Example sentences of "[modal v] rather have [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I 'd rather have clover than bloody moss . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's a joke , you understand — we 'd rather have money . ’ |
| 3 | I 'd rather have South America I think Andy |
| 4 | I 'd rather have breakfast here . |
| 5 | ‘ No thank you , I 'd rather have coffee — at least , I do n't want anything — I 'm not a bit hungry … ’ |
| 6 | And I 'd rather have coffee than tea … ’ |
| 7 | No I 'd rather have coffee . |
| 8 | Of course there 's just nobody , in a war , I 'd rather have fighting alongside me than the British … |
| 9 | It was on the tip of her tongue to say she 'd rather have dinner with a snake , but then she stopped . |
| 10 | She said nothing , then he added , ‘ Perhaps you 'd rather have Dawn . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd rather have tea , please , ’ she said politely . |
| 12 | I mean I 'd rather have tea , sorry , yeah . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A woman came in and said perhaps we would rather have soup . |
| 15 | 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 . |