Example sentences of "would [adv] have [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would rather have no bolts and the romantic ethic — leave it for the next generation if it requires a bolt . |
| 2 | We would rather have no help at all than continue to do that . ’ |
| 3 | I would rather have a little shop , a holiday home and be getting married and having kids . |
| 4 | Although of course I would rather have a Pissarro . |
| 5 | In the first flush of youthful passion , and in the imminence of war , Leslie had vowed that he would rather have a few years with me than eternal life without me . |
| 6 | But when the chips are down and he 's feeling blue , Charlie sees himself as ‘ The Maryhill Hermit ’ , a victim of his public image , and a man who would rather have a quiet night with the wife than a night out with the wild bunch . |
| 7 | Many people would rather have a stiff drink to help them sleep , than take a sleeping tablet for their insomnia . |
| 8 | However , there are those who take the view that , on the day of the actual birthday , they would rather have a smaller celebration with the immediate family . |
| 9 | More than half would rather have a shorter summer break and more holidays at other times . |
| 10 | I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him . |
| 11 | I feel that in some senses it becomes almost about a certain strain of purity — that we would rather have a demonstration of 50 people on maybe a fuller , total political programme , than we would a demonstration of 50,000 people on maybe more limited aims but nevertheless political aims that we do feel carry us forward , but which could draw into activity a broader range of people . |
| 12 | Well what I would what I would do erm I would rather have a commitment for a date to start when you go out of here and if you say if you 've got if you 've got something that comes up then fine . |
| 13 | He had even spoken — interminably — at the famous meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science , held at Oxford in 1860 , when Huxley allegedly scored his victory over Bishop Wilberforce with the retort that he would rather have an ape for an ancestor than a man who used his privileged position to pronounce on matters he knew nothing about . |
| 14 | Huxley 's retort that he would rather have an ape for an ancestor than a bishop — or words to that effect — has come to symbolize not merely the conflict between Darwinism and the Bible but the victory of science over religion . |
| 15 | I would rather have an RSPCA worker who retained the capacity to weep than one hardened to the darker necessities of the job . |
| 16 | When it comes to safety when it comes to safety I would rather have an electric cooker . |
| 17 | would rather have an old man . |
| 18 | ‘ You would rather have the Conservatives in power ? ’ |
| 19 | They said they would rather have the cash . |
| 20 | The French would rather have the neutral Finns opting out of the EC 's common foreign policy , for example , than watering it down . |
| 21 | There are some folk who will talk about the the baptism of the spirit , and the gifts of the spirit , and say , oh well , well they 're all very well and good but I would rather have the fruit of the spirit . |
| 22 | It is quite normal to pay out bonus tickets in December which costs us over £30,000 but the committee felt members would rather have the benefit over 52 weeks so the bonus system was abandoned to cover the cost . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I would rather have the problems we 've got and still be in the European Cup than be without them and a place in the Champions League as well , ’ said the manager . |
| 24 | The treaty parties ( as third parties to the Protocols ) would presumably have no such remedy , although they would be the States most immediately and directly affected by any such action . |
| 25 | This , they noted , was particularly so in the German companies which would presumably have a comparative advantage over British firms in this respect anyway . |
| 26 | Fortunately she had n't finished unloading the car , so would only have a single hold-all to carry back downstairs . |
| 27 | If hunting were banned on all of that it would only have a small marginal effect but we can as Mr said only ban hunting on land we both own and control , land in hand , that actually totals a hundred and fifty eight acres , slightly smaller than Victoria Park but that includes road , bridleways , land with no access , S S S Is , Sites of Special Scientific Interest , land awaiting disposal the land capable of being hunted and in hand totals fifty two acres about as much of Victoria Park as I can see from my front window . |
| 28 | If the British proportion were increased in the 1990s then this would only have the effect of bringing Britain into line with her industrial competitors and , presumably , investing for the future . |
| 29 | The innovation of Private Eye ensured that deference , if not quite dead , would henceforth have a hard time . |
| 30 | Following the Normansfield Report , the Secretary of State announced that the development team would henceforth have an inspectorial element added to its advisory service function , and health authorities were to be asked to review their arrangements for monitoring performance at individual hospitals . |