Example sentences of "rather [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either way , these next two or three days are bound to be both difficult and rather demanding for you . |
| 2 | ‘ Would you rather wait for the other ladies ? ’ he ventured , obviously torn between his duty and the thought of her sitting alone in such rowdy company for several minutes . |
| 3 | In practice , viewers preferred to wait and see — or rather wait for other people to see — before converting their TV sets to receive the new signal . |
| 4 | 291 made off 366 balls , with 38 fours , in just under eight hours does rather speak for itself . |
| 5 | They would rather ring for a cab for you , or even give you a lift home , than have to deal with any attack that could be made on you on your lonely way home . |
| 6 | Jan Aage says having scored for Norway he now hopes he can score for swindon in the league and that this is a turnning point he would rather score for swindon than norway … |
| 7 | I would rather vote for Bruce myself . |
| 8 | I think I 'd rather , rather vote for Bruce . |
| 9 | ‘ Would n't you rather go for a ride this afternoon ? ’ |
| 10 | He told club members who rushed to help him : ‘ I 'd rather go for a pint with my mates . ’ |
| 11 | You will be amazed to know that these six good men and true found me guilty , although without the uproar that the producers had rather hoped for . |
| 12 | ‘ We would rather pay for designer labels than go to high street shops . ’ |
| 13 | unless you produce contracts , which is cheap , exactly , I 'd rather pay for the quality |
| 14 | That rather speaks for itself , would n't you say . |
| 15 | Asquith ‘ rather took for granted ’ , Stamfordham confided to the Archbishop of Canterbury , ‘ that the Conservatives would help keep him in office , although without any agreement ’ . |
| 16 | They 'd rather live for ages with sagging shelves and peeling paint . |
| 17 | It was a programme about evaluations and the learned gentleman posed the question : ‘ Would you rather live for five years with two legs or twenty-five years with one leg ? ’ |
| 18 | They 'd rather settle for a return of their money , if it came to that . |
| 19 | Sec. should rather arrange for a pattern of feedback that will keep him continuously informed of actions taken . |
| 20 | They 're expecting , or rather hoping for , an ‘ intense ’ reception from the Mormon capital . |
| 21 | ‘ And I do really rather pine for her , you know . ’ |
| 22 | Even the most up-to-date methods and generously multi-faith context , which includes visits to temple , mosque , gurdwara , synagogue or church , may not overcome this hurdle but rather reinforce for children the cultural and sociological explanation of religion . |