Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'd [adv] [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah I 'd probably put the numbers |
| 2 | If it were mine and I wanted to make serious use of the bass , I 'd probably take the E and A drones off , as one could argue that they do n't do enough on top of the heavier bass strings , which might be better used for playing ‘ proper ’ bass lines . |
| 3 | I 'd probably say The Byrds ' ‘ Younger Than Yesterday ’ ; Neil Young , ‘ Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ’ ; the first Buzzcocks album ; the first Diodes album ; Throbbing Gristle , ‘ DOA : The Third & Final Report ’ ; My Bloody Valentine , ‘ Loveless ’ ; probably ‘ Doolittle ’ by the Pixies . |
| 4 | I 'd rather face the Moor , starvation and anything else , than see Manfro Draper again . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd rather handle the negotiations myself . ’ |
| 6 | But I 'd rather pay the lot I tell you . |
| 7 | I do n't like my lessons , I 'd rather have the money , if that 's what she 's saying |
| 8 | I 'd rather have the money . |
| 9 | And I 'd rather have the things I used to see than your phoney talk any day . |
| 10 | ‘ I sometimes use an ambient mic on guitars , but I find that it can make things sound a bit too boxy and I 'd rather have the choice on the mix if I want to add a bit of ambience . |
| 11 | But I 'd rather have the Sunday off , cos of Cheeky . |
| 12 | I 'd rather have the hit off dikes any day , but smack was easier to get hold of , so I got into that instead . |
| 13 | I 'd rather have the doctor saying that I ca n't go home rather than me signing myself out . |
| 14 | I do n't want to spend too long — there 's a lot else to do in London and I 'd rather have the autopsy before I ask too many questions . |
| 15 | Yeah , well I 've got floral , I 'd rather have the plain |
| 16 | I 'd rather have the power |
| 17 | I 'd rather run the mile than face Elizabeth in one of her tempers . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd rather take the law into my own hands . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd rather take the loss myself than for people to get you know rotten stuff . |
| 20 | I 'd rather spend the £12.95 on … well , getting drunk — and making friends . |
| 21 | I 'd I 'd rather put the definition first , and have it develop |
| 22 | Then , raising his hands and giving a piercing shriek , he added : ‘ Actually , I think I 'd rather like the lead role in Home Alone 3 . ’ |
| 23 | I 'd rather know the truth . |
| 24 | I 'd most like the NI to produce issues on : |
| 25 | I mean I 'd whilst I 'd again accept the validity of Marianne 's point that sexual harassment can cut both ways , as it were , I think though there is a sense among women that there is something qualitatively different . |
| 26 | I never thought I 'd even see the day we finished it . |
| 27 | Erm I think that 's about all I 've got to say and I , I 'd just like the club to er thank Ian in erm the usual way please |
| 28 | I 'd just read the book as well . |
| 29 | The receptionist would say : ‘ What 's wrong with you ? ’ and I 'd say : ‘ Well , actually it 's a bit personal and I 'd sooner see the doctor about it , ’ and they 'd say : ‘ Oh , we ca n't let you see the doctor until you tell us what 's wrong with you . ’ |
| 30 | I 'd sooner have the duvet to be honest about it ! |