Example sentences of "[modal v] you rather [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now would you rather answer my questions , or try explaining yourself to Marshal Davout at headquarters ? ’ |
| 2 | Which one would you rather hold ? |
| 3 | Which would you rather talk to ? |
| 4 | Once Nour had said to me , ‘ Margaret , would you like to be that man , burning all your life , or would you rather marry me ? ’ |
| 5 | He said , ‘ Do you want to go to Benediction , Mo , or would you rather walk and talk ? |
| 6 | ‘ Well , would you rather stay here in this prison ? |
| 7 | Which would you rather died , you or your music ? |
| 8 | or would you rather dance ? " |
| 9 | ‘ What would you rather do , watch colour television with me or an old black and white set with the Monster Raving Loony Party ? ’ |
| 10 | Would you be more comfortable if your partner maintained the cheque-book , or would you rather do it ? |
| 11 | Would you rather do this on a barnacled tidal ramp in a loaded plastic kayak or a loaded glassfibre kayak ? |
| 12 | ‘ I know , ’ he said tersely , then , slowing down , he asked , ‘ Which would you rather do — go back to the party or drive up on to the Downs overlooking the sea and take a little stroll ? ’ |
| 13 | What do you think now then , which would you rather do , differentiate or integrate ? |
| 14 | Would you rather do without the cushion ? |
| 15 | Well would you rather do that or have a conservatory ? |
| 16 | ‘ To keep Bones , would you rather go on with the competition ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Or would you rather go back to Water Gypsy and lie down ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll call her if you like — or would you rather go up ? ’ |
| 19 | Now you 've had the , the benefit of hindsight which would you rather go with , the structured way or the , you know , the way you did it at the |
| 20 | Would you rather go on bus ? |
| 21 | ‘ Would you rather wait for the other ladies ? ’ he ventured , obviously torn between his duty and the thought of her sitting alone in such rowdy company for several minutes . |
| 22 | After all , who would you rather hang out with : Byron or Take That ? |
| 23 | ‘ Would you rather hang ? ’ he queried harshly , correctly interpreting the horrified comprehension on her face . |
| 24 | What would you rather like to be doing ? , would you , if you 're bored here , what would you really liked to be ? |
| 25 | Would you rather take an early or late lunch ? ’ |
| 26 | Will you risk my dry Martini or would you rather stick to sherry ? ’ |
| 27 | Do you want to check into a hostel just in case it rains or would you rather have another night in the park ? ’ |
| 28 | Which would you rather have in your garden — sticky clay or thin , hungry sand ? |
| 29 | Paddy retired virtually unhurt after a characteristic bit of Para boldness under fire : ‘ Who would you rather have as Foreign Secretary : David Steel or Gerald Kaufman ? ’ he demanded , inviting a show of hands . |
| 30 | Or would you rather have the security of knowing that , whenever in the years to come your employer may decide , for whatever reason , that you should go , you will be cushioned by a generous notice period which allows you to look for something else without the fear that very shortly the money will be running out ? |