Example sentences of "rather [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must all sound rather tame to today 's children , but it was a happy time ; a time of predictable routine , which gave us a sense of security . |
| 2 | The mainstream Labour left thinks it can call Mr Major 's bluff : he would rather swallow the Social Chapter , they guess , than lose the whole treaty . |
| 3 | Broadly speaking , the established firm would rather price down to average variable cost than leave , whereas the potential entrant would want at least to cover average total cost . |
| 4 | ‘ I would rather make pragmatic progress than theoretical progress . ’ |
| 5 | Thanks but no-thanks , we 'd rather make the programme we want to , despite the horrendous budget problems . |
| 6 | If you can not afford to invest the maximum allowed each year or would rather make regular monthly savings than invest in lump sums , you can put by as little as £10 per month . |
| 7 | Most organisations owed money would rather make such an arrangement , and have their money back eventually , than run the risk of saying goodbye to the money altogether . |
| 8 | We 'd rather make money . ’ |
| 9 | It already makes black and white displays in the US , but demand for notebook personal computers with colour displays is growing , and Sharp says it would rather make these locally than export them from Japan , where they are still subject to perverse US anti-dumping duties . |
| 10 | Harbury rattled on : ‘ I know he 'd rather make a statement later on and give it simultaneously to everyone . |
| 11 | and I 'd rather make it , it went all the way up to there |
| 12 | This image of the financially independent woman is repugnant to Leapor who would rather remain poor , but take some enjoyment from her life : |
| 13 | ‘ Madam my mother , I would much much rather remain here with you . ’ |
| 14 | The political historian , raised from the cradle to insist on the importance of chronology and context , would rather think in terms of intellectual biography . |
| 15 | They would far rather think of it as realising their strengths and weaknesses . |
| 16 | " No , " she said at last , " the lace corsage and the boned neck , a bit ageing , do n't you rather think ? " |
| 17 | I hate to say this but I do rather think from the bruising that someone did it to him . ’ |
| 18 | We do rather think of ourselves in this area as ‘ Medaus out in the sticks ’ , being a long way from the hub , so to speak . |
| 19 | Bad taste , do you , do you really rather disapprove anything that it is in any of them , do you think it inappropriate , not on , is there something in bad taste ? |
| 20 | I must explain that I do not like combined heater stats ; in general I find that the heater part packs up within a year , as , regrettably do modern heaters , and I would rather throw away a £5 heater than a £10 plus heater stat . |
| 21 | She 'd rather throw herself to the lions … |
| 22 | I 'd rather throw her off the Empire State Building ! |
| 23 | Being told when you have just turned fifty that it 's time you retired does rather hurt . |
| 24 | I 'd rather eat cold fat . |
| 25 | I 'd rather eat my shorts ! |
| 26 | Given the choice , most of us would rather eat a choccy bar than a stick of celery , but good eating habits will pay dividends . |
| 27 | He was about to add that he was supposed to be coming to dinner at her flat very soon , then wondered if that was still on , since he had been invited by Alexandra who presumably would now rather eat maggots than go anywhere with him . |
| 28 | I 'd rather eat loads and at least then I wo n't look so lanky ! |
| 29 | Turning down ‘ loads of really tacky telly ’ , he decided he 'd rather slog it out on the alternative circuit than settle for being the new Bobby Davro . |
| 30 | At first we just made conversation , but after a couple of drinks Reid looked at me thoughtfully , twiddling his half-empty glass , and said , ‘ There 's no reason not to tell you this , Kit , but since we 've got to work together , I 'd rather explain my mode of living before the old cats on the island — the European gossips — start telling you stories . |