Example sentences of "i 'd rather [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd rather him come with me . |
| 2 | And he travels with it and I 'd rather him not . |
| 3 | I 'd rather him not travel it , I 'd rather him stop here on Sunday and not come home so that he 's got ample rest , cos he 's not getting it I , I , I du n no , I , I might be wrong , but he moans at me cos I knock me |
| 4 | I 'd rather him not travel it , I 'd rather him stop here on Sunday and not come home so that he 's got ample rest , cos he 's not getting it I , I , I du n no , I , I might be wrong , but he moans at me cos I knock me |
| 5 | I 'd rather him come home with half an hours work |
| 6 | And I 'd rather they did something about the service instead of advertising that they 're getting there when they 're patently not . ’ |
| 7 | Er , the first thing is I put on the top of my draught that I 'd rather the pupils were n't involved at this stage I 'd rather they were involved in the over view with form tutor . |
| 8 | She says it 's horrific I 'd rather they 'd have hurt me . |
| 9 | I 'd rather they 'd |
| 10 | Chair , the letters that do go , the majority of the letters that go to MPs and members are signed by me , though they 're prepared by the officer who 's the expert in different fields , but these two letters went when I happened to be away from the department , and that 's fair enough , I 'd rather they went than sat around waiting for my return . |
| 11 | ‘ Look , if you do n't mind , Sue , I 'd rather we skipped the biographical stuff . |
| 12 | ‘ I know some people are saying we will hit somebody for five or six goals sooner or later , but I 'd rather we had a nice , successful run of 1-0 wins than just a one-off . ’ |
| 13 | I said ( I was shocked , because from what he had said about other things , I thought he must be Labour , I knew he had been a Communist once ) , I 'd rather we had the New People than poor people . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd rather we talked . ’ |
| 15 | If it 's okay with you , I 'd rather we wait till the moon goes in again , an ’ take a chance on crossin' from here … instead of goin' all the way round there in the trees , I mean . |
| 16 | I 'm I 'm sorry , and I 'd rather we did n't use that sort of language , 'cos you remember you are being recorded . |
| 17 | Crues manager Roy Walker was satisfied with the result , however , claiming : ‘ I 'd rather we miss chances now than throw them away against Servette on Tuesday week . ’ |
| 18 | She said : ‘ I 'd rather he was sorted out than behind bars . |
| 19 | Now I protested that it was n't properly decorated yet and that I 'd rather he came when I had it looking its best . |
| 20 | ‘ I could ask Sebastian but I 'd rather he did n't know . |
| 21 | But I 'd rather I 'd rather he presented us with five that we could then reduce to two , |
| 22 | But I 'd rather I 'd rather he presented us with five that we could then reduce to two , |
| 23 | I 'd rather I did n't to be honest with you . |
| 24 | restrictions no , well I 'd rather I did |
| 25 | Well I 'd rather I 'd rather buy something and I no point buying her jumpers , I think she 's got jumpers ha so |
| 26 | I do n't really mind , cos it looks so nice in the sun , but I 'd rather it was n't so blummin cold . |
| 27 | If somebody has to be here , I 'd rather it was you . ’ |
| 28 | I 'd rather it were kept quiet if any more do . |
| 29 | ‘ Pleased to meet you — I 'd rather it were elsewhere . ’ |
| 30 | And I 've said that you know I 'd rather it was on the soft but whether it will get |