Example sentences of "she [modal v] rather have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I should think she 'd rather have had sixpence instead of the fond farewell . |
| 2 | She 'd rather have caught pneumonia and died . |
| 3 | I think she 'd rather have something full-length . ’ |
| 4 | Barbie said she 'd rather have a cigarette anyway and gave them back to us , but we could n't break any of them off , so we kept passing this lump backwards and forwards , sucking it and grinding little chunks off it , till we got fed up with it and chucked it on the floor . |
| 5 | She said she 'd rather have had some lilac bathsalts , the sort that crumpled to silk in the water . |
| 6 | Just shows you what her priorities are really rather than handsome man she 'd rather have her jewels . |
| 7 | It was on the tip of her tongue to say she 'd rather have dinner with a snake , but then she stopped . |
| 8 | Frankly she 'd rather have dragged on comfortable old jeans and a sweatshirt , but she knew the children would expect the Aurora Blake they 'd seen on television , and she could n't disappoint them . |
| 9 | She 'd rather have mine instead ! |
| 10 | Well she 's got two rooms downstairs , which she 'd rather have one of these really , one big one |
| 11 | But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews . |
| 12 | Carrie thought she would rather have been beaten , herself , but Nick was triumphant . |
| 13 | Given that she is now at this moment incapable of giving or refusing a consent to the treatment which it is necessary in her interests , perhaps to save her life and certainly to advance her cure , I do not find myself satisfied that the refusal is a continuing one , evincing a settled intention on her part to persist in it and accepting , as I do , the father 's evidence that she would rather have blood than die , I declare that it shall be lawful for the hospital , in the circumstances prevailing , to administer blood to her , that being in her best interests . |
| 14 | Given the choice , she would rather have faced the squall again . |
| 15 | She would rather have him than a hundred friends . |
| 16 | It was a trip she would rather have forgotten — the cold was biting and the whispering patter of rodent feet made her heart jump every few minutes — but she knew she would have to face it again when she and Guy escaped from the keep . |
| 17 | Well she would rather have her own than be dressed up like looking like rolled doll she said . |