Example sentences of "rather have [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean , would n't he rather have Terry as a sort of permanent worker anyway ? |
2 | I 'd rather have breakfast here . |
3 | I 'd rather have Captain Smollett sail us half-way home before I moved , but I know the rest of the men wo n't wait that long . |
4 | ‘ I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should , in a cowardly manner , become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour . ’ |
5 | Well I 'd rather have clover than bloody moss . |
6 | However , assuming the properties are significant assets , a full investigation of title is to be preferred to either reliance upon a certificate from the vendor 's solicitors that the vendor has a good and marketable title ( since certificates of title are qualified and their benefit depends upon the status of the firm of solicitors providing them ) or reliance upon warranties and indemnities alone since the purchaser would rather have problems disclosed before the purchase than have to rely upon a right to sue under warranties which will be subject to general limitations . |
7 | And then there are those than whom I would rather have mice , and into this latter category fall the Molesworths . ’ |
8 | . I 'd rather have salmon me . |
9 | So is that quite adequate , or would you rather have night bells ? |
10 | He offered to buy them a tin of beer each , but they said they 'd rather have Coca-Cola . |
11 | Labour councillors say they would rather have flats backing on to the gardens than rats and rubbish . |
12 | Would you rather have Mrs Macdonald ? |
13 | ‘ That 's a joke , you understand — we 'd rather have money . ’ |
14 | I 'd rather have South America I think Andy |
15 | ‘ No thank you , I 'd rather have coffee — at least , I do n't want anything — I 'm not a bit hungry … ’ |
16 | And I 'd rather have coffee than tea … ’ |
17 | No I 'd rather have coffee . |
18 | Given that she is now at this moment incapable of giving or refusing a consent to the treatment which it is necessary in her interests , perhaps to save her life and certainly to advance her cure , I do not find myself satisfied that the refusal is a continuing one , evincing a settled intention on her part to persist in it and accepting , as I do , the father 's evidence that she would rather have blood than die , I declare that it shall be lawful for the hospital , in the circumstances prevailing , to administer blood to her , that being in her best interests . |
19 | It was on the tip of her tongue to say she 'd rather have dinner with a snake , but then she stopped . |
20 | But I really would rather have Chatsworth . ’ |
21 | She said nothing , then he added , ‘ Perhaps you 'd rather have Dawn . |
22 | A woman came in and said perhaps we would rather have soup . |
23 | It means that the drug squad there can concentrate on harder drugs , and certainly I I pu , a recent interview with a a police inspector from Amsterdam said he would rather deal with , you know , he would rather have cannabis users than certainly alcohol , problems with alcohol . |
24 | Of course there 's just nobody , in a war , I 'd rather have fighting alongside me than the British … |
25 | ‘ I 'd rather have tea , please , ’ she said politely . |
26 | I mean I 'd rather have tea , sorry , yeah . |