Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] would rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many parents , increasingly pressed to meet school fees , say they would rather the trips were not on offer than have to explain yet again to their children that they ca n't join their friends on this once-in-a-lifetime trip . |
| 2 | But police say they would rather that drivers just slowed down . |
| 3 | ESC founders Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington director and star of the Shakespeare tragedy say they would rather stay away from the Civic , one of the strongest dates on their world tours , than face the same problem again . |
| 4 | Labour councillors say they would rather have flats backing on to the gardens than rats and rubbish . |
| 5 | You know they would rather see the old concerts . |
| 6 | Quite surprisingly , Matilda said , ‘ If you do n't mind , Miss Honey , I think I would rather not . |
| 7 | There are so many versions of it already , and now does n't seem the right time to do it — I think I would rather wait until I was more established , and have something different to say about it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I think it would rather be a matter of relinquishment of the claim . |