be shouting at the window to call the boss up to go and get him some drink — usually home-brewed beer . |
| 30 | She was uncertain whether , at work , she should be denying the rumour that she was engaged to the head of the Massingham empire , but thought that if Naylor had any strong views on the subject she 'd soon be hearing about them anyway . |