Example sentences of "'d rather you " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd rather you just … |
| 2 | He would have liked to say I 'd rather you stayed , except that he had no real reason , or no reason he could give her easily . |
| 3 | I 'd rather you stayed here . ’ |
| 4 | Alex Mair said : ‘ I 'd rather you waited . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sorry , Mother , I 'd rather you said yes , because in any case I 'm going . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But I 'd rather you did n't think about yourself as anything in particular at the moment . |
| 7 | If it 's not necessary from your point of view I 'd rather you did n't . |
| 8 | I 'd rather you stayed here in case I have to go out . ’ |
| 9 | Ann I 'd rather you keep the reports if you do n't |
| 10 | I happen to know of a supply in Siena but I 'd rather you kept it dark . |
| 11 | I find it unpleasant and it gives me an allergy so I 'd rather you did n't from my point of view . |
| 12 | you have the right smoke yourself and pollute the envir environment but not mine , I 'd rather you did n't ! |
| 13 | I 'd rather you left . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd rather you went after it with my support than behind my back . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd rather you did n't . |
| 16 | ‘ If you 're only agreeing because of the tape and the report , then I 'd rather you refused . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd rather you did n't . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll talk to her ; I 'd rather you did n't butt in at this stage — and nothing for the record . |
| 19 | In fact I 'd rather you ask as I 'm going through because er very often you think of something and er you wait to the end and you 've forgotten what it was you wanted to know until you 've got home when then you re all of a sudden you remember what it was . |
| 20 | In fact we 'd rather you ring nine nine nine er but find out it was n't necessary than you not to ring nine nine nine when it was necessary . |
| 21 | " I 'd rather you did n't , Ma . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd rather you did n't joke about that . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I think I 'd rather you lingered a while yet . |
| 24 | But I 'd rather you were n't late , if you do n't mind . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd rather you did n't tell him about us ! |
| 26 | ‘ Believe me , I 'd rather you did n't have to . ’ |
| 27 | But I 'd rather you did n't try to run my love life . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ No , I 'd rather you called her if you do n't mind . ’ |
| 29 | Well I 'd rather you did n't actually . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd rather you did n't tout those around Chester 's competitors at Olympia tomorrow … ’ |