Example sentences of "[vb mod] rather [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's so disgusting , ’ Peter said calmly , ‘ that I 'd rather not have meals here , and sometimes I have to put my shirt on my pillow . ’ |
| 2 | I 've said things in there that I 'd rather not have fall into the hands of our enemies . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd rather not kill colonists . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd rather just have Ambrosia really . |
| 5 | Consider for example : ( 20 ) A : Let's get the kids something B : Okay , but I veto I-C-E C-R-E-A-M-S where B ostentatiously infringes the maxim of Manner ( be perspicuous ) by spelling out the word ice-creams , and thereby conveys to A that B would rather not have ice-cream mentioned directly in the presence of the children , in case they are thereby prompted to demand some . |