Example sentences of "think [pron] would rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I should think she 'd rather have had sixpence instead of the fond farewell . |
| 2 | ‘ They 'll know all about you , of course , but Peter Jennings thinks they 'd rather have you out of the country than poking about up in the north . |
| 3 | I had to promise them a press conference , and I thought you 'd rather do it now , old son . |
| 4 | Carrie thought she would rather have been beaten , herself , but Nick was triumphant . |
| 5 | In a flash of unusual sentimentality , Wexford thought he would rather be dead than be the man about whom a daughter could say such things . |
| 6 | Quite surprisingly , Matilda said , ‘ If you do n't mind , Miss Honey , I think I would rather not . |
| 7 | There are so many versions of it already , and now does n't seem the right time to do it — I think I would rather wait until I was more established , and have something different to say about it . ’ |
| 8 | I think I 'd rather live in the park than go to the smelly old place . |
| 9 | ‘ If what you say is true , ’ I said , ‘ I think I 'd rather stay here . |
| 10 | I think I 'd rather watch Chelsea ! |
| 11 | Then , raising his hands and giving a piercing shriek , he added : ‘ Actually , I think I 'd rather like the lead role in Home Alone 3 . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I think I 'd rather hang out with U2 ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I think I 'd rather climb ladders than sit at a checkout . ’ |
| 14 | I think I 'd rather leave that up to the private sector . |
| 15 | ‘ I think I 'd rather stay here because it 's fixed now , but I do n't really like comprehensive schools that much . |
| 16 | Because if you 're thinking of nipping back a century or two and uncreating this interesting aberration of yours , I think I 'd rather be somewhere else at the moment of uncreation , if it 's all the same to you . ’ |
| 17 | On balance , though , if I were Burnham , I think I 'd rather stand accused of Intent to Titillate than Gross Inattention . |
| 18 | If you were the last woman left alive on this bloody earth , I think I 'd rather do it for myself . |
| 19 | I think I 'd rather have my Tagamet because of that |
| 20 | ‘ I think I 'd rather you lingered a while yet . |
| 21 | I think I 'd rather stand to that one , than I would , of like standing to the Czechoslovakian one , which seemed to go on and on and on . |
| 22 | I think I would actually like to pursue that point Group Captain but I I think I 'd rather pursue it in in the closed session than an open session . |
| 23 | Yes but I 'm not sure , I think I 'd rather phone him first if |
| 24 | ‘ Actually I think I 'd rather like it . |
| 25 | I think that 's the best bet , but I 'd rather , no I think I 'd rather have a or |
| 26 | I think I 'd rather , rather vote for Bruce . |
| 27 | I says well we , we put erm a mailshot out for four hundred and ninety nine pound , cos the software and all the re-programming involved , I says Ford Communications followed it up , you know , they put a mailshot out for two hundred and ninety nine pound all in , oh he says I think I 'd rather prefer G P T to them |
| 28 | The only thing is I think I 'd rather try and er find out now we know it 's Fancy Goods and look it up in Thompson 's local and then find out the address and then we 'll find our own way down there . |
| 29 | I think she 'd rather have something full-length . ’ |
| 30 | I think you 'd rather be playing with everything would n't you ? |