Example sentences of "[modal v] rather have have a " in BNC.

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1 I 'd rather have have a cup of tea
2 I expect when he was a little boy he 'd rather have had a Bible for his birthday than anything else in the world , even a bicycle .
3 I 'd rather have had a knife .
4 But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews .
5 Herr Hans-Eberhard Klein , the Frankfurt prosecutor who led the search , said : ‘ I am glad it is over , but I would rather have had a live Mengele than a dead one so that some of the thousands who suffered under him could have gained some little satisfaction from a trial . ’
6 I hooked up a wriggling worm and ate it : it tasted alright , earthy and slightly gritty , but I would rather have had a proper meal .
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