Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are you really saying that you 'd rather see a rubbish tip than fairways ? ’ |
| 2 | To enter , just send your name and address , together with your caption and choice of video — Derby or Forest — to : I 'D RATHER WIN A VILLA VIDEO COMP , ZZAP ! . |
| 3 | I 'd rather have a couple hours |
| 4 | Well I thought I 'd just do a freezer shop anyway — just the basics basically plus one or two Little Extras , just the odd thing Derek likes , just in case … |
| 5 | because I used to have when I used to go around these for breakfast I 'd always have an orange juice and my cereal and then my fried breakfast it 's the only time I 'd eat a fried breakfast . |
| 6 | I could lean forward till my head was between my metatarsals and they 'd still need a zoom lens to catch even a hint of Page 3 . |
| 7 | If we did n't play music we 'd probably get a baseball team together . |
| 8 | One electric lamp the others all be the the butty would have the electric lamp , and he 'd also carry an oil lamp for testing for gas , and er I can remember going nearly a whole shift having to carry this lamp right down on the floor , carry it up into the heading you see ? |
| 9 | He had on what you 'd now call a yuppie look — baggy trousers and braces . |
| 10 | The other was a small , dumpy woman , the sort you 'd cheerfully accept an apple pie from . |
| 11 | I think I 'd quite like a little bit more please . |
| 12 | I 'd maybe have a chat chat with them you know , personal like . |
| 13 | Alain Michel was one of those men who looked like he 'd never win a world championship . |
| 14 | He 'd never become a household name , unlike his famous younger brother , Icarus , but instead , remaining grounded , had prospered . |
| 15 | painting the kitchen once and I got into so much trouble it took him so long to rub it all off and start again , he made me promise I 'd never touch a paint brush again but he I mean , he would definitely be able to tell you what paint he used and |
| 16 | For a treat for myself I 'd occasionally buy a cream cake . |
| 17 | The European companies were hoping to meet the deadline set by the International Radio Consultative Committee for the presentation of technical proposals for a new system which , once chosen , would effectively set a world standard , Japan and the USA having already submitted their applications to the Committee . |
| 18 | Given the choice , most of us would rather eat a choccy bar than a stick of celery , but good eating habits will pay dividends . |
| 19 | I would rather do a cross-word puzzle than try a revenue appeal . ’ |
| 20 | I would rather have an RSPCA worker who retained the capacity to weep than one hardened to the darker necessities of the job . |
| 21 | Prior to this service , pump manufacturers would only provide a test pump for a well if the customer agreed to purchase the unit or pay for repairs at the end of the test period . |
| 22 | If the firm were simply to invest £50,000 on the capital market it would only produce a zero NPV . |
| 23 | It would only take a computer error or a mutiny by some of those manning the weapons to trigger a global war . |
| 24 | Even a picture measuring 30 × 25cm ( 12 × 10in ) , which is large enough to display quite a few flowers and takes a fair amount of skill , would only need a backing 30cm ( 12in ) square , so ½m ( ½yd ) of material could be enough for about eight pictures , depending on the width of the material . |
| 25 | If I could convince Bill Gates to include it with DOS ( no chance ! ) it would suddenly become a DOS command . |
| 26 | In this country you get a , you know , child benefit that you and in America you would obviously get a tax deduction if you have children . |
| 27 | Reacting to de Klerk 's suggestion that he was prepared to " look beyond present measures to maintain law and order " , Mandela warned that he would personally lead a defiance campaign should the government impose a state of emergency . |
| 28 | ‘ But I do n't see why an EC minimum price would necessarily mean a price increase . |
| 29 | April 30 : visit by Prime Minister Popov to NATO headquarters and statement that Bulgaria would not sign a security treaty with the Soviet Union which that precluded it from joining other alliances . |
| 30 | Even on the gallows such men would not bite a poison pellet . ’ |