Example sentences of "would [adv] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having just spent a few nights in a major-accident ward , I 'd rather be late than hurry . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd Rather Be Famous , by Pete Johnson ( Methuen , £4.95 ) might seem like candy-floss in comparison but this book is sardonic in its view of romance and the dreams of telly fame that follow an appearance in a Blind Date type of show . |
| 3 | Still I 'd rather be famous than righteous or holy , anyday , anyday , anyday . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd rather be constructive about this and meet Virginia Bottomley , put these points to her as an all party thing cos we 've all said in Social Services that that is the problem that we 're faced with . |
| 5 | If crazy Jake can leave it , so can I , and I 'd rather be mad like him than sane like that lot in Wickrithe ! ’ |
| 6 | I expect you 'd rather be dead ; |
| 7 | I 'd rather be dead than fight on one of those things . ’ |
| 8 | But I 'd rather be safe than sorry , ’ she beamed , unaware of the look Jill exchanged with Lindsey . |
| 9 | There are more courses planned for the future and there 's little doubt that there 'll be plenty of demand from women who 'd rather be safe than sorry . |
| 10 | I said , " That 's very kind of you , Mavis , and of course I 'll pay you for the gin , but if you do n't mind I 'd rather be alone . |
| 11 | You do n't pretend that you 'd rather be French or Italian or something else . |
| 12 | I 'd rather be sick . |
| 13 | I 'd rather be Apache . ’ |
| 14 | Perhaps if we , if I went to a Sie Sierra it 'd perhaps be nice to get one when I can afford one with the power to match the the size . |
| 15 | And they 'd only be significant if we were expecting a significant disproportion anyway |
| 16 | And we 'd only be interested i with that scenario that you could virtually er get the Independent at a song otherwise it would n't be worth having . |
| 17 | ‘ Evidently you 're a stranger around here or you 'd already be aware of that fact . ’ |
| 18 | Well Marky I thought I 'd just be practical and ask you , it 's quarter one to , quarter to eleven you go and collect Sue . |
| 19 | I think they 'd just be normal . |
| 20 | Just be I think they 'd just be normal . |
| 21 | They had advised her to have the baby adopted , told her she 'd not be able to earn a living for them both , but she 'd been willful and gone her own way . |
| 22 | ‘ No , no , I 'd not be able to . ’ |
| 23 | Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it . |
| 24 | My head aches a bit , and I still feel battered , but if only my wretched memory would behave I 'd soon be good as new . ’ |
| 25 | Somewhere in there fire fighters learn to tackle some of the most dangerous situations they 'd ever be likely to come up against . |
| 26 | I did n't think I 'd ever be able to afford it , but here I am sitting in my own fitted kitchen , in my own centrally heated home . |
| 27 | Leaving Charlie to take his own pulse , to practise his deep breathing , and to wonder if he 'd ever be able to untighten his sphincter without medical intervention . |
| 28 | A distant part of her mind wondered if she 'd ever be able to look at this man and not want him , but in truth she already knew the answer . |
| 29 | I mean , it 's , like his car for instance , I mean , that 's always been a dream he never thought he 'd ever be able to afford a new car , erm |
| 30 | I 've got that burglar alarm over there , but I do n't think I 'd ever be able to use it |