Example sentences of "i 'd rather [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd rather face the Moor , starvation and anything else , than see Manfro Draper again . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd rather handle the negotiations myself . ’ |
| 3 | erm I do n't personally like motorways , I would I 'm terrified of the M twenty five , I 'd rather go the long way round I 'm afraid , but |
| 4 | In a way I 'd rather pay the same and finish the mortgage earlier . |
| 5 | But I 'd rather pay the lot I tell you . |
| 6 | I do n't want to spend too long — there 's a lot else to do in London and I 'd rather have the autopsy before I ask too many questions . |
| 7 | ‘ I sometimes use an ambient mic on guitars , but I find that it can make things sound a bit too boxy and I 'd rather have the choice on the mix if I want to add a bit of ambience . |
| 8 | I 'd rather have the good luck tonight , I thought , as I resumed my walk to the clubhouse . |
| 9 | I 'd rather have the hit off dikes any day , but smack was easier to get hold of , so I got into that instead . |
| 10 | I 'd rather have the twenty five bob . |
| 11 | I know they all have but I mean I 'd rather have the ordinary names and then |
| 12 | And I 'd rather have the things I used to see than your phoney talk any day . |
| 13 | I do n't like my lessons , I 'd rather have the money , if that 's what she 's saying |
| 14 | But I 'd rather have the Sunday off , cos of Cheeky . |
| 15 | I 'd rather have the power |
| 16 | I 'd rather have the thinner ones . |
| 17 | Yeah , well I 've got floral , I 'd rather have the plain |
| 18 | I 'd rather have the doctor saying that I ca n't go home rather than me signing myself out . |
| 19 | you have a sweet and all that sort of thing , I mean you ca n't I ca n't resist them if I go out for a meal , I 've got to have the sweet , I 'd rather have the sweet |
| 20 | I 'd rather have the money . |
| 21 | I 'd rather run the mile than face Elizabeth in one of her tempers . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd rather take the law into my own hands . ’ |
| 23 | I 'd rather take the loss myself than for people to get you know rotten stuff . |
| 24 | I 'd rather spend the £12.95 on … well , getting drunk — and making friends . |
| 25 | I 'd I 'd rather put the definition first , and have it develop |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | But I 'd I 'd rather use the headed notepaper , than that . |
| 28 | I 'd rather beg the friendly Rains |
| 29 | I 'd rather know the truth . |