Example sentences of "'d [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I says well we , we put erm a mailshot out for four hundred and ninety nine pound , cos the software and all the re-programming involved , I says Ford Communications followed it up , you know , they put a mailshot out for two hundred and ninety nine pound all in , oh he says I think I 'd rather prefer G P T to them |
| 2 | poo I would n't want that , I 'd rather go America |
| 3 | I 'd rather tell Alan myself . |
| 4 | I 'm not really an emotional person at all , just because I 'd rather ignore emotion than confront it , so when it comes down to really heavy shit it kinda just breezes right by me . |
| 5 | I 'd rather eat loads and at least then I wo n't look so lanky ! |
| 6 | The organiser , too , is a woman … though she 'd rather give pride of place at the air display to another female — Sally B , a B-17 bomber , star of the film Memphis Belle . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd rather give people a really good night from 11 to 3.30 . |
| 8 | You know she 'd rather do Chimneys or something tomorrow than London Zoo . |
| 9 | I do n't like football any more , I 'd rather do maths . |
| 10 | Even his fond parents do n't call him that when he rampages through the flat creating mayhem , and Joyce was recently heard to declare that she 'd rather do Rob 's tax returns than look after the baby . |
| 11 | ‘ But if you 'd rather do this- ’ |
| 12 | oh Rebecca , I can think of five million things I 'd rather do Rebecca says she likes ironing I certainly do n't |
| 13 | I 'd rather watch Coronation St |
| 14 | I 'd rather watch Inspector Morse |
| 15 | I think I 'd rather watch Chelsea ! |
| 16 | I 'd rather watch men play tennis than I would women ! |
| 17 | We 'd rather make money . ’ |
| 18 | And I 'd rather use newspaper now rather than use use erm |
| 19 | I 'd rather use contraception , then know that I 'm going to become pregnant . |
| 20 | I think if I make a cake today I I 'd rather put sultanas in . |
| 21 | Discussing the number of child cycling accidents , PC Dave Hogg told Darlington 's road safety forum last week that they 'd rather see children under ten pedalling on the pavement . |
| 22 | Well I 'd rather have clover than bloody moss . |
| 23 | ‘ That 's a joke , you understand — we 'd rather have money . ’ |
| 24 | I 'd rather have South America I think Andy |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I 'd rather have breakfast here . |
| 27 | He offered to buy them a tin of beer each , but they said they 'd rather have Coca-Cola . |
| 28 | . I 'd rather have salmon me . |
| 29 | ‘ No thank you , I 'd rather have coffee — at least , I do n't want anything — I 'm not a bit hungry … ’ |
| 30 | And I 'd rather have coffee than tea … ’ |