Example sentences of "i rather [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I rather hope I may get those concerned to invite me to do you in the Authors and their Work series — though I have n't done anything about it — I might then like to quote a bit or two out of a letter ( e.g. about Ivy ) , but I devoutly hope you will be able to censor the thing for yourself ’ — for there was still hope , or I was allowed to think so . |
| 2 | I did n't try the grilled Greek halloumi cheese with pitta bread , but as it passed by on the way to another table I rather wished I had . |
| 3 | I rather hoped I would n't have to face you with this but thanks to your belief that I 'm somehow responsible for Eddie 's death you force my hand . |
| 4 | I rather wish I 'd taken the step earlier . |
| 5 | ‘ Actually I rather wish I had n't agreed . |
| 6 | Even the Bishop of Durham , I 've just recently bought one of his books and I rather wish I had n't , I 'm not liking it much erm he 's still much too orthodox really . |
| 7 | I do n't remember what happened to the cross-over , I rather think I foisted it on a mother before I moved house . |
| 8 | ‘ Yea , lady Anne , I rather think I would . ’ |
| 9 | He said slowly , ‘ I rather think I am . ’ |
| 10 | On the whole , given the mysterious and inexplicable circumstances , I rather think I prefer the word ‘ did ’ . |
| 11 | I rather think I 'm going to need them . " |
| 12 | ‘ Then I rather think I 'd like to be . ’ |
| 13 | Well , if I am right in all this — and I rather think I am — then you have decided to override my objections to publication in the most effective and heartless manner possible , have n't you ? |
| 14 | ‘ Actually , I rather think I will . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , I rather think I am , ’ he drawled , and , just in case she had n't yet worked it out , though she was certain he knew she had , ‘ Naylor Massingham , ’ he introduced himself , and , neither of them offering to shake hands , ‘ but you can call me ‘ sir ’ . ’ |