Example sentences of "[pron] 'd [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No matter what he says or does , no matter what happens to force me towards him — I 'd die rather than marry Damian Flint ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd die rather than marry you ! ’ |
| 3 | I have worked for you in all ways practically from the moment you were born and I 'd die rather than see you throw yourself away on the likes of her ; for she is scum , and I repeat it , scum . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's nothing I 'd like better than to stay here and make love to you all day , but I think after breakfast we should get back to the palazzo . ’ |
| 5 | She had felt she 'd die rather than give him the satisfaction , but now she 'd have to be clever , for by implication she had denigrated his power and his commitment to protect her . |
| 6 | She 'd die rather than let this happen ! |
| 7 | But you 'd die rather than face it again . ’ |
| 8 | A glance at the list of some of the most popular privatisations shows that , in most cases , you 'd have more than doubled your shares when they were issued and held on to them . |
| 9 | He was mortally disappointed when it was officially declared an accident and there 's nothing he 'd like better than to find some excuse to start ferreting round and upsetting everyone with his ‘ interrogations ’ . ’ |