Example sentences of "would [adv] [vb infin] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell you , I 'd rather go without than have that lot screw me . |
| 2 | For example , people would rather walk further than have to carry water pots a shorter way uphill . |
| 3 | He would rather die now than carry on under these circumstances . |
| 4 | This was the reason for the comments in Evans , but there was nothing said in Evans against making a second order on a later occasion which would take the total above 240 hours when added to the original order , but would not do so when added to the hours yet to be worked under it . |
| 5 | Some traces of the deeper areas would then merge slightly if agitated gently with a wet and loaded brush . |