Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] rather [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That whole shopping trip was something I 'd rather draw a veil over , not because it was mildly larcenous ( okay , illegal ) but because my street cred would be severely dented if the saga got out . |
| 2 | I would n't be seen dead in a navy suit and I 'd rather give a peck on the cheek than a mock-male handshake . |
| 3 | I 'd rather dodge a man than a stoat or a fox . " |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd rather have a turkey ! ’ |
| 5 | I 'd rather have a couple hours |
| 6 | A fucking cake , I 'd rather have a bottle of Gin I 'd prefer to that . |
| 7 | That looks a pretty good job , sweeping the floor , though I 'd rather have a go on the sweeping machine . |
| 8 | I 'd tell my husband I 'd rather have a change of holiday and not go with our friends . |
| 9 | I 'd rather have a meal would n't you ? |
| 10 | I 'd rather have a rat in the house than a dog |
| 11 | but I mean I 'd rather have a Calibre than that definitely |
| 12 | If the worst came to the worst and we did get another president , I would do it , but I 'd rather have a break for a little while . |
| 13 | I 'd rather have a racist straight up and on the rocks any day . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd rather play a 3-iron and keep it low . ’ |
| 15 | Personally I 'd rather buy a pack of cards and play the game for real , or buy one of those magazines you find on the top shelf of the newsagents . |
| 16 | Now you have to go to Liverpool and rather than go over each day and gerr a quarter , I 'd rather buy a gram and keep hold of it . |
| 17 | To enter , just send your name and address , together with your caption and choice of video — Derby or Forest — to : I 'D RATHER WIN A VILLA VIDEO COMP , ZZAP ! . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd rather take a taxi , ’ she said in a stilted voice . |
| 19 | In the circumstances you outline , I agree I 'd rather take a chance on you than on most people . ’ |
| 20 | So I said I did n't want to deal through somebody who was n't really gon na be fighting in our corner , and I 'd rather put a paper to their committee an and tell them where the problems were , and ask how they were gon na get round them . |
| 21 | So do n't come to me offering shares , because I 'd rather die a pauper than soil my hands with the blood that 's on your money , and there 's the truth o n't . |
| 22 | Meself , I 'd rather judge a girl on her capabilities . ’ |
| 23 | I would rather do a cross-word puzzle than try a revenue appeal . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Although of course I would rather have a Pissarro . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | There was no reference to the key educational issue in the Queen 's speech , and Michael Stewart ( the new Secretary of State ) was obviously playing for time : ‘ I would rather wait a bit for a good comprehensive system than try to push a sham version in its place . ’ |
| 28 | Barbie said she 'd rather have a cigarette anyway and gave them back to us , but we could n't break any of them off , so we kept passing this lump backwards and forwards , sucking it and grinding little chunks off it , till we got fed up with it and chucked it on the floor . |
| 29 | You 'd rather have a day out at York racecourse than at Headingley if truth were known , would n't you ? |
| 30 | Are you really saying that you 'd rather see a rubbish tip than fairways ? ’ |