Example sentences of "[pers pn] would far " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would far rather we go through the criticisms , than have you editorialise afterwards , with ‘ on the one hand and on the other , ’ ’ he says . |
| 2 | I would far rather say , if I had the seven thousand pounds , say to both my daughters there you are dears , there 's the seven thousand pounds you decide how much of that you want for your wedding what is left over you keep , and it would be interesting to find out how much they then spent on their photographers , and on their cake , and the , the wedding cars etcetera . |
| 3 | She would far rather be the one who had to do it , though that was n't very nice , either . |
| 4 | Daphne tended to phone her just after six , which meant missing fifteen or twenty minutes of the news , but Cecilia never said anything about this because she would far rather miss the news than hurt Daphne . |
| 5 | He was hard and warm , and the faint musky tang of his aftershave teased her nostrils , evoking memories she would far rather had lain dormant . |
| 6 | Tonight she would far rather have been getting on with a hundred and one other things , but conscience had dictated that she must get the books finished first . |
| 7 | They would far rather think of it as realising their strengths and weaknesses . |
| 8 | He would far rather that I acted the good housewife instead . |